What causes are leading to obesity? In America, there are many overweight and obese Americans. A handful of factors can lead to obesity, but the major factors are some things Americans don’t see or want to give up. Like food, no one wants to give up tasty food, even knowing it is bad for you. With technology life is so much easier and no one wants to give that up and have their life be more stressful and frustrating. Fast food, technology, and advertisements are characteristics of why obesity is growing
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention defines obesity as having a BMI over 30 (CDC). In the year 2000, roughly 30 percent of 20 year olds in America were obese. By 2003 that number had risen to 32 percent. That is a small window of increase. From the 1970s to the early 2000s, the percent of obese Americans doubled. This means that in 1970, only 15 percent of Americans were obese, and in the thirty years following, obesity took a sharp rise. In 1960, 13 percent of Americans were obese. The
Understanding obesity in America can be challenging and difficult. Here are some steps to be accomplished to reach the goals. Here are some steps: Exercise more, eat healthy food choices, and have portion control. There are about more than 60% Americans are obese and about 1 of 3 kids will develop obesity in life. Having this disease will cause some very hard damage to the body like; Having high blood pressure, heart disease, and will cause cancer. What is Obesity? Obesity is a “accumulation” of
OBESITY MANIA 3 Obesity Mania Fast Food and Obesity Everyone knows about the obesity epidemic in the United States, however the fact that obesity effects 33% of adults and 17% children is not something to shrug off (Scinta,2015). Obesity is a real epidemic. It may not affect people the way Ebola or AIDS does, but it is a serious medical issue. There are many factors that
Obesity is becoming one of the biggest problems in the country, but there has to be reasons for it. It can be the economy, society now, or people and companies. It’s time that our country starts to realize that we can’t live like this anymore. We need to see what is causing the sudden rise in obesity, and what we can do to fix it. Education of risks and solutions can be very helpful. Obesity is killing so many people, yet is still 100 percent avoidable. Our country is beginning to care less and really
Does Advertising Unhealthy Food to Children in America Cause Obesity? Executive Summary Since the 1970’s the United States has been witness to a growing epidemic of childhood obesity tripling and in some instances quadrupling. Due to this major health concern it is believed that the advertising of unhealthy foods is the cause of childhood obesity in America. Majority of the advertising is done via television, which promotes fast food or “junk food” and is usually low
Obesity in our society continues to grow at an alarming rate. America is the richest country but has the largest population of obese people in the world. “Nearly 36.5% of American’s are obese (Adult Obesity Facts).” It is important to note that obesity is defined as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of “30% or more” (The Socioeconomic Causes of Obesity). People become obese over times for many reasons like feeling there is less of a need to exercise and eat healthy. There are also more fast food selections
Obesity in America Today, 78.1 million American adults and 12.5 million children are obese. Obesity in America is a unstoppable epidemic. Since the 1960s, the number of obese adults have doubled and the number of obese children have tripled. Because of America’s obesity problems, Surgeon General David Satcher issued a report saying; "The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight," said that obesity "have reached epidemic proportions" in America. Obesity in America has no
"Obesity is defined as having excess body fat (CDC)." Obesity quickly spreads and is a hazardous disease. Obesity is very different from being overweight. Overweight is just another term for being fat whereas, obesity means that one’s body contains thirty percent or more body fat. (CDC) The term "globesity (WHO)," was first used by World Health Organization, meaning obesity is affecting a great proportion of Earth’s population. W. H.O. Termed the word globesity because obesity has turned into a global
Central Idea: Obesity has become a controversial and big medical issue within today’s society. (Attention Getter): Take a look around you the next time you go to the store, to the mall, the movies, or anywhere that you go. What you will see is what has apparently become the new trend among children and adults. What you will see has become a big problem and it will continue to grow each year. Is obesity the fastest growing condition in the United States.