is a growing epidemic of childhood obesity in Australia and also worldwide. The prevalence of obesity has doubled to 65% of the world’s population live in countries where obesity and overweight kills more people than underweight does (WHO, 2011). Obese children are more likely to have health problems throughout their childhood, these health issues are associated with long-term health consequences to which the economic costs are enormous (Swinburn, 2008). Obesity in childhood is frequently tracked
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Facts Public interest groups have become increasingly critical of the food industry. Childhood obesity has become epidemic in the United States. According to the American Journal of Business Education, “One-third of the population of US children is considered obese and two-thirds of the adult population falls into the same category.” A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation states that between the time periods 1963-1970 and 1999-2000, the percentage of overweight children aged 6 to 11 skyrocketed
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the eater” Zinczenko agrees to the children who have sued fast food restaurants for making them fat. The author also claims those fast foods restaurants are increasing diabetes to children. He said that “In 1994, 5 percent of childhood cases were obesity-related, or Type 2, diabetes according to the National Institutes of Health, in now a day, type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent” to suppose his writing. The author blamed fast food restaurants for making some children fat and sick. But
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This essay will look at the social psychology base concepts and help to understand why obesity is a social problem. We live in a deadly environment. Were bad or even unhealthy food is cheap, heavily promoted, and engineered to taste good. Healthy food is hard to get, not 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
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Persuasion Essay Three years ago, on September 9, 2013 I made the decision of a lifetime. My weight has always been the focus of my health and wellbeing as well as a constant struggle throughout my life. The last time I remember weighing within the normal weight range of my peers was the second grade. Although I was just as active as every other child playing both school sports and outside with neighborhood children, the pounds continued to pile onto my small frame of five foot two. Growing
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ten dollars, when I could get two large snappers for the same price?”, frequently dawn the mindsets of many Bahamian nationals. But, is our inclination to larger portion sizes, and well-seasoned foods, necessarily good for us? Or, are the rising obesity rates, along with the high rate of dietary diseases, such as diabetes
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Complementary essay on Bariatric Surgery Week 7 Adil Khan English 112: Composition Professor Robert Zancy Devry University In a world where fast food is preferred over home cooked meals, due to convenient drive-through lanes, obesity has become an epidemic throughout America. According to the Mayo Clinic “Almost two-thirds of Americans are classified as overweight, obese, or extremely (morbidly) obese and these numbers are expected to increase.”(Curry, 2003) Obesity is basically the buildup
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Short Essay on Diabetes Essay on diabetes: Diabetes mellitus, commonly called as diabetes is a disease of metabolic disorder where the blood sugar levels tend to remain high either because insufficient insulin is produced in pancreas or because the cells not responding to the insulin produced. Frequent urination, increased thirst and increased hunger are most common early symptoms of this disease. There are three major forms of diabetes namely Type1, Type 2 and third form is known as gestational
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restless because there is “no time” for recess, their learning abilities will be challenged. Poor nutrition and the lack of physical activities for today’s youth are major contributing factors to obesity and chronic diseases. A study conduced by Y.C. Wang et al. in 2006 found that the spike in childhood obesity between 1988 and 2002 could have been prevented by an average reduction of 110-165 calories per day. It also affects cognitive skills, behaviors, and the ability to concentrate. School plays an
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Most people dream of a life where they can retire and become a couch potato, but in reality being a couch potato doesn’t have all of the positive perks that come with relaxation. The term “couch potato” is also known as a sedentary lifestyle. In my essay, I will discuss the negative impacts of having a sedentary lifestyle has on our society. A sedentary lifestyle is a way of living in which a person, an adult or child, has a significant lack of physical exercise for what is generally considered
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