...Childhood Obesity ENG 202 English Composition II Joan Martell Smith 7/3/2011 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement Obesity can happen to anyone for many reasons and it can be reversed many different ways. There are several causes for obesity in America, including fast- food restaurants and their marketing, hereditary obesity, and people reacting to the stereotypes in the media that you must be beautiful to be accepted. A. Supporting Evidence More and more Americans are becoming obese every single day. “More than half of Americans are overweight, including 1 out of 5 children. Nearly one third are obeseâ€. (Wooten) Childhood obesity is a serious and common disease that is becoming more and more popular for children to be obese. B. Explanation Some parents or people do not understand why or how their children became obese. There are many explanations for this. One can simply be consuming too much food into one’s body. Today’s culture promotes eating habits that contribute to obesity. People may serve large portions of foods that are mostly readily available instead of choosing foods that are most nutritious. C. So What? While it is easy to discuss the facts about childhood obesity, we all Have to look at the backgrounds of people. Obesity is hereditary and this I say from experience, because my mother was obese and I have always had problems with my weight. I. Body paragraph...
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...According to Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD, Fast Food is 11 percent of American Diet. B. Obesity has now become a public health problem in the United States of American. C. It also has caused long-term health conditions, for example, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, fatty, and much more (Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD) Thesis Statement: Since obesity has increased over the past few years, people are now going back to the reason why obesity increases greatly on kids, why they blame fast food restaurants and its relationship with obesity. II. The “National Bureau of Economic Research” noted, since, in the early 70s, children age 6 to 19 are classified as overweight and has tripled from 5 percent to 17 percent. A. Research wonder why and...
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...of civilization, restaurants have been an around in one or another shape or form. The utility of a restaurant or inn can provide to hungry travelers from all centuries of the past with invaluable resources of survival. Often times, whether or not a restaurant or inn was in proximity of travelers would determine whether or not these people met life or death. Nowadays, restaurants provide a convenient way to access a meal without having to go through the trouble of buying the raw food ingredients and cooking it yourself. While there are many kinds of restaurants, fast food restaurants tend to be pop up most often in everyday conversations and the media due to the fact that they are big corporations with vast locations throughout the world and are publicly traded in the stock exchange. White Castle is a famous burger restaurant that was once featured in a popular movie involving two young men on an adventure to said restaurant. It also so happens to be known as the first fast food chain. Founded in the 1920’s, White Castle revolutionized the perception that the public had of burgers. At the time, burgers were seen as low quality and were thought to have consisted of scraps and parts of animals that no one liked to eat. With White Castle setting the precedents, the McDonalds’ brothers soon followed suit, as well as Burger King and Taco Bell in the mid-1900’s. The concept of eating out became more accessible as well as more affordable to Americans. Most fast food companies at the time...
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...Obesity: Who is at Fault? Name University of International Business and Economics Obesity: Who is at Fault? It is no secret that an increasing amount of Americans are gaining weight and much of this blame is put on fast food establishments such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, and Krystal’s, to name a few. According to Warren Belasco and Philip Scranton (2002), “The increasing consumption of convenience foods is an international trend influenced by changing lifestyles” (p. 3) From a superficial perspective, this doesn’t seem like much of a problem. However, Robert Jeffery and Simone French (1998), authors of the article Epidemic Obesity in the United States: Are Fast Food and Television Viewing Contributing? assert that “Obesity is an important public health problem that, in recent years, has reached epidemic proportions” (p. 277). In fact, some are calling the problem the “obesity epidemic.” Several lawsuits against fast food establishments have been filed by those who are overweight. It’s a serious problem, one that cannot be ignored. Before anyone assumes that it’s just the United States, think again. With the increasing number of fast food establishments in countries other than the United States, such as China, Japan, and Brazil, so are obesity rates. The obesity epidemic can no longer be ignored and must be solved. While the problem is known, the source of it is not and must be traced. What exactly is the source of obesity? Many people believe it to be fast food...
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...man by the name of Morgan Spurlock experiments with his own body in order to see the disastrous effects of fast food on the human form. After a month of eating nothing but McDonald's, Morgan suffered from a 13% gain in body mass, cholesterol levels of 230, rapid mood changes and embarrassing sexual inadequacy. He was unable to complete the program after being told by a medical professional that “he was going to die” if he continued on the current diet. Thankfully, Morgan was able to quit and return his body slowly back to the healthy shape it once was in, but this happy ending isn't always the case for millions of Americans. Left untreated, obesity will surpass smoking as the main cause of preventable death. Between the ruthless marketing, placement of restaurants in low income neighborhoods and near schools, massive portion sizes riddled with fat and carbohydrates and more than 46 million people eating out at only McDonald's daily, fast food has easily gone from a “once in a while treat” to one of the most menacing killers in the country. Portion size and ingredients play a grand factor in the fattening affects of fast food. According to research gathered by Washington State University, Fast foods contain substantially fewer vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium and zinc. (“Does Fast Food...,” 2011) Doctors Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle state that portion sizes started to grow in 1970, rose very...
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...TRUTH: OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES The research will provide useful information that will determine if the fast food industry is responsible for obesity, which is a rapidly growing public health issue in United States. Prepared for Professor Eugene Fregetto, Marketing 452 Research completed by Team 7: Sara Garcia – (708) 770.8682 Garcia.sara59@gmail.com Jessica Gardeck – (847) 363.3389 jgarde4@uic.edu Lisa Elizabeta Komolova – (630) 857.8129 lisakomolova@gmail.com Krunali Sheth – (630) 903.8320 ksheth2@uic.edu February, 2012 The need for the project A large amount of the United State’s population is suffering from obesity. Throughout the years the well-being of the American population has shown a negative movement and a large number of people are experiencing a decline in their health. Obesity being a common health issue in United States is concerning to health care providers because it is progressing into a costly expense for those companies. The amount of fast food restaurants in United States is constantly increasing and to improve the reputation of junk food the restaurants have been trying to introduce reinvented products with a healthier approach. Unfortunately the new products lines and its menu alternatives are still not living up to the standard of a proper diet. The research will provide us with useful information about obesity, people’s attitudes towards fast food and their life-style choices. The information will determine if the fast food...
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...Junk Food Affects You: Final Draft Shelbi Oakley DeVry University Online Junk Food Affects You Josh looks around the playground to see all his friends having fun. They’re swinging, playing tag, drawing with chalk on the blacktop, and picking teams for a basketball game. Everyone’s got a smile on their face and they’re full of so much energy. He’d love to be chosen to play on someone’s basketball team, invited to play tag, or having fun doing anything else other than sitting by himself in the grass. Instead, he gets picked on by other kids about being overweight and is always tired after a short time of going up and down the stairs of the jungle gym. Like many kids his age, junk food, candy, sweets, and fast food become a way of life and a quick and easy dinner picked up in the drive thru is much easier than taking time and effort to make a healthy one at home. Josh’s mom gets fast food for dinner 4-5 times a week, which is the average for Americans today (Americans eat out about 5 times a week, 2011). She works a full-time job and has to pick up Josh’s little sister from daycare after getting Josh from school. It’s hard for her to plan and prepare a wholesome dinner after a long day at work. This is not an uncommon scenario for many adults and kids alike in the U.S. and around the world today. Fast food and junk food have become the norm to the everyday diet. There are more and more restaurant chains...
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...In this modern age and time, we have seen the rapid development of technology that established the foundation of the 21st century which is the digital age. One of the most remarkable inventions of this era is consistency. The ability to mass produce, the same item, over and over again. Food from a particular chain tastes the same no matter which restaurant you visit. Fast food restaurants are on every street corner. Frozen, processed, artificially enhanced and flavoured, genetically modified foods are in every supermarket every aisles and every household. No wonder obesity has become more prominent in the last ten years than any other time in history. The Professor's House (2015) writes:’ 17% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years were overweight in 2004. And what’s more alarming is 32.2% of adults suffer from obesity that’s almost 90 million American which is a dangerous step up from just being plain overweight’ (p. 4). Some folks would argue that Fast food is the cause behind this epidemic....
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...The American Obesity Epidemic Obesity, a condition in which the body has an excessive accumulation of stored fat, is an epidemic plaguing the United States. A person is obese if their body mass index (BMI) is thirty percent or higher. According to recent statistics, more than 91.3 million Americans are obese. While not exclusive factors, diet, lifestyle, and education are causes that contribute greatly to the obesity epidemic, and can have severe consequences for not only the individual, but also for the United States. One of the main causes of obesity is improper diet. More than fifty-one percent of Americans eat processed foods that are high in fat, sugar, carbohydrates, and calories. These processed foods are typically packaged foods purchased at the grocery store, and foods purchased at fast food restaurants. Along with eating unhealthy foods, people in the United States tend to eat large portions. Numerous studies have proven that a combination of eating the aforementioned foods and eating large portions, contributes greatly to obesity. So why is it that more than half of the American population chooses to eat large amounts of food that contain such unhealthy ingredients? A majority of Americans turn to packaged foods and fast food restaurants due to their fast-paced lifestyles. Due to the decrease in unskilled labor, more Americans are in skilled professions that generally require more hours worked in a sedentary job with little to no exercise. If you combine...
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...Nick Desai 22 November 2011 Obesity: Is it a McProblem? Everyone eats fast food. It is a meal that is usually fast, cheap, and convenient. However, eating fast food also contributes to one of the biggest problems facing Americans today, obesity. It is one of the fastest growing concerns and a major contributor to this problem is the consumption of fast food. While governments and communities are trying to address the problem through legislation, nothing will change until parents take a more active role in promoting the health of their children, therefore, not all the blame for American obesity is on fast food consumption. Obesity is one of the fastest growing health concerns in the U.S. In America, only one out of the fifty states has a B.M.I under twenty-five, the number that is considered to be the benchmark for determining overweightness (BMI Index by State). The number of obese children and adults has tripled and doubled, respectively since 1980 (Obesity at a Glance). “Research from a national health survey shows that an astonishing sixty-five percent of American adults are either overweight or obese” (Loonin 14). Obesity has had a profound impact on the youth population of the world, as the percentage of overweight adolescents and children has risen over twelve percent since 1970*. If this trend is to continue, it is even projected that by the year 2030, one half of the American population will be overweight (Half of Americans to be Obese by 2030). As...
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...Obesity Obesity is a disease that is becoming increasingly common around the world. It is a serious medical condition that can lead to many medical issues. It is no question that America’s obesity rates are among the highest in the world. More than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (Ogden 2014). Obesity is on the rise among people of all ages, gender and ethnic background. The causes of obesity range from many different factors and all of them contribute to this alarming situation. Americans’ obesity has rapidly increased because of lack of physical exercise, an increase in high fat and sugary food intake, and genetic factors. Physical inactivity occurs when a person does not exercise on a daily basis. An examination of national health survey records shows Americans are exercising less, which could be driving the rising obesity rates (Bach 2014). Most people hardly exercise which is not a favorable circumstance. The percentage of women reporting no physical activity jumped from 19 percent to 52 percent between 1988 and 2010; the percentage of inactive men rose from 11 percent to 43 percent over the same period. Obesity also increased, climbing from 25 to 35 percent in women and from 20 to 35 percent in men (Bach 2014). Exercise is effective in weight loss, but most people do not accept the advantage of this preventive approach. Physical activity is rather excluded from our daily lifestyle. An excuse to not exercise is that working out is too time consuming...
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...A documented racial disparity of a health condition in the U.S is seen in chronic diseases, especially obesity. For the most part, minority communities are affected by these diseases. The Latino community illustrates a health disparity as Dr. Paul Wise explains because there is both a lack of access and technology in these communities. In terms of access, many Latino communities do not have food security, a local supermarket, a nearby playground/park, community gardens or safe sidewalks (the State of Obesity, stateofobesity.org). Latino communities are mostly surrounded by bodegas and convenient stores. These types of stores do not provide healthy options and the restaurants that are around are for the most part fast-food restaurants. In fact,...
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...Thesis statement: Can junk food addiction be called a bad habit, such as smoking in the modern society? Supporting points: 1) What is junk food? Categories of junk food. 2) Statistics about fast-food. Health problems fast food can cause. 3) Why are people still visiting fast-food places if fast-food is often blamed for the poor health of many people? Everyday millions of people get addicted to junk food. These are people who do not have enough time, children, or those who find it affordable to eat in fast food places because of the low prices there. The junk food can be classified in few categories - snacks, fast food, and soft drinks. The first category are the snacks, which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not concerned about how unhealthy it is and care only about the taste. The products from the fast food restaurants such as hamburgers are the second category. A person will buy a hamburger because it is very good in taste but he or she does not consider what really is inside this "meal" and how those ingredients might harm his or her health. It is hardly possible to pass McDonalds nowadays without stopping there and having a hamburger with a big Coke. Soft drinks are also a part of the junk food area. Soft drinks are incredibly bad for people's health due to their high level of sugar and other components. Fast food is a major reason for obesity and other health problems. A research on causes of obesity done by the medical center in...
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...Aminuddin (2010601584) Effects of fast foods among youths Introduction Food is one of the main necessitates we need to survive. Food mains goal is to provide our body with vitamins, minerals, and sustenance. Food ,which is supposed to be something safe and good for us, is now a high risk necessitates because of new technology and the way food is being made is so harmful that it is causing many people to become unhealthy to the point that some are dying from food such as fast foods. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly and any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food (Jennifer, 2003). Fast food consumption has grown dramatically in recent years. The fast food restaurant has permeated every part of our country so much that, in some areas, it seems as though every small city one of the fast food restaurants will be there. Thesis Statement There are many effects of fast foods among youths such as fast foods can cause obesity, can lead to many diseases, and can cause depression. Development of the first main point One of the effects of fast foods is obesity. A condition in which the body has dangerous quantity of body fat is called obesity. The people who weight more than 20% than their usual weights are classified as obese persons (Alte, Schiff, 1998). Alte and Schiff (1998) also stated that a condition when the body has a lot of fat is called obesity. The persons who are obesity weight from 10% to 19% than their...
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...Obesity in America Columbia Southern University Obesity in America Even with an abundance of evidence of the benefits of sustaining a healthy weight and a physically active lifestyle, we continue to eat greater portion sizes than we need and remain less physically active than we should be. Many Americans are fatter than medical science recommends, and weights are still growing. While many other countries have experienced significant increases in obesity, no other developed country is quite as overweight as the United States. Obesity is referred to a person who is overweight; medically based on the ranges of weight that is higher than what is typically considered for their appropriate height to be healthy. Many healthcare...
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