Obesity : A Growing Problem

Obesity or overweight has become, a common factor for millions of people in America and other countries. Since the 1980’s the number of obesity or overweight adults and children has more than doubled. Today nearly one third of 2.1 million people are either overweight or obese. Here in the

For a long time, obesity has been one of the notable health concerns that America has struggled with during the last five decades .Obesity as a health concern is not limited to America alone, it is a serious concern among other affluent societies like European countries. A considerable number of Americans spend a significant amount of money trying to lose weight. Obesity become an important focus in the news items during the year 2002.According to research findings, the rate of obesity among the American was at an average of 12% in 1990 and this rate was at 23% in the year 2005(Menifield, Doty and Fletcher 83-8).

Obesity has been on the rise in America and is reaching all time heights. Obesity in America is at 27.7 percent and 1 in 5 children in America are obese currently and many will have to deal with it throughout their lifetime. With almost a third of our population struggling with this problem, the increasing obesity rates are becoming a major concern. Even though there isn’t a single answer to why obesity has become so prevalent, there are many contributing factors such as socio-economic status, the rise in technology, fast food, car culture, politics, socio-economic status, stress, and biology.

Obesity has become a major problem in America today. It is the condition of being extremely over weight, is widespread and is one of the leading health problems in the United States today. Almost two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese and obesity has more than doubled in the past couple decades. It causes extreme health problems such as diabetes and heart disease, and can lead to death. Unless, there is a major change regarding diet, exercise and life style in America, then the obesity rates will continue to rise, causing health problems that can affect a persons life forever. If both children and adults change their diet and lifestyle, then the rate of obesity will decrease, resulting in healthier bodies and a longer life

Obesity is a nationwide epidemic and it continues to affect Americans of all ages, gender and ethnicity. It’s a condition of access body fat that can affect any person from young to old. This national crisis is becoming unbearable and defines Obesity as your BMI (Body Mass Index), which is a ratio of the individual’s height and weight. Obesity is caused from many factors, overeating, genetics, hormones, lack of physical activity and the environment which is a serious public health issue. The environment involves another person’s home, school, community or work that can provide barriers or opportunities for an inactive and active lifestyle. The majority of Americans eat at their convenience because fast food is rather more accessible than healthy

The following article was composed of a wellness program that consisted of a population of 109 participants and lasted 12 weeks. The program educated the participants on areas of nutrition and exercise while also providing them with support groups to help assist them with relapse prevention. The article begins by describing what obesity is and the prevalent causes. The article illustrates that obesity is a growing public health issue and that a solution needs to be found to counteract this problem. Certain statistics are thrown out such as the number of obese adults in the U.S. had increase from 23% to 32% in the span of 2003 to 2004 and that the lower portion of the socioeconomical status are more likely to be obese or overweight. This

In the United States obesity is an increasing problem . With obesity rates soaring with each year something must be done to alleviate this massive issue. There are many different ways to help some of which include increasing the knowledge of students and parents, improving nutrition facts at restaurants, and providing more facilities for citizens to become physically engaged.

Considered as a disease by society since 2013, obesity has become a growing epidemic. It results from consuming an overly excessive amount of calories than the approximated two thousand that are necessary for everyday use. The extra calories that are not burned for immediate energy are stored as fat. This eventually leads to an accumulation of fat and thus, generates a large weight gain. It was once believed that obesity was only an issue for the developed countries, but globalization has changed this. As undeveloped countries transitioned from a traditional diet to a more western one, the rate of worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980. A western diet primarily consists of highly processed foods. This type of food is composed of high concentrations of sugar, sodium, fats, and carbohydrates. Through trade and multinational fast-food companies, globalization has allowed greater access to these very cheap and unhealthy processed foods. The trend of globalization increasing the number of obese people has been labeled by the World Health Organization as “globesity” (Brunner-Brown 1).

Obesity is one major healthcare issue worldwide. This occurs in any race, gender, and ethnicity. In fact, individuals have been struggling with this problem way before the simplest sexually transmitted diseases were ever discovered. Buchwald (2003) states that, “An individual usually is considered obese when his or her body mass index (BMI) is over 30 percent.” Although it can occur in any individual, obesity is determined after a few factors: gender, height, and age. A physician is usually the one to determine BMI and whether an individual is obese or not. An individual who is obese but can easily take proper precautions to control their weight is not that serious. On the other hand, those who are way over a 30 percent BMI may have a bigger problem. For example, A 30 year old women weighing 500 pounds who only stands about 66 inches tall can be a bit risky. After this is discovered, individuals usually make surgery decisions if he/she cannot take control of their own weight. Often times, to jumpstart their weight loss, patients usually choose gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery does not take all of the excess weight off of an individual but it starts the process. The surgery is very risky. Gastric bypass surgery causes a series of health problems, causes financial burdens, and navigates to lifestyle changes. Therefore, dieting and exercising should be the only decision an individual should make when thinking about how to lose weight.

Obesity has become a huge problem in the United States, and has affected almost everyone’s lives in some way. Obesity is not something people should take lightly, but many do. Obesity is very dangerous and can shorten a person’s life by years. Both David Zinczenko and Radley Balko agree that obesity is dangerous and has emerged as a huge problem. However, the two differ on why this problem has occurred and how it may be solved. Zinczenko believes that fast food restauraunts are at fault for the many unlabeled obvious health hazards. While Balko goes in the complete opposite direction, he says that obesity is our own fault and is causing healthy people to

Obesity is a significant public health problem. Its prevalence in the United States estimated to be 35.1% in 2011–2012 (6291981) and 33.7 in 2014 (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A900A?lang=en)

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

Obesity in America has been a concern for many years. Temptations is all around making bad habits easy to pick up. Obesity in America needs to be solved in order for the future generation to have an average life expectancy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that the average American ate almost 20% more calories in the year 2000 than they did in 1983 (America O 2016). This is due to a high rise of meat consumption. In addition, only 20% of today’s jobs require at least moderate physical activity compared to 50% of the jobs in the 1960’s. Americans burn 120 to 140 calories less than they did 50 years ago (US News, 2011). More laid back work and office jobs that require little to no walking is the cause to this calorie drop. Bringing these problems to light allows for the nation to come up with solutions. An effective way to address the problem of obesity is to Make healthy food options more affordable, provide free/reduced gym memberships as incentives, Make PE and recess a requirement for all schools, provide better environmental influences, and provide individuals with resources to help improve sleep quality.

While for many feel that obesity is a personal and must be fought in secret with no involvement of anyone else, many will disagree with that because obesity affects every tax payer and impair a community as a whole. Obesity is a big problem here in my America and it has to be a matter of public discussion. This fight can be done through a lot of places, churches, physician offices, dietary and nutrition offices this fight cannot be done by individual, people that are obesity need the public to pitch and help them in how to lose weight and start a healthy life style. This paper will address why and why not obesity is considered an epidemic, and address why the fight against obesity should be a public discussion and concerned.

Obesity is classified as one of the extremely common and serious public health problems in the world. Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading global risks of mortality in the world (World Health Organization, 2009). Furthermore, they are one of the major factors of for a number of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer (World Health Organization, 2005). According to NHS UK, obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more for adults, and the UK 1990 growth reference curves are used to define obesity for Children (Cole TJ, Freeman JV, Preece MA, 1995). The growing challenge of obesity of Europe countries is remarkable among Asian countries .In 2008, 1.4 billion adults (35%) aged 20 and over were overweight and 500 million were obese (11%). More than 40 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2012(World Health Organization, 2014). That is the global obesity situation. Furthermore, the obesity problem in the UK is not optimistic, the UK has the highest obesity rates among Europe countries, and this trend has strikingly increased over the recent years to the point where more than 20% of the population are now obese. (University of Birmingham, 2014) However, the obesity situation in Singapore is more worrisome. In 2010, 40% adults aged 18 to 69 were overweight and 10% were obese which is more than double the level seen in 1992. (Ministry of Health Singapore, 2010) This essay will