Obesity Is A Worldwide Public Health Problem

Obesity is a common disease that makes a person massively overweight. This disease can potentially be lethal if not treated correctly. In addition, this could also lead to other common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes and cancer..

The Walt Disney production “Wall-E” is a portrayed image of what our world could soon become. If you aren’t familiar with what the film is about, it is about obese humans relying on technology to do everything and anything for them. They weren’t concerned with their health at all, ordering jumbo soda and super-sized meals of fast food, for every meal. As Wall-E broads the ship and knocks some humans out of their delusional life style, they begin to realize something is seriously wrong with their health. Maybe it was because they couldn’t walk or maybe it was the realization that they couldn’t do anything for themselves. To make sure this doesn’t happen to the people of our world today, there is

Obesity is a prevalent public health epidemic that we face today. Billions of dollars in the United States alone are being spent yearly to cover medical treatment for ailments triggered by this disease (Lee, Sheer, Lopez and Rosenbaum 2010). According to Public health Reports, federal and state governments currently are accountable for at least half of the medical expenses encountered from one being overweight and obese (Lee et al., 2010). Medicaid has the highest popularity of obese customers when compared to Medicare, private insurances, or even those uninsured. In 2004 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) acknowledged obesity as a medical condition. Children receiving Medicaid benefits are covered by the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program (Lee et al., 2010). This program covers health assessments from birth to age 21. Obese children under the (EPSDT) are eligible to receive free nutritional and behavioral education regarding this disease. Evidence based guidelines have proven that regular screenings and early intervention can have a great impact on decreasing childhood obesity. Unfortunately, not all states enforce these guidelines and this is where children often fall into the cracks. It is still an individual’s choice to follow through.

There are many reasons obesity is so prevalent. The official Mayo Clinic website lists only two causes: unhealthy diet or eating habits, and inactivity. However, although these are the only two causes they list, the actual causation of obesity goes deeper than that.There are many other risk factors that come into play and put someone at risk for being obese. This includes but is not limited to: genetics, family lifestyle, inactivity, unhealthy diet, medical problems, medications, social and economical issues, age, pregnancy, quitting smoking, and

Obesity is the condition of being excessively fat and overweight due to extra body fat in the body. Obesity occurs in the body if fat is located around the organs and tissues of the body, as well as underneath the skin. Obesity can result in severe health risks such as heart disease, diabetes, increased blood pressure, and cancer. Symptoms of obesity include the loss of breath, excessive sweating, sleeping complications, the inability to do physical activities, tiredness, and bone pain. Over the years, obesity has negatively affected large populations of the world. Obesity rates have greatly increased throughout the United States, exceeding between 20%-35%. Obese humans that lose weight and body fat are able to gain it back within five years, causing the treatment of obesity to become challenging.

The obesity epidemic remains a public health concern worldwide. Obesity rates remain high in the United States, where one third of adults are obese.1 According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the percent of children (ages 2-19 years) who are obese rose from 14.5% in 1999 to 17.3% in 2012.1 A recent study based on the 2012-2013 NHANES suggests a stabilization in obesity rates since 2003-2004, with a significant decrease among 2-5 year olds but no significant changes observed in other age groups.2

Did you know that 31.6 % of South Carolina population is obese? Over the last few decades’ obesity has gotten out of control, more than 30.5% of adults and 17% of children are considered obese. What is Obesity? Obesity is a diseased connected to improper nutrition a way that the amount of the fatty tissue of the body stored from the food taken starts being completely unhealthy. I believe Americans aren’t getting sufficient exercise and are consuming too much unhealthy food. Obesity is a major health topic today, due to the rate of obesity it has turned into a rapid epidemic. The biggest possible reason for obesity in children and adults are poor eating habits and lack of physical exercise.

Obesity in the United States is a major public health issue. According to prevalence data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) 2011-2012, 34% of US adults are overweight (BMI 25-29.9), 35.1% obese (BMI 30-39.9) and 6.4% morbidly obese (BMI ≥40). NHANES does not include incarcerated individuals in the surveys. The 2011-2012 United States Bureau of Justice, National Inmate Survey, indicated the prevalence of overweight, obesity and morbid obesity for state and federal inmates was 45.7%, 25.5% and 2.4% respectively. Although males in prisons and jails were more likely than females to be overweight, females were more likely to be obese or morbidly obese. The health risks for individuals who are overweight or obese are clear. If obesity is not managed, chronic health conditions will develop and this will impact public health resources and communities when offenders are released. They are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental health problems.

Obesity is growing rapidly in America and all over the world. Even scientists are not sure what 's driving this epidemic. Obesity is a very complex term to describe because many researchers define it as a disease and some count it as a lifestyle habit. What is obesity? Obesity is a condition of being exceptionally fat or overweight. Genetics, combination of hormonal changes and behavioral factors of a particular person can cause obesity. Obesity can cause dangerous diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. In some cases, it can also lead to cancer, arthritis, erectile dysfunction, and fatty liver disease. Obesity is a leading cause of every ten American deaths. Obesity has increased because of a decrease in working efforts

Obesity is a global problem. Obesity is becoming common, costly, and deadly. Nearly 70% of Americans are overweight or obese. Kansas is the 13th most overweight state in the country. “More than a third of adult residents designated as obese” (Dunn, 2015). The obesity rate in the 45 states that the research was conducted in did not change, but the rate in Kansas raised. “The Kansas obesity rate has risen every year since the government started collecting data in 1995; back then the obesity rate sat at 13.5 percent.”(Dunn, 2015). In Kansas, men have a higher obesity rate than women. Also, black people have a higher obesity rate than Latinos and white people . Middle-aged Kansas residents are the highest in the group amongst all the age

Obesity is defined as a condition typified by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. It has truly become a worldwide issue. One of the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) global estimates finds that roughly 600 million adults are obese. Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population is obese. There are many causes and effects of adult obesity. However, there are several steps to overcome it.

Obesity is a major public health and economic problem within populations. The complex interactions between environment, individual factors and genetic variability have escalated the issue to the top of policy and programme agendas worldwide, with prevention of childhood obesity providing a particularly compelling mandate for action.1, 2 There is an undisputed understanding that this epidemic is in need of urgent action that is both comprehensive and sustainable. Often upstream legislative and funding decisions are subject to socio-political and economic influences and scrutiny; a framework for defining their evidence base is essential.3

Obesity happens when caloric intake exceeds energy expenditure. The pathophysiology of obesity is complex. Mechanism contributing to the imbalance of energy intake in relation to energy expenditure and multiple pathogenic effects of excess adipose tissue are not completely understood. (McCance & Huether 2014). Adipose tissue plays an important role in obesity because it is responsible for physiologic processes including energy metabolism, neuroendocrine function, and immune function. Therefore, a dysfunction in any of these aspects can lead to excessive adipose tissue or obesity (Porth,

In today’s society, obesity is a major public health problem across the world, and is only becoming a growing problem in the United States. Research shows that twenty years ago, five percent of American children were overweight, whereas today 15 percent are. (Moore, 2011) Problems of obesity results from excessive caloric intake, decreased energy expenditure and the combination of the two. Obesity is linked to many health problems such as liver damage, diabetes and many others. The consumption of fast food, and their large serving sizes is a main cause of obesity within America. Obesity rates are also strongly influenced by environmental factors such as poverty, housing condition, and work situation. I chose this topic because obesity is a growing issue that has become even more common in today’s society and not many people are aware of the health problems that arise from living unhealthy lifestyles. Fast food restaurants such as McDonalds, Burger King, and others do advertisement for inexpensive and convenient food, but there are so many dangers behind all of it that we are all unaware of. With this paper I plan to give insight on how obesity is viewed in society, and get a closer look at how different sociological perspectives view it differently. I also plan to look at the many reasons of why obesity has become such an issue in today’s society, and how it affects an individual alone, and society as a whole. I will be looking at this issue through the lenses of a conflict

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