Obese People In Mississippi

The United States of America is the fattest country in the world. Obesity in America has reach epidemic proportions. Obesity and weight gain has become major concern of public health in the United States. In every state, at least twenty percent of adults are obese, and in twelve of these states the obesity rate is above thirty percent. Mississippi currently holds the highest rate of obesity with 34.9 percent of its residents being obese. On the contrary, Colorado has the lowest rate of obesity with 20.7 percent. CNN estimated that annual medical care costs due to obesity reached $147 billion, but the Institute of Medicine estimates it is closer to $190 billion.

A lot of today's obese American's are not obese because they eat too much, but because they move too little. Being physically active allows people to eat enough food to regain the nutrients they have used instead of putting more on top of that of what they have not used.

How many times a week do you go out to McDonald 's or Taco Bell for dinner? If you go more than once or twice a week then you really need to look at your diet and how healthy your lifestyle is. America is having a huge obesity crisis, too many Americans just don’t care about how much they weigh or unhealthy their lifestyle is. From the advertisement of the fast food companies, to people not being able to afford healthier foods, and people just being plain lazy, America has an increasing population of morbidly obese people.

Obesity is a primary concern of the public health in the United States as a whole, as well as in the state of Texas. According to the Texas Medical Association (TMA), obesity and metabolic syndrome are listed as number two on their list of Public Health Priorities (Texas Medical Association, 2016). The three levels of government, national, state and local, are concerned with the high rates of obesity. All levels of government strive to work together to keep people as healthy as possible (“The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century, 2003).

According to the media article, Whose Fault is our Fat? Obesity solely stems from Americans not participating in enough physical activity. On the other hand, Family Stressors and Child Obesity, attributes the stem of childhood obesity to stressors, particularly family stressors. Another possible explanation for obesity, other than Americans not getting enough physical activity or stressors, comes from the movie, watched in lecture, The Weight of the Nation. This movie makes the connection of rates of obesity to living in poverty areas. The movie also firmly believes that Americans are turning to quick, processed, and readily made meals, instead of healthy food options.

As more people suffer from obesity health complications, there are economic impact as a result of lost productivity and health cost. Mississippi estimated annual healthcare cost attributed to adult obesity (in 2003 dollars) is $757 million, of which $223 million is cost

In the United States Mississippi is the most unhealthy state, being well known for obesity. On estimate 41.8% of school-aged children and youth in Mississippi are obese. 450 children in grades 1 through 4 spend at least a year being educated on how to stay healthy and healthy eating habits. Then after grade four healthy matters aren’t as important. Not till highschool is it required to take a health class in Mississippi. They teach teens that the littlest things can make obesity occur and make it worse. Such as prohibited purchase of fresh fruit, vegetables, protein, poor dietary habits, unhealthy school breakfast and lunches, limited physical effort, and an increase of time on phones, television, or tablet. As for Programs are trying to make a difference for instance the team Healthy Mississippi is partnering with a program called University

Obesity is a serious problem in this country, but especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is known for cajun, spicy, and fried food and the food portion are huge. It is importance to teach children early proper eating habits. Children learn from their parents, so parents have to set a good example. Nowaday children just sit inside and play video games and they do not get any physical activity.

First, the problem about obesity in Mississippi is the fast food restaurants. Many people decide to eat fast food restaurants because he or she might not decide to cook, or maybe coming in late of a meeting of some sort. Another problem about obesity is the health problems that are stated among doctors. Doctors say many people could receive high blood pressure, headaches, and diabetes from eating too junk food all at one time. There are solutions to these problems as one can help other people to achieve those goals.

According to the surgeon general, obesity today is officially an epidemic. It is a tragedy that these low income families have no other choice but to digest these insanely unhealthy fast-foods on a daily basis. It is also a tragedy how they have very little access to healthy foods in supermarkets and grocery stores. A whole family's life can be affected by how much money they make. Obesity can lead to very severe and deadly illnesses such as artery disease, heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and high blood pressure. Low income families should not be around the greasy and unhealthy fast-food restaurants that surround them. There should be more grocery stores and supermarkets carrying healthy foods, at a low price. It is a proven fact that with low income, comes an unhealthier body which leads to

Much of America's children are obese or overweight, but this is nothing new. For decades the number of obese children have been rising. With the right action, and persistence this could change. The amount of obese children in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970's. In 2016 more than 36.5% adults were obese. If everyone knew the importance of exercise and healthy eating and act on it, we could reduce those numbers drastically.

Mississippi is known to be one of America’s fattest state where majority of their population eat unhealthy and are very inactive. One in four of Americans, especially in Mississippi order from a fast food restaurant daily. Obesity in the US is increasing significantly causing many physical and emotional effects to one’s health.

Good news! We’re Number 2! As declared by a 2013 report from the U.N., America has only the second highest obesity rate in the world at 31.8%, second to Mexico with an obesity rate of 32.8%. America has held on to the title of most obese country for over 60 years. From 13% obesity in 1962, estimates have steadily increased right up to 2013’s 32.8%.

An important part of nursing, especially in the community, is working on ways to identify major health concerns and determining ways to improve the health of the population. Not only is it important to improve the health of the population, but it is vital to be efficient on being able to identify early risk factors to reduce the prevalence of specific disease that are prevalent in the surrounding communities of populations. The purpose of this paper is to identify one health problem that is most prevalent in my community and analyze the problem using Milio’s framework for prevention. Furthermore, I will then choose one of my nursing diagnoses and describe how the community health problem applies to it. To distinguish national goals closely

Obesity is a growing disease within our ever quickening, largely sedentary society. The American Obesity Treatment Organization reported the current obesity problem in the US as 72 million people dealing with this disease and associated risk factors. Obesity is a disease that affects both adults and children. The CDC lists related risk factors of this disease as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, Type-2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and stroke ("Adult Obesity Facts"). Obesity is highly prevalent in Florida with rates as high as 25-30% (“Obesity Prevalence Maps”). As a nation, the goal set by Healthy People 2020 is to reduce the rate of obesity to less than 15% and as the data and statistics clearly show Florida is nowhere