Not only is eating necessary to survival, but it is also a recreational activity, associated with most holidays, bringing joy to many people. However, for nearly 10 million people in the U.S. alone, eating is an enemy.(Bell, 65) These 10 million people suffer from some sort eating disorder, most commonly Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia nervosa. ... As people with anorexia decrease the amount of food they eat, the body begins to burn up fatty tissue. ... Finally in the 1970s it was recognized as an eating disorder and people began to receive treatment. ...

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People do not even consider their meat to be dead animals let-alone think about the suffering they go through before they are killed. ... When chickens eat a grain, they get a part of its energy. ... By cutting out the "middle chicken" and eating the grain directly, humans get more energy, and more people can feed. ... Calcium can be achieved by eating dairy products or soy. ... People have grown up thinking they need meat, when really it is the other way around. ...

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Fast food restaurants encourages unhealthy eating habits that result in obesity. ... Consumers eat fast food due to their busy schedules. ... Another survey of 20 consumers revealed that 80% think that public education programs on healthy eating habits would encourage them to eat less fast food. ... Eating fruits and vegetables and also maintaining a healthy diet can protect against many cancers. ... Although Fast food restaurants have shown some improvements in recent years they should to seek provide healthier meals to the public.These strategies will significantly impr...

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With the growing rate of obesity and it accompanying severe health risks, people need to start eating healthy meals and taking better care of themselves. ... So, the food that the people eat has been soaking in grease and oil; the amount of fat and calories they receive from eating at these places is a tremendous amount. ... It is not hard to eat healthy and make good decision about what you eat. There are several food companies who sell healthy, low-carb food for people watching what they eat. ... With the growing rate of obesity and severe health risks, people need to start eating health...

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As a result, people are going to eat more and more food. ... Furthermore, bad eating leads to people becoming obese. ... In America, for example, people are very busy, since they don't have time to enjoy eating. Thus, they eat so fast to save time that people don't notice how many foods or what kind of food they are eating. ... For this reasons, eating habits make people do not aware we eat more and more food, consequently, becoming obesity. ...

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Today we see people diet or not for a variety of different reasons. ... People who diet also do so for health related issues. ... These people choose their foods based on wants or desires at that given moment. ... The thinner these people get the better they feel about themselves. ... People, for one reason or another, choose what they eat, how they eat, and when they eat. ...

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One such group is the overweight, they are often judged and looked down upon, but few people understand the different reasons people can be overweight. There are many different causes of obesity, and they can be more complicated than most people think. ... People who exercise little or not at all are more commonly overweight than people who exercise with some regularity. Also people who eat high fat or generally non nutritious foods are more commonly overweight than those who eat a balanced diet. ... Also for the eating disorder to be resolved, the causes of the depression that created th...

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When a child is younger, the parents have complete control over what there child is eating and the nutrition they consume. I feel that if parents allow their children to eat bad foods all of the time and their used to it, then that's what their going to crave and want to eat. ... In my opinion, people can eat whatever they want if it is done in moderation. ... They can make themselves not eat as much and lose a little bit of weight just like the rest of us have to do. ... In conclusion, again, the rate of obese people cannot be blamed solely on one thing. ...

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When a child is younger, the parents have complete control over what there child is eating and the nutrition they consume. I feel that if parents allow their children to eat bad foods all of the time and their used to it, then that's what their going to crave and want to eat. ... In my opinion, people can eat whatever they want if it is done in moderation. ... They can make themselves not eat as much and lose a little bit of weight just like the rest of us have to do. ... In conclusion, again, the rate of obese people cannot be blamed solely on one thing. ...

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Many people eat in response to negative emotions such as boredom, sadness, or anger. Most overweight people have no more psychological problems than people of average weight. Even so, up to 10 percent of people who are mildly obese and try to lose weight on their own or through commercial weight loss programs have binge eating disorder. ... There is a common perception that obese people have lower self esteem than do average people. ... If you eat less and exercise more, you will lose weight. ...

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But the problem is when people are eating foods that are very calorie dense foods. ... Over eating is effect of weight gain but eating unhealthy is what makes it even worse for the body. ... America is filled with mixed emotion people and people eating for anything. Many people eat because there is nothing else to do so they go grab a box of ice cream or a bag of chips. ... We should know what we are eating and why we are eating. ...

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Childhood obesity has become a growing problem in our society although school lunch programs, organizations, and many people have tried to assist to prevent this. ... " How can a parent that is not home, know what their child is eating? ... Also for knowing how much your child is eating. ... Therefore a parent should live a healthy lifestyle themselves to make their child more apt to eat what everyone in the household is eating. Eating a candy bar in front of a child and telling the child he/she shouldn't eat candy bars would make the child want it more because they see you eating ...

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Obese people are more likely to get certain diseases than healthy people. ... Obese people also tend to be slower and clumsier than healthy people. ... Most obese young people do not eat more than young people of normal weight. ... We might see our friends eating all they want and they still don't get fat or overweight but we also have some other friends that barely eat and they are obese. ... (Reader 20) can we say that over eating is just as bad as smoking? ...

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"According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat." ... But, what makes them to "live to eat"? ... Why they eat more then their body requirement? ... Many people eat in reacting to negative emotions such as boredom, sadness, stretch or anger. ... The messages, intended or not, make overweight people feel unattractive. ...

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" - Marilyn Monroe There are some people who believe that the fashion industry has no correlation with the way women perceive them selves (Hooke). ... They're ironically posting faces of destructive people as the epitome of happiness (Renes). The media is indirectly glamorizing eating disorders by using celebrities with eating disorders to advertise for their brands. ... Pro eating disorder terms have also been developed. ... By definition they are people that want to develop an eating disorder as a technique to lose weight. ...

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Studies have shown, people that eat right and exercise live longer. ... People that do not exercise and continue to eat unhealthy foods will slow their metabolism. ... Some people were raised to eat everything on their plate whether it was healthy or not. ... Some people say that problems make them eat more, but we should practice more self-control during times that we are having problems. There are also the people that say they are not able to exercise because of physical problems, however, they are still able to eat healthy foods. ...

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First, teens need to be good to theri body and eat properly. ... First, teens need to eat properly at all times! ... After eating at a fast food restaurant, that person wouldn't be able to eat for the rest of the day. ... First, teens need to be good to theri body and eat properly. ... Ten years later when he becomes a multi-billionaire and voted one of the sexiest men in the world, he can just look back at all of those people that made fun of him and smile....

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People choose what they want to eat and what they do not; it is about personal responsibility. ... They may be tasty and people may eat too many of them, but McDonalds and Burger King are not responsible for their customer's lack of self- control. ... People bringing forth these lawsuits must realize that two-thirds of all foods consumed in America are consumed in people's homes, a fact from Consumer Freedom. ... They never explained to me what I was eating" Barber said to Good Morning America. ... While they food may be good, companies fail to alert the consumer of what they are ...

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Unfortunately, many people are claiming that for years, they have been unknowingly eating very unhealthy foods at these restaurants and are now obese and facing serious health problems. ... For many years, fast food restaurants have had an alternative menu for those who prefer to eat healthier. ... This is a prime example of how fewer and fewer people are taking responsibility for their own actions. ... Why is it just until recently have people been pursuing cases against the fast food corporations? ... If parents continue to allow their child to eat at fast food restaurants and eat what s...

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If children know what causes people to become obese they might make it their personal goal to eat healthy and live active lives. Kids at the Ecology-Technology Academy in inner-city Philadelphia learn to eat better by working the soil. ... I think children would be more interested in eating healthy food, if they were the ones who took the time and dedication to grow it. Eating healthy food is just one of the steps to becoming healthy. ... It is very important for children and adults to know what and how much to eat. ...

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There is abundance of foods to choose from in the US, however with the fast pace of the world today, many people are fast food junkies or on the go eaters. ... This will cause the careful planning of healthy eating to be pushed to the back burner; at this point you are now ingraining unhealthy eating habits into your children. ... Genetics "heredity plays a large role in determining how susceptible people are to overweight and obesity. ... Not only do the poor eat at these fast food establishments so do the wealthy. However in the long run it will be the less fortunate who will have to...

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People often put taste and convenience ahead of nutritional content when choosing meals. ... People can't change their genetic makeup, but they can change what they eat and how active they are. ... It is important to get students into good eating habits early. ... Teachers need to be role models with their own eating habits. ... If children can be educated and informed about the importance of exercise and eating right, and can apply what they learn to everyday habits, then maybe the percent of people who are obese in America will drop. ...

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He or she is overweight because they eat horribly. I"m in shape because I work out and eat well." ... When obese people see this in the magazines, they look around themselves and see fit people exercising and dieting. This brings depression on and causes them to eat more to a point where they can not eat no more. ... He learned over time how to eat from great bodybuilder and maintain a good physique. ...

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Side order of fat An estimated 300,000 people in the United States die each year due to obesity. ... Allowing a five year old child what it wants or feels like eating is not providing consistency within the child's diet or providing the child with proper eating habits. Another cause of obesity in our young people has to do with poor eating habits in which we have accepted and continue allowing our children to follow. ... It is the parent's responsibility to develop a consistent and healthy eating pattern for their children. ... A super size fast food meal may exceed 1,600 ...

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I think that the escalating rate of obesity is reflective of the way we live and the way we eat today. A hundred years ago we ate less sugar, we now eat more sugar at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. ... She wants everything I eat or I drink." ... But by eating healthier, not eating until we are uncomfortably full and exercising more, without insisting of how much exercise is necessary or what kind of exercise is most beneficial because the importance is to make inactive people active, we could lead to healthier living as it has been before without spending too much money on weight lost without ...

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