Obesity Is A Major Concern For Health Advocates

According to statistics from the Center of Disease and Control (2013), over 35.7% of Americans are obese. The obvious cause for such a huge amount of fat comes from bad eating habits and not enough physical activity. These problems occur because of the direction of the American culture. With America in an era of recession, many have relied on welfare and lost all hope, which has led them to not being active at home. The activities come from another part of America’s culture, electronic devices. People are less enthusiastic to exercise, because of TV and checking social media has been a must to do. Organic foods are for the human body, but also expensive in the United States. Many people can’t afford to purchase organic food, so they find the quickest and easiest solution which is fast food and microwaveable dinners. A person might ask, why should people care about the obese people and their lifestyle? Obesity is filled with statistics of death and disease. 18% of American deaths from 1986 to 2006 are caused by obese symptoms to adults between the ages of 40 and 75 (Masters, Reither, Powers, Yang, Burger & Link, 2013, pp.1900). Although there are not any recent statistics, Masters and his partners promise (2013, pp.1900) that there has not been a fight made to lower these results, which means obesity is still a big problem in American deaths. Even for the people that live and breathe today, obesity is still a major problem in today 's

“The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake” a quote made by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, as she launches her comprehensive initiative to change the way children think about nutrition and physical fitness (“Learn the Facts,” 2010). Three decades ago, children lived active lives that kept them healthier. They walked to and from school, ate home cooked, reasonable portion meals with vegetables and played outdoors most of the time. Today, children ride the bus instead of walk, eat more fast food and snacks throughout the day because parents are busier, and watch more television or play video games rather than be active outside with peers (“Learn the Facts,” 2010). Young children are becoming overweight and obese along with being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more frequently. They are making poor dietary choices, inadequate physical activity, and spending too much screen time all contributing to the obesity crisis. One of the effective solutions to reversing the trend of childhood obesity is to provide safe, affordable and accessible after-school health and physical fitness educational programs for all school ages across the nation.

Outdoors and nature have proven to improve an individual’s physical and mental health, however the population of the United States have disconnected from the outdoors causing a rise in health issues such as obesity, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and other chronic diseases (Bates & Stone, 2015). Obesity is defined as a disorder involving excessive amounts of body fat that can increase risks for health problems, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some leading causes of preventable death (CDC.gov, 2016). Obesity is a growing health disparity that nearly more than one-third of American adults face due to an evolving society (CDC.gov, 2016). Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States and they are the most common, costly, and preventable health conditions (CDC.gov, 2016). Aside from obesity, other chronic diseases include type 2 diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, stroke, and cancer (CDC.gov, 2016). Diabetes is known as the leading cause of kidney failure, blindness, and lower-limb amputations (CDC.gov, 2016). Arthritis is the most common cause of disability, with twenty-two million adults reporting that this prevents them from performing daily activities (CDC.gov, 2016). With over 30 years of research, urban nature has shown to enhance physical, psychological, and social well-being for the growing population (Shanahan, Fuller, Bush, Lin, & Gaston, 2015). Individuals with a sedentary lifestyle are more at risk for

School lunches, curriculum focus, and daily activities have changed in elementary schools over the years. The nutritional value in school lunches often meet a bare minimum. Curriculum is focused strongly on idealistic future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; but often forget teaching basic healthy habits needed for lifelong health. Physical education is no longer required every single day. Obesity has become an epidemic and not just for adults, it is increasingly affecting children as well. Children spend a generous amount of time in the classroom. They spend more time in school than at home or anywhere else. Therefore, schools have a responsibility in preventing obesity in adolescents by teaching them healthy habits, serving them nutritious food, and providing them with adequate physical activity.

As we intake calories we must work them out. Dr. Michael Omidi, co-founder of The Children’s Obesity Fund. says “However, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the lack of physical exercise in children is the main culprit in the startling rise of childhood obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and all other types of preventable medical conditions.” As we grow up we start our exercise in our schools physical education class. As we become young teens in junior high we start getting fewer exercise because it isn’t mandatory to get a P.E. the whole year. Once getting to high school many states only require to at least have 1 P.E. credit to graduate. It’s unbelievable how the American education system works, how they slowly cut our physical activity leading the young Americans to obesity. If schools provided more physical activity and made it mandatory for kids to have a P.E. credit for every year, our children obesity rate wouldn’t be as high. Our technology has begun to take over many Americans lives, and according to “obesity in children and technology”, “A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in 2014 monitored the habits of 1,003 sixth-graders. The researchers found that kids who spent more time in front of a screen -- whether it was a computer, TV or video game -- snacked more often and ate fewer healthy snacks than children who used

In modern America obesity is one of the largest problems. Obesity rates have more than doubled in adults and children since the 1970s (Food Research and Action Center P.1). This significant increase of obesity in Americans has caused the number of issues that range from traditional health problems to national defense.

Obesity has greatly increased among adults, teenagers and children in America. Statistics has shown that about two in every three adult in America is Obese or over weight. The children and teenagers are not left out also; the obesity prevalence is three times what it was in the previous years between 1970s and 2000 (Klegal, et al 2002). The occurrence of obesity has resulted in genetic, political, sociological and economic consequences (Hong T., Glazer G., 2005). Several institutions have been implicated by the government, for example, schools, family and genetics all play a part in the obesity epidemic. Certain policy determination caused by urbanization and has reduced the number of individuals walking or even taking part in daily exercise (Hong T., Glazer G., 2005). Policies that were formulated to support and encourage farmers and protect consumers from high priced agricultural food prices has resulted in food excesses and overproduction (Hong T., Glazer G., 2005). Technological advancement has reduced the number of workers that go to work daily and as such, some people work from home in the twentieth century; this has further reduced the daily activities performed by individuals (Hong T., Glazer G., 2005). Improvement in food processing and technology has led to the production of varieties

While obesity is a great concern for many American adults, it is an even greater concern for American children. These children are losing years of their life by eating junk food and living sedentary lives. Obesity can prevent them from achieving their life aspirations. Fortunately, this issue has caught the attention of many people. Action is being taken to combat the issue. One example of this is the Let’s Move campaign started by the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. The campaign’s objective is to stop childhood obesity in this generation so that children can be more optimistic about their future (Ferran, 2010). However, many have questioned the effectiveness of the Let’s Move program. Due to this program’s immense issues, the U.S. government should reform the Let’s Move campaign into a campaign that is less strict on diet, more strict on physical activity, and more aware of other factors that influence childhood obesity. In this essay, I will explore the upbringing of the obesity epidemic, the objectives of the Let’s Move campaign, and the policies it has influenced to fight childhood obesity. In the bulk of my essay, I will explain how and why the Let’s Move program should change in order to better tackle the issue of childhood obesity. Furthermore, I will refute the arguments against my proposed solution.

Obesity has threatened people’s health; generally, there are around 200,000 Americans receive Bariatric surgery each year. For this news article, a middle-aged computer programmer, Keith Oleszkowicz and a young college student, Jessica Shapiro accepted the Bariatric surgery because of their obesity. Bariatric surgery forces people to eat less and changes people physiologically and biologically. During this operation, doctors cut away most of the patients’ stomachs and reroute their small intestines; this process eliminates patients’ access of too much food. Patients’ lives will change dramatically after this operation; for example, people may see themselves differently, and others will also see them differently. This experience can be

Obesity has increased rapidly in the U.S. since the 1970s. At the same time, the

Obesity is defined as a condition characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat, this abnormal or excessive fat accumulation may impair on one’s health, leading to a reduced life expectancy (Health Boosters, 2012). Obesity occurs when an individual’s energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure, the larger the imbalance the more rapid the weight gain (Medibank, 2010). For practical reasons, body weight has been used to indicate whether someone is overweight or obese, and is commonly calculated by Body Mass Index (BMI)(NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition & NSW Department of Health, 2007). BMI = (Weight (kg))/(〖Heithet〗^2 (m^2 ) )

Obesity has become an epidemic in American societies that has become a public concern. According to the American Obesity Association (AOA), overweight and obesity rates are higher than ever in America’s youth. Obesity is the fastest growing cause of disease in American society today. Some of the major health concerns for today’s youth with obesity include severe asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension, orthopedic complications and sleep apnea. Researchers have come up with many different causes of obesity including biological cause, psychological causes, and sociological causes. Although they have been able to come up with these causes one of the most blamed causes of obesity is the food industry. Medical researchers and other professionals have been able to produce a variety of solutions to treat and prevent obesity including Gastric bypass surgery that is available at the age of eighteen. With all the solutions present, without changing the attitudes and lifestyles of the parents who are buying the food for the children the epidemic will continue.

Obesity is a rising problem not only in the United States but also in the whole word. With the constant increasing rates of it, something must be done in order to prevent this massive issue. Despite the fact that many local magazines and newspapers have pointed out some specific definitions of obesity, when someone heard of the word, thoughts that may come up to their mind are overweight, big or even unhealthy. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity is described as “a complex disorder involving an excessive amount of body fat”. Obesity isn’t just a cosmetic concern. It increases people’s risk of diseases and cause many health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure.

From the way your essay subject was written, I think I can tell what you want me to say.

I chose to write about a cartoon from Times Magazine that focuses on Obesity in America by Joe Heller. Obesity is a major issue that our country faces today. After analyzing this cartoon I wanted to further my understandings to what it meant. In this article we see that the American Medical Association (AMA) is a main variable. They stated that “moderately overweight people live longer”. That is a bold statement and what I want to know is does having extra body fat really allow you to live longer?