I was walking in a park the other day with a friend, when I saw a group of kids on .
I chuckled a little to myself and glanced at my friend who was similarly .
giggling. I felt guilty for it and at the same time I was thinking to myself, "What's wrong .
with this picture?" The children, five in all, were eating KFC and also had a huge plate .
of fudge brownies in the middle of the circle they had formed. Three of the five children .
were noticeably overweight. I kept thinking that maybe fried chicken and brownies .
weren't the right food for the majority of the group. They should have been eating like .
we did as kids; a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some sliced apples. But most .
kids today don't eat those foods for lunch, they eat fast food. The fact is that kids today .
don't eat healthy. They down more fast food than we ever did as kids. Most of the time .
these bad eating habits develop due to parental neglect of nutrition. According to Time .
magazine, in America 13% of children under the age of eleven are obese. That's up 9% .
from when we were kids, less than 20 years ago. In addition, as many as three of seven .
children, in same age group, are considered overweight (51). Unhealthy life styles are .
causing the number of obese children to rise and are leading to serious health problems.
A child's deteriorating health and increasing weight are usually started by .
unhealthy eating habits. 90% of the time these bad habits originate from the child's parents (Family 2). Statistics from stats.net show that parents are working an average of .
10 hours more a week than in 1980. Day to day life is hectic and fast paced. .
Unfortunately for children they are often overlooked in the rush. A poll shows that 82% .
of parents say they would opt to buy their kids fast food, instead of cooking something .
healthy, if they were pressed for time (Survey 1). On average, children under the age of .
thirteen, eat at fast food restaurants seven times a month (Modern 3).
Obesity 2 Did you know that over one-half of all Americans (about 97 million) are overweight or obese (Obesity, 2003).? Obesity is a condition of excess body fat. ... Sex hormones can also affect obesity. ... Death can also be a result of obesity. ... Obesity can often lead to eating disorders. ...
OBESITY Introduction I have decided to do my report on what I feel is the most horrible disease, obesity. ... Causes Genetic Causes of Obesity Obesity tends to run in families, suggesting a genetic link. ... Environmental Factors in Obesity Environment also strongly influences obesity. ... Other Causes of Obesity Some illnesses can lead to obesity or a tendency to gain weight. ... Obese people may make less money for doing the same job as non-obese people, or they may not be hired at all. ...
OBESITY Introduction I have decided to do my report on what I feel is the most horrible disease, obesity. ... Causes Genetic Causes of Obesity Obesity tends to run in families, suggesting a genetic link. ... Environmental Factors in Obesity Environment also strongly influences obesity. ... Other Causes of Obesity Some illnesses can lead to obesity or a tendency to gain weight. ... Obese people may make less money for doing the same job as non-obese people, or they may not be hired at all. ...
Clearly the USA has lots of obese people. ... Awareness of the consequences and the causes of obesity may help to reduce the obesity problem significantly. ... I agree that sometimes the parents of obese children are not obese or the children of obese parents are not fat at all. This cancels out the genetic factor of obesity. ... This voids the environmental factor of obesity. ...
There are said to be many factors involved in causing obesity. ... Overweight and obesity are two different things. ... Obesity is the excess accumulation of body fat. A person can be overweight and not obese. ... The government also has a huge effect on obesity. ...
Obesity in America Approximately 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight and 60 million are obese. Obesity is determined by ones BMI, or Body Mass Index. ... Obesity is considered to be a severe health risk. ... Obesity tends to run in families. ... Obesity in America is a issue that must be addressed. ...
Health Promotion Campaigns ASSO, The Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, whose goal is "Working to improve the understanding and management of overweight and obesity in the Australasian region-, has been effective in promoting discussion on the need for improved obesity management and prevention strategies based on evidence of benefit. ... Not only can obesity effect our social relations, but studies conducted in the UK showed that obese people, especially women, are often discriminated against in the course of finding employment. ... The physical impacts of obesity are numerous....
The Obese American Today, an estimate one hundred twenty-seven million U.S. citizens or sixty-one percent of our population is obese. ... Xavier Pi-Sunyer, one of the nation's leading experts on obesity points out: A population cannot be precisely divided into normal and obese . ... To be considered obese, one's BMI is between 30.0 - 39.9, severe obesity is a result from one's BMI to be 40.0 or higher. Many factors and contributions lead to obesity. ... Both seemed to show similar trends of obesity. ...
Obesity Essay Obesity is an excess of body fat frequently resulting in a significant impairment of Health. ... But obesity is not that simple. ... Risks and Diseases involved with Obesity Obesity is a serious illness that has a load of medical complications. ... Diabetes Obesity is the leading cause of diabetes. ... Overall, obesity results in premature death. ...
Obesity is widespread among Americans. ... Obesity increases the risk of getting some 30 diseases (American Obesity Association). ... Obesity causes the 2nd most preventable deaths in the United States (American Obesity Association). ... Surgery is generally only an option for those with severe obesity (American Obesity Association). ... Obesity is a ravishing disorder that effects millions worldwide (American Obesity Association)....
