Obesity

In the past twenty years, obesity has taken the U.S by storm. Today the U.S has more than 72.5 million citizens who are obese, and is number two in the world’s most obese countries. If the obesity rate consistently grows, 51% of the Population will be obese by 2033. What is obesity? How is obesity measured? (www.cdc.gov)Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that impairs a person’s health. Currently, body mass index is used to classify obesity. Any person over a body…

being either overweight, or even obese, despite not having an unhealthily fat body composition, and more importantly no increased risk of chronic disease related to an unhealthy weight (Livestrong, 2016). The long-term effects of obesity include…

Obesity is a contributing factor in heart disease, diabetes, and has even been linked to an increased likelihood of certain cancers. Cottum and Anderson (2008) state “It is estimated that 280,000 excess deaths in the United States annually can be attributed to obesity and morbid obesity when compared to cohorts who have normal BMI” (p. 480). When the health issues that come along with obesity are considered along with the…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Obesity Epidemic Obesity is currently defined by the WHO as an individual having a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, with BMI being defined as weight in Kilograms, divided by height in meters squared. Anyone with a BMI ≥ 25 is also considered to be overweight (Kuczmarski et al., 1997). Looking at Obesity statistics globally, it shows that in the United States of America 54% of adults are now considered overweight, with 22% of their national adult population being obese (Hill, 1998).…

phenomenon Obese children is on the rise It 's sad to see in the world today all the obese children. Obesity can break you down and kill you. It gives you low self esteem and depression. Some children can 't help that they are overweight, some have medical problems that keeping them from losing weight. The world is continuing to change each day and obesity is on the rise. These are my three reasons why obesity in children are a problem in the United States. Most children are obese because of…

consequences of obesity. These facts upset, anger and frustrate Dr. Shonkoff simply because obesity is entirely preventable. Unlike other deadly health ailments, obesity is preventable. He goes on and expresses his concerns about the future and if we don’t help our children then they will not go on to live long healthy lives. We cannot accept this reality, we need to change the lifestyle of Americans. VI. What are all the factors that have contributed to the spike in the rates of obesity and…

Obesity, hard to control!! What is Obesity? What are the major causes for it? What are the consequences of obesity? How to overcome the problem? Who is responsible for being obese? In USA, the major health concern is obesity; it has risen by 33 percentages when compared to past 10 years. Obesity means having too much body weight than required. We can find obesity status by BMI (Body Mass Index) chart; this chart gives you the BMI for your height and weight. If your BMI is less than 18.5…

One out of three kids are considered overweight in the United States (Obesity Youth). Today’s society faces many challenges, one of which is childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a major epidemic in today’s society. Obesity to an average healthy individual may seem like no big deal, but in reality it is the second leading cause of mortality in the United Sates. Childhood obesity is a problem that needs to be controlled now before it escalates into our future as a society as a whole.…

In “Obesity and bullying: different effects for boys and girls,” the ALSPAC study team L J Griffiths, D Wolke, A S Page, and J P Horwood argues clearly that both obese boys and girls are more likely to be victims of bullying due to the fact of their appearance. Likewise some obese boys are more likely to become bullies because of their physical dominance. Adolescents of any age group have a negative perspective and are prejudices towards boys and girls who are obese. Bullying usually occurs in…

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