... the U.S. been affected by fast food? Fast food has been a part of American culture and history for years. Since the 1970s, the amount of fast food restaurants in business have doubled. (Schlosser). Americans as a whole have allowed fast food to invade American society and culture. What used to be small food stands selling hotdogs and burgers, has evolved into huge, prosperous ... ;American diets have shifted towards decreased nutrient density with less than 20 percent meeting USDA guidelines for a healthy diet." (Smith, Ng, Popkins. 2). This shows that a percentage of the American popula...

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... overweight people and make millions of dollars. It is estimated that Americans alone spend 80-100 billion dollars on weight-loss tactics annually. However, about one-third of the America's population is extremely over-weight and out of that one out of seven children ages 6-17 is considered obese. Obesity in teens has also sky rocketed over the last century. According ... high-calorie soft drinks and fruit beverages may be adding to the problem. The average teen drinks almost 65 gallons of soft drinks annually; school-age children have more than doubled their consumption of these beverag...

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... one of the largest nations in the world and we have the most serious health issues due to what we eat. It is estimated that by 2064 we will have doubled our population and possibly depleted our arable lands, exhausted our fossil fuels and greatly diminished our water supply. Our diet consists of meats, sugars, fats, and more fats. As a nation we ... historical reasons, different regions of these islands have developed their own local cultures and social atmospheres due to the types of people who lived there. Almost all of the Caribbean's population was introduced for industrial reasons ...

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Parents, pediatricians and policy makers are concerned about the rising rates of obesity and overweight children. Over the past 15 years, the number of obese children has doubled. This has led to the need to have programs to prevent childhood obesity. This leads to the question what is childhood obesity? Obesity can be defined as a Body Mass Index ... include discrimination, poor self-esteem and being stereotyped. These problems can continue until adulthood. Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity Childhood is the best age group that is considered the priority population for intervention strate...

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... to obesity (Harlan 1). Obesity rates in the United States are among the highest in the world, and they show no signs of slowing down. Between 1980 and 2000 obesity rates doubled among adults. This issue today is one of the most serious public health concerns facing our existence (Ogden 1). Maintaining a healthy weight is an imperative part of overall health because it ... lines and counting how many calories we take in or how much sugar is within one little piece of food. Obese people account for 37 percent of the United States' population, but obesity-related diseases and health proble...

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... in America today. Fast food really took off in California after World War II. The prosperity of fast food coincided with an appropriate time in the America. The rise of population caused an economic boom. Thus, there was a high demand for cheap, fast, and easy food. Additionally, fast food entrepreneurs took a lot of risks in the beginning because many benefited from ... bout profits and doesn't care about the healthy of the children. Childhood obesity has become a major societal concern. Rates of obesity among preschool and school-age children have more than doubled in the past three d...

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... much body fat, the result is obesity. Obesity According to the American Obesity Association's on line web site. "Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population (approximately 60 million). The number of overweight and obese Americans has continued to increase since 1960, a trend that is not slowing down. Today, 64.5 percent of adult Americans (about 127 ... are overweight or obese. MD, PhD William Dietz says "There is no question that this has reached epidemic proportions. Since 1980, the percentage of American children who are overweight has doubled,...

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... , Hispanic, and have a strong family history with this disease, are especially at high risk for the disease. The burden of diabetes is much greater for minority populations than the white population. For example, 10.8 percent of non-Hispanic blacks, 10.6 percent of Mexican Americans, and 9.0 percent of American Indians have diabetes, compared with 6.2 percent of whites.("Diabetes Disparities"). Although some researchers ... is increasing in children. Now the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are saying about 13 percent of children and adolescents are now seriously overweight. Thi...

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