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    Obesity is the way of life that people choose consciously, leading to unwanted results. Some of the results could possibly be Cancer, Vascular Occlusion, Diabetes, and other illnesses. I stand against the western cultures obsession with obesity because it is created by mankind’s careless behavior. People don 't think about the things they do to put on weight and just question why won 't it go away. I have chosen three articles that provide information about obesity that many people may have…

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    A Fat Girl’s Diary July, 27 I just wanted to close my eyes and just stand under the hot shower, while the water sooth my swollen body -but I was so afraid of falling down and being stuck in the tub. My mother needed the neighbor’s help to get me out the last time. I got out of the shower and looked at the mirror. Just looking at myself, looking at my reflection, I don’t know who was staring back at me. Am I visible? I see my brown dimple skin, the blubber that hangs around my belly, I see…

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    In "Too "Close to the Bone": The Historical Context for Women 's Obsession with Slenderness" (167-179) and "The Man Who Couldn 't Stop Eating" (186-199), Seid and Gawande assert that we have unrealistic and destructive expectations for ourselves and others. Seid equates our current relationship with weight to a bad religion – one in which we are perpetually punished for our lack of virtue and one in which our worship and our self destruction take the same form. Our religion, according to Seid,…

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    attend support groups and other social events to show off my results and to give the next young adolescent the support and courage to go through with the surgery. I went through hell with this surgery from the blood clot to the blood thinners to dissolve the clot, the changing of my new lifestyle and having a wonderful support team. Having the surgery improved my confidence, self esteem and my attitude. Stepping into adulthood the teasing stopped, I didn 't have to fight, and I could look at…

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    Obesity has been a factor plaguing America for the past thirty years. According to a study by Rachel Rettner, senior writer of obesity rankings in America, more than a third of adults were obese as of 2011 to 2012 in the U.S. The studies done every year give substance to the fact that Belviq.com is needed. Obesity has been a factor plaguing America for the past thirty years. There is, however, an answer to these startling facts and statistics. Belviq has developed a drug, which is sold on Belviq…

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    Gastric bypass surgery is an effective method for weight loss and long term weight management that is saving the lives of morbidly-obese people who find it difficult to lose weight through diet and exercise. With gastric bypass surgery, patients can lose weight at the fastest time possible, and resolve health conditions associated with obesity. Gastric bypass surgery is one of the top weight loss surgical procedures in the America. It's safer and more effective than other weight loss procedures…

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    8, rheumatic aortic regurgitation. Ms. Spencer has been prescribed the following medications to address her medical issues/disabilities: Clindamycin, ibuprofen, Mobic, Nexium, Terconazole, Valacyclovir, and Zolpidem. She has had gastric bypass surgery performed and has lost approximately 100 lbs., as of 2/9/15. She is currently taking medication for all disabilities and her weight loss has resulted in an increase in energy. VRC Powell documents Ms. Spencer’s impediments to employment to be…

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    The Bully Has to Go Bullying is the biggest problem arising in young children today. Children are bullied for many reasons, but obesity bullying is probably the most common. Children with obesity are forced to interact with their bullies because many bullies are around them daily. Bullying can cause many things in childhood, and can also affect adulthood. Obesity has become very common in the world today. However, childhood obesity is more complicated that adult obesity. When a child has…

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    Obesity is a disease What are the requirements that make something a disease? A disease is an abnormal condition that affects parts of the body or the whole body. What if obesity is considered to be a disease; in fact it does hinder parts of the body just like a disease does. In most recent studies obesity has been increasing at a fast rate. Most people believe obesity is something that can happen as a result of poor self choices. Although there are small disagreements with obesity being…

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    Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery [LRGB] is a very straightforward procedure. A person gains weight depending on how much food one eats before they feel satiated. If you eat too much before feeling full, you gain weight rapidly, and the opposite is also true. LRGB simply reduces the time it takes before a person starts feeling satiated. It reduces calorific intake and this leads to weight loss. Patients under the age of 18yrs are bound to have excellent results following surgery with reviews…

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