Epidemic

Obesity is a global epidemic (Garrett, p. 172, 2011). Defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, obesity has increased by 145 percent between 1980 and 2013 (Stelter, p. 1, 2015). Although many people contribute this to laziness, there is a plethora of reasons contributing to the rising obesity rate (S. Thomas, p. 2, 2008). Socioeconomic status, lack of sleep, leading a sedentary lifestyle (Stelter, p. 1, 2014), personality traits, depression, drug use, food addiction, and…

daily. Teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders and depression. The lost souls of the lifeless teenagers today are affected mentally and physically. Soon it will take over their whole life without them realising it. An epidemic of a gruelling, mind decomposing, flesh tearing disease by the name of peer pressure. Spreading as fast as rats who rom the cities of London looking for food that we call garbage. Turning them into scavengers by day and night, rotting away…

Some problems have relatively easy solutions. Poverty and poverty-related issues, however, are not that type of problem. There are several factors which contribute to the childhood poverty epidemic. There are obvious economic concerns when considering the causes of poverty. When looking at economic contributions it would be important to include things such as welfare and minimum wage. When considering how people of view people from poverty…

The childhood obesity epidemic is a growing public health concern worldwide. Many European countries and the United States are facing a widening gap in socioeconomic status and its effects on a widely overweight population of children (Bambra, Hillier, Moore, & Summerbell, 2012). With prevalence rates as high as 14.4% in children ages 2 to 4 years old living in low income families in 2010, it is hard to overlook the correlation between the elements (Pan, May, Wethington, Dalenius, &…

fast food, which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity, a study of 6,212 found. Obesity rates rise exponentially across the United States and is a public health problem. To crack down on this epidemic, Morgan Spurlock conducted an experiment to prove that eating McDonald’s frequently has harmful effects to your body. This experiment was filmed and later released into a documentary called,…

the street or browsing the Internet, it seems like you are bombarded with workout plans, weight loss pills, new diet fads, or other health programs. This new trend doesn’t go without reason, however, as America is most definitely facing an obesity epidemic. Although experts are seeing a leveling off in the rise of obesity in America, the facts are still alarming: 35 percent of adults are obese and roughly 14 percent of children are obese with 32 percent of children at risk. To put this in…

Devastation filled me the day the epidemic broke out. I turned on the television and the news channel said that they estimated that about 28,000 people had been infected in our state of Maine. The news spokesperson said that they didn't know the precise location of the outbreak. My parents got out of bed and saw the television. They news person repeated everything again and after that, I changed the channel to an irrelevant station. I got up from the couch and looked outside the window Suddenly…

Woah an epidemic broke out. There are people screaming everywhere, the smell of bodily fluids and the soulless bodies lay there having a temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a mass hysteria throughout the whole world. People in shock all around the world, scientists frozen in fear hiding in their labs and testing on other soulless bodies walking around and trying to eat the regular people. People sick everywhere not being able to fix themselves. Most doctors are dead due to all…

be overweight, and one-third fall into the obese category. This is not quite an alarming statistic though, is it? Although it may be easy to identify obesity as a problem in general, it is difficult to identify a single culprit responsible for the epidemic because so many different factors contribute to it. The NIDDK states that obesity is a result from an energy imbalance. In order to function properly, the body needs a specific amount of calories from food. Weight will not rise unless more…

Sexual assault Epidemic While in college after a party at her friend’s Monica was not prepared for what was about to happen next. Monica was being escorted to her car by her ex-boyfriend’s best friend and this is where it gets a little hazy, but next thing she remembers is waking up with her underwear around her ankles in pain crying for help. Monica was raped in college and it took over 20 years for her to finally get justice (RAINN). The controversy of colleges not allowing students report…