...Obesity is a person’s weight in excess of its biological needs. In other words, excessive fatness. Obesity is not just being overweight, physicians consider someone obese who is 100 or more pounds overweight. Obesity is a scarily increasing epidemic in the United States. Obesity is the 2nd leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Obesity results in a little less than 300,000 deaths per year in the United States. The obesity numbers have steadily increasing since the early 1990's in to the 2000's. European industrialized countries such as France, England, and Germany have half of the obesity numbers that we have here in the United States. The United States has 129.6 million people whom are obese. That accounts for 64% of our population. Foe example, in 1962 there was an obesity rate of 43% in the United States. In 2004, there was an obesity prevelance of 64%. Of that, 31% are obese adults. Most obese are males, minority and under educated. Obesity is a problem that is currently affecting the children of America as they live their sedentary lifestyles. Most kids growing up today do not eat a heathy diet, do not go outside and exercise, rather they sit in front of the tv or play video game. This a problem that needs immediate attention. There are many different theories on how obesity starts. Most doctors think that obesity is due to genetic influences, however other doctors believe that obesity is due to a person’s sedentary lifestyle and environment. Dr. Riden...
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...An overview of social policies in the UK for obesity In recent years the emphasis on obesity as a health crisis has become more apparent than ever. Obesity can be defined as, ‘… a condition in which weight gain has reached the point of seriously endangering health,’ (National Audit Office, 2001, pg.7) Obesity is calculated using BMI, (body mass index) which takes into account the height and weight of the individual.The issue causes concern for the health sector as it leads to illnesses such as cardio vascular disease and type 2 diabetes resulting in a further strain on hospitals. Globally in 2005, there was said to be an estimated 1.6 million overweight adults and a further 400 million that were obese (World Health Organisation, 2005). If data from the UK is isolated the statistics are alarming. In 1980, 40% of the population were overweight, and less than 10% were obese. Currently, 66% are overweight and more than 20% are obese (Wilkinson and Pickett 2010). According to Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives It is predicted that by 2050 60% of the population will be obese (Department of Health, 2008). Although figures are clearly rising it is also important to note that obesity is socially constructed. Not to say that obesity isn’t a problem but the idea that the classification of being clinically obese is constantly being redefined, and therefore has been altered over the years meaning that more people now fit into the category. In 2008, Gordon Brown introduced a policy...
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...Case Overview This case study focused on McDonalds international struggle towards improving it’s image as it relates to obseity trends rising globally. The primary issue is that governments and health advocates fear that the number of obese children will double over the next ten years. The highest percent of obesity worldwide is amongst children. In Europe, officials are caling for food industries to set their own regulations, or face bans like the tobacco industry. McDonalds is trying to expand and reach new markets, but it is being threatened with social pressure from nutrionists and national governments. McDonald has been adjusting to this issue by adding new healthier options to its menus, adding balanced lifesyle messages into marketing campaigns, and by continuing to promote and raise funds for foundations aimed at helping children with life threatening illnesses. 1. How should McDonald’s respond when ads promoting healthy lifestyles featuring Ronald McDonald are equated with How Camel and cigatette ads? Should McDonald’s eliminate Ronald McDonald in its ads? In my opinion, eliminating the character Ronald McDonald is not the solution. The solution is for McDonalds to make an association between the character Ronald and positive images. For example, using Ronald for advertisements of healthy food and nutrition could build positive images of the mascot. It is important to mention that they primally sell products which contain high cholesterol and calories and bad...
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...Are Entertainment Media Devices Making Our Children Obese? English 122 Over the last thirty years obesity is becoming a major threat to the youth of America. “Obesity now affects seventeen percent of all children and adolescents in the United States- triple the rate from just one generation ago, states the Center for Disease Control and Prevention” ( CDC.2012 par.1). Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat causing a person to become overweight. Childhood obesity is a medical condition that affects young children and adolescents. Children are no longer playing outside like riding bikes or playing hide and seek as they did generations ago. However the children of this generation are sitting on the couch being entertained from media devices. The American Medical Association states that, “One of the reasons American children and adolescent gain weight over the generation is that children expend significantly less energy than their parents and grandparents did at their age” (Green, G. Riley, Hargrove, C. pg. 915-920). The children of today do not have to leave their family room to find entertainment instead they stay in the house to watch television, play video games, and play on the computer. Doing these activities for hours and not getting the recommend sixty minutes per day is extremely unhealthy for the children of today and this is the major reason why so many children are obese. I will prove in this paper that childhood obesity is a growing epidemic because today’s...
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...Hypnosis Therapy to Promote Positive Weight Loss Hypnosis for Weight Loss: Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of the use of hypnotherapy (or hypnosis) for advancement of a weight-loss program. Hypnotherapy has been seen to be a valuable tool so far in the modifications of problem behaviors, such as overeating for a person who is overweight or obese. The hypothesis of the research proposal is that those who receive hypnotherapy in conjunction with a supervised diet and exercise program will lose more weight that those who only participate in the diet and exercise program. METHOD: The 20 participants will be chosen from a target population. In order to be a participant in the research proposal the individual must be between the ages of 21 and 45, of either gender, have a primary diagnosis of obesity (with or without co-morbidities), have tried at least one weight-loss program prior, and be either referred to the bariatric program by a physician, or be a current patient of the bariatric program. The participants will be broken into two groups of 10 participants. Group 1 consists of 10 participants who will participate in hypnotherapy in combination with a diet and exercise program established by a dietary team. Group 2 contains 10 participants who will participate in only a diet and exercise program established by a dietary team. This research proposal is an example...
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