...about obesity in America: How many people in America are obese, What is the percentage of obesity in America, and How many children are obese in America. If we don't shape up as a nation, our world will be full of misery and death. I hope you take some thought about the next thing you eat and take away from it. What is the percentage of obesity in America 2016? More than two-thirds (68.8 percent) of adults are considered to be overweight or obese. More than one-third (35.7 percent) of adults are considered to be obese. More than 1 in 20 (6.3 percent) have extreme obesity. Almost 3 in 4 men (74 percent) are...
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...“a study from Stanford University reported in The American Journal of Medicine suggests the rise in obesity in the US is likely due to increased sedentary lifestyles across the nation, and not eating too many calories” (Paddock, 2014, para 1). Although this health issue has received a lot of attention in the last couple of decades, the rate of obesity still continues to be high. According to the CDC, in 2011–2012, the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has continued to increase significantly in the past 20 years; 36% of adults and 17% of children and teenagers are currently overweight. Another 17% of children and teenagers are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010). The terms ‘overweight’ and ‘obese’ are determined by ‘body mass index’ or BMI. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number determined from a person's weight and height. For an adult, a BMI from 18.5-24.9 is considered normal, a BMI between 25-29.9 is considered overweight, and a BMI greater than 30 is considered obese (CDC, 2011). This paper discusses the Medical News Today article, the topic of obesity, and how it is related to Healthy People 2020. While I agree with the Medical News Article that a lack of exercise is a cause of obesity, I disagree that it is the sole cause. Increasing obesity in the U.S. is not in agreement with the objectives of the nationwide program ‘Healthy People 2020.’ This health prevention program was implemented by the federal government in 2010. The goals of Healthy People...
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...People in the United Kingdom who are overweight can be a huge burden on the NHS. Conditions caused by obesity can be difficult to treat, and many can face waiting times for surgery due to them not being deemed healthy enough for surgery. Is it the NHS’s fault that they are unable to treat them or is it the patient’s own fault that they are in this situation? Is it their fault that their lifestyle has put them in this situation? Scientists have found that people suffering from obesity may be able to blame a fault in their genes for this problem. Millions of years ago when we were still living with the dinosaurs, meals were few and far between which meant our bodies had to learn to store food wherever we got it. This gene could be the reason it’s very...
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...Dear Prime Minister I am writing this letter on behalf of all the pupils in the UK. After reading what I have to say you will hopefully realize that something must be done. In the last decade. The number of students who are obese or overweight has nearly doubled. This is a HUGE problem that can give some health issues like Diabetes 2, Heart diseases and much more, but overweight and obesity can also have negative effects on their education and social life, mainly because they lack energy and therefore lose focus. Health should not be a factor in receiving a higher education. About 31% of children between two and fifteen are overweight, and 34% of them are obese. They’re not only hurting themselves but if the numbers are correct and they have a lower chance of getting a higher education, they could be hurting our future. What can we do about the problem? There are of cause many ways to tackle this problem like, changing the food cutler sat the schools in the UK. We can also make some more activities and sports at the school, so the c children can get some inspiration to the different sports. We could do a third thing and it is to show the pupils how obesity an overweight can have a negative effect on their social life and be the reasons for other diseases. It will be expensive to change the food coulter, and make some activities, as football and lectures about obesity and how dangerous it can be. However, if we don’t do something about it, we will in some years have...
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...appropriate subject and use the material in your upcoming projects as a primary source. Interviewer Name | Twanna Jones | Interviewee Name | Dr. James Allison III M.D. | Interview Method | In person | Interview Location | At my office/at his office phone interviewer | Have you seen the location yet? No | Interviewee Research | Dr James Allison III M.D. is one of Houston TX. Finest pediatrics doctors.He obtain his medical degree in 1973 at Baylor College of medicine. Also he has has 36 years of experience and practices in Pediatrics.He has 4 locations in the Houston area. | Interview Topic Research | In my research I have found out obesity is all over America. This has become a bigger problem in today’s society. Our children are being threatened by...
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... Page 1 Ryan Psych-106-016RN 4 February 2015 Unit 1 Obesity Today Obesity Today Page 3 In the society that we live in today obesity has become one of the most detrimental things we have dealt with and continue to deal with in the twenty-first century. There are many contributing factors to produce overweight individuals. The most common are that we as Americans don’t get enough sleep and that most of us live a sedentary lifestyle. For many people to get away from these things is difficult. Their jobs entail sitting at a computer all day and sometimes there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. These are only two of the more prominent causes of obesity. In 2011-2012 about 32 percent of adults 20 years and older were obese. At the same time about 17 percent of children aged 2 through 19 were obese. (Ogden, Caroll, Kit, Flegal, 2014 ) This is proof that obesity isn’t just effecting the adults of America it is also effecting the youth and future of this country. The first problem beyond the obesity is the lack of sleep which coincides. Without adequate sleep the hunger-related hormones leptin and ghrelin are disrupted. (Hockenbury, Hockenbury, pg. 328 2012) When sleep is restricted blood-levels of leptin; an appetite suppressant decreased by 18 percent...
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...When we hear the words overweight or obesity we tend to relate these words with adults. A reason to this could be, because obesity affects our body’s function. Many health problems arise in the forms of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and lack of range of motion. The majority of times, we see these health complications in older adults. Now, the health problems experienced by adults due to obesity are now being experienced among children. When a child is overweight or obese during childhood, the percentages of developing heart disease when adulthood is reached are higher, the same happens with metabolic disorders like type II diabetes, if they are not experience during childhood the person is most likely to develop it during adulthood...
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...org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WeightManagement/Obesity/Childhood-Obesity_UCM_304347_Article.jsp#.VuN7AY-cHIU Centers of disease control and prevention. (2016), Retrieved at http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html Help Cure Child Obesity. (2016), Child Obesity in America: Taking Care of Our Children Retrieved from http://www.helpcurechildobesity.com/ References: American Heart Association. (2016), What is childhood obesity? Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WeightManagement/Obesity/Childhood-Obesity_UCM_304347_Article.jsp#.VuN7AY-cHIU Centers of disease control and prevention. (2016), Retrieved at http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html Help Cure Child Obesity. (2016), Child Obesity in America: Taking Care of Our Children Retrieved from http://www.helpcurechildobesity.com/ Will You Out Live Your Parents Childhood obesity is a growing problem in our society. We are reaching a time that hasn’t been achieved since the American Revolution. Today, about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963(American Heart Association, 2016). Parents are being estimated to live longer than their children. In the last 30 years the number of children who are overweight has tripled to 15% (HelpCureChildObesity,2016). Will You Out Live Your Parents Childhood obesity is a growing problem in our society. We are reaching a time that hasn’t been...
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...any identifiable barriers to wellness lead to vulnerability. Obesity worldwide has steadily been on the rise over the past two decades and continues to do so. Data collected in 2008 reports that estimated 1.5 billion adults worldwide are overweight and obese (children not accounted for in this estimate). It is projected by 2030 there will be an increase in the number to 2.16 billion adults worldwide. One report studied women between the ages of 18 to 49; to analyze the pattern in overweight, obesity, inequalities, and socioeconomic status (SES) in 37 countries between the years 1989 to 2007. Also taking into count was the countries’ gross domestic product (GDP). The study revealed that there is higher number of overweight and obesity in the countries with higher GDP versus lower GDP counties. (Popkin, Adair, & Ng, 2012). The wealthier countries had higher percentage of overweight and obese individuals. “GDP was positively related to a wealth groups. Among countries with a higher GDP, lower income inequality was associated with faster growth in overweight prevalence among the poor” (Popkin, Adair, & Ng, 2012, p. 4). Decreased physical activity, eating processed foods and sedentary lifestyle is a major factor in contributing to overweight/obesity. Long-term health effects can be do to diabetes that may lead to other disease if...
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...Statistical Applications Instructor: Farhan Shahab Assignment: Analysis of Newspaper Research Report Paper This paper is going to discuss from a statistical point of view an article that is health related and a research study that has been summarized and discussed. The conclusion will be looked into and presented and the approach if it is correct and suitable for any of the statistics that are involved. The article is Obesity, Smoking Linked to Teen Migraines: Study Shows Lack of Exercise Also May Increase Chances of Migraines in Teenagers. The article was written by Salynn Boyles and the article is located on WebMD Health News website and the article is dated August 18, 2010. The research study that was done shows that teenagers that are overweight can have migraines headaches, if they smoke cigarettes, or if they exercise lightly or if they do not exercise at all. The teenagers that were involved in the study were among all three of the listed lifestyle factors and their lifestyles and behaviors had them having headaches there were severe which is more than the teens that had a weight that was normal and the teenagers that did not smoke. Headaches seemed to be a complaint that is common amongst teenagers, teenage boys about 5% and teenage girls about 8% is what one of the studies that was done nationwide reported as the frequency of migraines. There was another study that was done in Poland where 28% of older teenagers were reported to having bad migraine headaches. Lifestyle factors...
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...University of Phoenix Material Lifestyle Analysis Consider the following questions concerning sedentary and physically active persons. Answer each question in 75 to 125 words each in the space provided. |Questions for both lifestyles |Sedentary person |Physically active person | |What are this person’s nutrition needs? |People who live a sedentary lifesytel will need |A physically active person’s nutritional needs | | |to eat fewer calories and protein than compared |are not too much different than a person who is | | |to other active people. |less active. Both need to have a variety of | | | |nutrients but the main difference is protein and| | |People who live a sedentary lifestyle still need |carbohydrates, an active person needs more | | |to eat well and will also require good nutrition |protein and carbs. | | |to be and stay healthy. In order to avoid | | | |malnutrition and not gain too much excess body |Carbs are the body’s biggest...
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...promoted, and expensive. Obese people are often victims, they suffer from a number of problems like feelings of worthless like they do not belong. Body dissatisfaction not liking the way their body is shaped. Depression,teasing and anxiety. The social behavior such as discrimination, Stereotype, mere exposure effect and bystander effect are all causes of obesity because it is a social problem. Discrimination is a behavior, unfair treatment based on appearance. Some contributes to the social problems of obesity are the media, and school. Children are misguided into believing that an perfect body type exists. Therefore, if a obese kid is in a classroom, they are constantly being teased, name called and joked on. It makes it hard for them to get an education because they are always picked on. Schools need to...
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...Name: A Girl’s Look into Sports North Carolina State University Self-esteem is defined as the confidence and satisfaction in oneself. One of the key elements in a girl’s adolescence is the proper development of self-esteem. Adequate self-esteem is a major component in the proper development of teenagers, especially females during the adolescent years. Without a good measure of self-esteem, young girls may grow up lacking basic skills needed to succeed in life; athletic involvement beginning at a young age is a good way to begin developing necessary social skills that will lead to greater self-esteem later in life. Although participation in sports can have a negative effect on teenage girls, the positive impact the sport has on them greatly outweighs the negative. Research has found that the most common negative effect of athletics on females is over training. Over training occurs when the body is pushed beyond its limits both physically and emotionally. The more females participate in sports, the higher the risk she has of obtaining a sports-related injury (Sabo, 1997, p. 38). The more competitive the sport is, the more training is needed in order to be successful, and this training can become risky to girls’ bodies. Girls tend to over-train under pressure, which in turn, leads to unnecessary injuries. Some of the most common injuries girls sustain due to overuse are stress fractures, kneecap disorders, and compartment syndromes (Storm & Jenkins, 2002, p. 164)...
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...Introduction The phrase physical activity can mean many things to different people; many people get confused between exercise and physical activity thinking that both are the same thing. The American College of Sports Medicine describe physical activity as a bodily activity or movement that increase energy expenditure by the contraction of skeletal muscles. (ACSM 2012). This means that physical activity is anything that increases energy expenditure, for example walking up the stairs or hovering up. Physical activity is generally unplanned whereas exercise is structured and consists of repetitive bodily movements, for example going for a run. To gain the large amounts of health benefits associated with being physically fit excessive exercise is not required. The National Health Service and the Department of Health both state that adults should be completing a minimum of 150 minutes of physical activity per week. The physical activity should be moderate to vigorous intensity. Alternately 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity across the week such as running, football or swimming. All adults should also aim to improve muscle strength on at least two days a week and minimise sedentary activities. There are many health benefits associated with physical activity, there are also implications on health of inactivity and large prolonged periods of sedentary behaviour. Sedentary behaviour is not the absence of physical activity as many believed it is periods of doing very little...
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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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