Obesity : A Common Disease Among Young People With Obesity

Obesity is a common issue in America. Obesity is defined as anyone having a body mass index of 30, and extreme obesity is the body mass index being 40 or greater. Obesity is such an issue because it leads to health issues, such as heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, gallbladder disease, gallstones, and many other diseases. These are all health aspects that will follow people for the rest of their lives, but also will probably end up shortening it significantly. Obesity is by no means an easy fix, but with longtime medic treatment it will decrease the frequency of accompanying diseases and death rate. Obesity is accumulation of fat in the organism, which leads to the increase of the surplus mass of the body by 20%

The number of obese adults now exceeds 25 percent in nearly two thirds of states. The rates of obesity in America have risen in the last thirty years, costing Americans, health, happiness, money, and productivity (Obesity is a serious problem 12). In this research paper I will be telling you about arguments and opposing viewpoints about a growing epidemic in teens and adults, obesity. Currently this topic is very controversial about who is to blame the kids, the parents, or the advertising companies because the cost is so low and the advertisers are getting a lot of views because kids are less active. The biggest issue in my opinion is that the parents and children are not aware of all of the consequences and health risks they are putting not just themselves in but their children. With this paper I want to bring out these issues so the parents especially have a better knowledge of this whole situation. Also, in this paper I will be discussing how advertising, fast food, cost/portion size, and better education about obesity. Obesity is a growing epidemic in teens and adults across the world especially America and people need more education about this epidemic. My position on this topic is that I am against obesity.

Have you ever been told to clean your plate because there are starving kids in Africa? This is a phrase you probably heard from your mother during childhood. With the difference ,in portion control, on the go meals, and lack of exercise in today,s youth, this question can cause a child to be a statistic of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is one of the United States most leading medical epidemic of today’s youth. According to the Center for Disease Control, seventeen percent of children or about twelve and a half million adolescents between the ages of two and nineteen years, suffer from this disease. (www.huffington post.com//childhoodobesityrates.)

If current adolescent obesity rates continue, predictions say by 2035 there will be more than 100,000 additional cases of heart disease linked to obesity (Collins 1). Childhood obesity has become more of an epidemic over the last few years. Although there are debates of childhood obesity being a problem, several factors contribute to childhood obesity such as parental feeding styles and fast food, nonetheless, which can all be prevented.

Obese children and adolescents are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or blood pressure. Children who suffer from obesity are at greater risk for developing these chronic conditions at an earlier age than had been seen in the past (Estabrooks et al, 2008). They are also more likely to have prediabetes and are at greater risk for bone and joint problems.

Obesity increases the risk of being diagnosed with serious health problems, such as heart disease and high blood pressure, as well as other health issues, such as diabetes. Breathing problems are commonly associated with obesity, and quite often do obese children have trouble sleeping, sometimes due to emotional problems, OCD, anxiety, and depression. Teenagers tend to be less popular at

The diseases associated with obesity are the following: Heart disease, Strokes, high blood pressure, Diabetes, asthma, some cancers, Gallbladder disease, Osteoarthritis, Gout, and Breathing problems such as sleep apnea.

Obesity is prevalent between children and adolescents in the United States. Obesity is the second leading cause of death after smoking in the US. It also causes cancer, and it is associated with unhealthy eating and less exercise or physical activity. The concerns of childhood and adolescent obesity include earlier puberty and menarche in girls, type 2 diabetes and increased rate of the metabolic disease in adolescence and adults. Therefore, the rate of obesity has increased in the American children in the last three years. The type 2 diabetes causes anticipated debilitating cardiovascular comorbidities. Some of the children have type 2 diabetes, which leads to dyslipidemia.

Young adults between the ages of 25 to 44 hold the largest percentage of the population in Indianapolis at 29.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). The generational cohort, Generation Y, more commonly known as the millennials make up this young adult population. Two of the current trends among the millennials is minimalism and fitness. Young adults are now valuing experiences over materialistic things that just take up space. Competing in a bodybuilding competition is not only an experience, it’s the ultimate personal accomplishment. It is one of the hardest processes a human can put their mind and body through. Not only will competing make you healthier than you’ve ever been before, it will also build your confidence and self-love up so that you can truly know your body and appreciate everything about it.

Being obese adversely affects the physical health of children. Children who are obese are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Children who are obese do not partake in physical activity because the extra weight on the child’s body causes problems with the development and health of a child’s lungs. Which leads to breathing problems such as asthma. Obese

In particular, obesity has about seven deadly contributing factors. The number one factor is nationally known for the deadliest, which is heart disease. Heart disease is medically familiar as coronary heart disease. It is a disorder of blood vessels that constricts an artery potentially leading to a heart attack. This cannot be cured, but there is medication that can help the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart more easily. Another factor of obesity is high blood pressure. According the the American Heart Association when a person has high it is when the pressure in your arteries are too high, and this may lead to a stroke (What is High Blood Pressure?). If the stoke is experienced a person will then need to attend respiratory therapy because, breathing complications were developed. Due to increased weight lack of respiratory compliance occurs. The excessive weight on the child or adult tightens the chest making it complicated to breathe so the person is then diagnosed with asthma. Obesity also increases the chances of some cancers such as: gallbladder, kidney, breast or thyroid.

Malnutrition and obesity are common issues that are widely observed within pediatric populations in the hospital setting. Pediatric patients with nutritional defects are at an increased risk for immune complications, along with physical and cognitive problems that could substantially impact clinical outcomes. (“Pediatrics Week,” 2014) This review is intended to

The significant numbers of overweight and obese children worldwide have increased in the recent decades and are expected to rise in the next few years. Obesity is an epidemic disease destroying children’s life in their childhood and adulthood. Children with a BMI above the 85th percentile are considered overweight and BMI above the 95th percentile are considered obese. This is a significant public health concern because more children have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, chronic disease, hypertension, and many more health problems, and also have psychosocial consequences. The big problem here is that children are increasing time spent watching television, playing videos games, eating unhealthy meals, and not being physically active. Many parents do not even have time to interact with their children because they spend too much time at work in order to become financially stable which leaves less time to devote to healthy eating and weight control. In addition, not being informed or educated on the negative effects of unhealthy diets and low physical activity must be communicated to the parent and guidance is important as well. It is difficult to provide healthy food or snacks at home because most of the healthy items are expensive and many single mothers and parents cannot afford those prices and opt to buy inexpensive food and snacks.

Obesity has been a controversial issue for years. Childhood obesity is already an epidemic in some areas and is on the rise in others. Although rare in the past, obesity is now amongst some of the most widespread issues affecting our children and adolescents living in the United States today. Childhood obesity is harmful to not only the child’s present lifestyle but it also affects the child’s future. Obesity in children is on the rise due to parenting style, inadequate exposure to healthy foods at a young age, availability of unhealthy foods, lack of education and awareness of the side effects and risks, and an increase in sedentary behavior.

The many far ranging health problems that stem from obesity can minor such as joint pain all the way to death in some cases. As fat accumulate throughout the body more vessels are needed to supply the new fat with oxygen rich blood. This puts added pressure on the heart and can raise overall blood pressure because of the extra blood having to be pumped throughout the body. Type 2 diabetes is also common among obese people because their bodies can’t make enough insulin to handle all of the sugar. Hearts disease such as Atherosclerosis is ten times more likely to be found in obese people. Atherosclerosis is a build up of fatty plaque in the arteries that restricts blood flow and can lead to a heart attack. With the added weight that comes along with being overweight it adds a lot weight that your bones and joints are not designed for. The added weight on the lungs can put more pressure on the respiratory system making it harder to breather and can make people short of breath. In todays culture where there is a stigma against people who are overweight are sometimes looked down upon and this can take a toile on someone’s psyche and may cause them to slip into