Go Wild: Eat Fat, Run Free, By Richard Manning

More than one third of U.S. adults are obese along with nearly a fourth of the children. As someone raised in the United States, I was surrounded by the harsh fact of obesity; those within my own family have been drastically affected by it. I have seen them struggle with it and I know how hard losing weight can be and even how easy gaining it can be. Many times I witnessed the battle and how many are unable to overcome it, but I have also seen people through hard work, exercise, and dieting, lose the weight and keep it off. Many people I know speak of causes for their obesity. Their excuses range from their genes to even the chemicals in their environment. In “The Obesity Era,” David Berreby persuasively supports his claim that an outside factor is the cause of obesity; however, Berreby loses his audience when he neglects to acknowledge the prior successes that show that weight loss comes from hard work, diet, and exercise

Back then, the 20th century was seen as the eradication of many infectious diseases and the development of vaccines, this century has started with an epidemic of diabetes and obesity. Roslin continues by claiming that in some way, Americans are ineffective or unsuccessful to resolve the disease of obesity, and it is affecting many Americans. Most of the people’s troubles are due to their appalling habits: people do not consider what is healthy and natural for them, and before they eat, they do not concern to read the labels of what they eat or drink. Such people pass these habits to their family and most specifically to their kids. It has been predictable that children obesity is becoming an increasing subject in the United States. While that might sound less threatening to people, it is, in fact, not, says Roslin. He asserts that despite the United States’ huge investment in healthcare, life expectancy is expected to decline due to obesity. Roslin ends this paragraph by stating that the obesity epidemic is increasing at such a fast pace that, if the current trend continues, the entire America will be obese by 2050.

In the article from the LA Times, “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds,” Eryn Brown advocates that genetic and health problems can be caused by chronic sleep deprivation. Brown states that people who are deprived of sleep have a much higher chance of getting obese and having cardiovascular difficulties. She maintains her claim by addressing a multitude of researchers who proved her claim, then she presents an experiment conducted by two analysts that specialize in sleep, and finally Brown elaborates with scientific statistics. Brown writes it in a comprehensive tone for individuals. Her entire article gives clues such as “...analysis revealed that genes involved in inflammation, immunity and protein damage were activated…” and “... millions of people might be sustaining damage to their body. She is warning her readers that although they may think chronic sleep deprivation will just

It is basic knowledge that humans need sleep, but that’s where it ends just general knowledge. The article “Sleep On It” discusses how not getting enough sleeps affects you and also remedies to help. I personally am one of those people who sleeps less and says, “I’ll just be tired tomorrow, it’s okay.” After reading this article I now realize how I am putting my body in danger of future risk and it’s not okay. The article discusses that people who get no more than six hours of sleep are at a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and gaining more weight. Although the studies mentioned do not show causations, I feel like the correlations are strong enough to understand the negative effects. I found it very interesting no matter which study

Health care professionals, the public and educational campaigns have provided Americans with education on eating healthier diets and increasing physical activities to avoid obesity, but obesity has doubled over the past four years (Marks, 2004). In an article written by Jennifer Marks it states, “We inherit our genetic makeover from our ancestor’s” (Marks, 2004). During the days when hunters and gatherers who would have to stalk and capture their dinner to feast, stored the nutrients in their bodies to later be used for fuel to survive periods of famine (Marks, 2004). Americans share this ability to store fat and when we consume food high in fat it’s not used, it is stored and accumulates over the years (Marks, 2004). Without exercising and limiting our daily

Well they were right in more ways than one. The more sleep one gets, the better they will feel about the day ahead and they’ll make better choices throughout the day. “Dr. Donald Hensrud, a nutritionist and preventative medicine expert in the department of endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism and nutrition at the Mayo clinic, said one of the most immediate health dangers for many obese people is sleep apnea” (“Neporent”). Sleep apnea is a condition in which someone gasps or stops breathing for a moment while sleeping.

One possible cause of obesity was attributed to the unexpected association between increased daytime sleep and patterns of eating. Prior studies noted that sleep deprivation led to a decrease in optimal endocrine system functioning, which further resulted in decreased satiety and increased food cravings and caloric intake in

This lecture talks about the science of fat. It starts off by telling us that we will learn what impact science has on helping with obesity as well as creating obesity. The lecture begins with discussing obesity, and whether it is a disease, and what impact hereditary has on one’s weight. Jeffrey M. Friedman, the speaker, discovered the genetic basis for obesity when they identified and cloned leptin, a hormone secreted by fat tissue. In one of his experiments he tried to identify what genes made mice obese. Through research and experiments he duplicated the hormone leptin and made mice obese. Leptin has showed us how nature counts calories. Before starting his lecture Dr. Friedman tells us a little bit of

In the article from the LA Times, “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds,” Eryn Brown argues that people that don’t get enough sleep have a higher risk of disease and cell damage in their bodies. Brown says sleep deprivation shuts down genes that heal the body, which means the body can’t heal itself. She supports her claim by doing experiments on sleep-deprived people, statistics, and opinions from expert scientists and doctors that conducted her study. Brown writes in a neutral, informative tone for the readers of LA times. Everytime she makes a claim, she supports it with evidence from credible sources in order to convey the scientific information. In order to inform people about the dangers of sleep-deprivation, Brown shows multiple causes of sleep-deprived people. For example, “...get less than our fair share of zzz’s are more likely to be obese and to suffer cardiovascular woes than people get a consistent…”. Brown is effective for making sure people are aware of what is going to happen to the because she is stating the negative effects that deprived sleep can cause on a human, and people will read this article and will be aware of what is happening.

In the article, “A Lack Of Sleep Can Alter Your Eating Habits,” Caner Serena states that insufficient sleep could lead to increasing ghrelin and lowering leptin. That means more hungry but less satisfied when eating. In addition, studies show that people who lack of sleep are more likely to eat high-carb foods and snacks at night. And the example the author given is that his/her daughter doesn’t respect for suggestion that children should take at least seven to nine hours every night (). The research from Caner illustrates that children don’t realize the importance of enough sleeping. However, lacking of sleep could lead the status of people and therefore change dietary habits in bad ways. Since children need more control on their sleeping

The human body and mind work together in a continual cycle of work and rest, there are many people who neglect their physical health, in turn neglecting their psychological health. Every action taken, no matter how significant or insignificant to the body during the working cycle or waking hours, has positive and negative effects on the resting cycle or recovery hours. Although, it is important to maintain the balance of proper nutrition, adequate exercise, and quality sleep in order to optimize physical and mental health. This essay will show the benefits of maintaining physical health, through an individual ten day journal tracking: nutrition, exercise, sleep, and dreams (Table 1); combined with other pertinent research and studies, involving the effects of physical health on the body systems.

Sleep is an essential part of any person’s health, however few people seem to realize that not receiving enough sleep can double the risk of becoming obese.“The ‘epidemic’ of obesity is paralleled by a ‘silent epidemic’ of reduced sleep duration with short sleep duration linked to the increased risk of obesity both in adults and in children”(Professor Cappuio). Someone who has developed a sleeping disorder such as, sleep apnea, may not have the motivation to diet or exercise, due to daytime sleepiness. Scientists at the University of Chicago conucted a study in 1999, which restricted eleven healthy young adults to four hours of sleep for six nights. The scientist discovered that restricting individuals to this amount of sleep impaired metabolism functions and disrupted hormone levels. It was also found that the subject’s abilities to process glucose in the blood had declined, in some cases to the level of diabities. ” Not only does obesity contribute to sleep problems such as sleep apnea, but sleep problems can also contribute to obesity.”(National Sleep Foundation)

Weight problems are associated with a lack of this stage of sleep. University of Pittsburgh study. (Reynolds, T).

In Sleep, Obesity and Weight Loss in Adults (2014) the study sought to examine a wide range of cross-sectional, longitudinal and lab-based experiments on the correlations of lack of sleep (studies had no numerical commonalty on what constitutes sleep deprivation) or oversleeping (<9 hours per night) and incidents of obesity. The intent behind the meta-analysis was to determine if addressing sleep disturbances should be a consideration in treatment strategies for obesity. The conclusion held some interesting suggestions however it acknowledged that there may be methodological biases and a need for further studies.

ost everyone knows what it is like to go through the day, groggy and worn out. Sleep deficiency leaves people miserable and just waiting all day to just crawl back into bed. But most people don’t realize how big of an impact sleep really has on the body. Sleep is the most important activity one can perform to support their body and nothing else comes close to what sleep provides the body with, mentally and physically. Not exercise, nor brain problems. The best way to help the body is to sleep consistently and well. Everyone can benefit both mentally and physically from more sleep. The everyday impact of sleep is gigantic and it also has long term health effects as well.