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Not only is obesity common in adults, but also in children and adolescents. Many factors ranging from lack of education to fast food restaurants have been proven to be the cause of this ongoing epidemic. In 2010, a documentary was released called Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. The documentary followed an Australian native named Joe Cross who had decided to make drastic changes in his life for the good of his own health and well-being. Cross was considered obese for his age and had been cursed with a…

that the presence and overconsumption of HFCS and fructose in many sugar sweetened beverages are found to be the main links to weight gain and fat increase. Ultimately, the authors draw conclusions from numerous dietary studies to show that individuals are experiencing rapid body alterations in shorter periods of time (i.e. sudden increase in visceral fats) due to the fructose present in sugar sweetened beverages. In contrast, the article, “Dietary Sugar and Body Weight…We Have, but the Pox on…

America’s Big Fat Shame Obesity rates in the United States have steadily increased in the past few years. According to a recent study by the Journal of American Medicine more than one-third of U.S adults are obese (Ogden et al.). The term label “obese” is determined by a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI) a measure of body fat based on your height and weight. Obesity is defined for adults as having a BMI greater than or equal to 30. Obesity is often portrayed as a medical disorder condition that…

that are socially constructed in today’s society nation-wide because of the influence of the Western ideas. One of that being the idea of how an individual’s weight can define whether they are “fat” or “overweight”. Both of these correlating with the idea of not being healthy and that they may be obese. “Fat” and “overweight” is a scientific way to describe the mass weight of the individual, but has been commonly used negatively that now these terms are seen more as a stigmatized label. But the…

Americans are infamous for their obesity, caused by the abuse of fast food and lack of exercise. Political cartoonist, Jeff Parker, illustrates “Sick of Fat,” in which he presents the imbalance of a starving third-world country and an overweight American. This cartoon’s rhetorical components were effective through Parker’s proper use of ethos, pathos, logos, and the rhetorical triangle. The artist establishes his creditability by the stamp on the upper right side. The fact that a website like…

In The Consumer A Republic of Fat, Michael Pollan talks about how today’s addiction to corn syrup is comparable to the national drinking binge of the nineteenth century. Despite the fact he did not connect the two topics as well as he could have, Pollan did a great job of expressing his opinions and giving a factual and emotional appeal to his audience. He gave an emotional appeal by using present day problems that affect Americans, and a factual appeal by using real events that have happened.…

The Fat cat and the Doggy Door: dysregulated stress response A stress response in the human body goes through something called the HPA axis. It’s a system that activates the body to fight or flee in response to a stressor. Let’s take your neighbor's fat cat, Fuzzy, and introduce an aggressive Husky that makes a bee-line for him when he’s let off his leash. When Fuzzy sees the dog he experiences a stress response to the danger. The danger is processed in hypothalamus inside fuzzy’s brain, which…

Sugar vs. Fat Which is worse? When it comes to excess, sugar and fat are the protagonists of poor diet. Who is at fault? Today, we are about three times fatter than in the 60s and is not because we are eating a lot more because we move less. In fact there is more variety of light food, more options and more access to sport them. What factor behind? We know that fat and sugar are suspects when it comes to obesity, but still seem to go through life without understanding how to balance our diet.…

Online, Co. Strategy, Competitive Advantage, Sustainability, Ethics) Fat Tire has many routes available for marketing purposes, and as a brand, the dominate avenue that is utilized for marketing is the integrated use of internet resources. They are primarily seen through social media accounts and their branded community website. Their online website presents brand content that engages consumers and creates a community around the Fat Tire beer. There is a range of tabs that can be clicked to…

Fat or Fit – it’s your choice! Who should we blame for our obesity? Do we really need the government to get between us and our waistline? (Balko, Radley, pg.561). Are we that mentally challenged that we are not capable on making better choices towards our own health? These are some of the issues that both articles examine. While Balko, Radley tries to persuades us with his article, Obesity: Who Is Responsible for Our Weight? In believing that individuals should be free to do whatever they want…