Obesity : Obesity And Obesity

Obesity has been framed as a topic of personal responsibly for a long time. For many, the fundamental notion has always been that if you stop eating junk food and eat “healthy”, you will maintain a healthy weight. According to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control’s 2007-2008 Health and Nutrition Examination survey, it was found that 73.7% of all Americans 20 years old or older were overweight, obese, or extremely obese. That is a lot of fat people and it is hard to believe that fast food alone is responsible for 70% of adult Americans being overweight.

Obesity basically means having too much body fat. Not being overweight for your height, having too much muscle, or water in your body. What exactly is obesity? “Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excess of body fat, defined by genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control when dieting. Obesity is classified as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is a tool used to measure obesity. Obesity increases your risk of developing related conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea, to name a few. Many individuals are affected by obesity and are not aware of it” (O.A.C, 2016). Causes of obesity vary from person to person, but most are from the same reasons. Taking in more calories than your body can burn leads to obesity because your body stores the unused calories as fat. Typical causes are eating too much food than your body can use, drinking too much alcohol, and not getting enough exercise. Many obese people who lose large amounts of weight and gain it back think it is their fault. They blame themselves for not having the willpower to keep the weight off. Many people regain more weight than they lost. Today, we know that biology is a big reason why some people cannot keep the weight off. Some people who live in the same place and eat the same foods become obese, while others do not. Our bodies have a complex system to help keep our

Obesity is a popular term in today’s society, especially in America. While the word itself is quite common, it has a negative connotation that is dragged along with it. Obesity has become taboo in society, because no one wants to discuss the unpleasant details that relate to it. But, when it is discussed, some of the biggest questions are “What causes obesity?” and, “who is to blame?” These questions have led to many years in research, and even a few lawsuit cases. Fast food intake plays a crucial role in the likelihood of obesity because it is cheap, easy to access, and has a diversity of flavors and variety available. The increased consumption of fast food products leads to a higher risk of health issues caused by obesity.

The United States is the second most obese country in the world. Obesity is accounted for 10 percent of all deaths in the U.S. Obesity is becoming so sever that people are beginning to believe that it is a disease. The definition of disease is “ Disease decreases life expectancy and impairs the normal functioning of the body.” Obesity is reported as an “epidemic” because of the continuous increase in rates each year. Obesity is argued to be a preventable risk factor for other diseases and conditions, but in reality it is a disease. (ProCon)

Obesity in America is rampant. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 78.6 million adults in the United States are obese. (Centers for Disease Control, 2015) Obesity is a factor in many chronic diseases such as Type II Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke. With sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition leading the way to America’s weight issue, retired and non-active duty veterans returning are not immune to the diagnosis of obesity and obesity-related illnesses.

A study focused on obesity published by Navaneelan and Janz (2014) concluded that, “Obesity has become one of the world’s greatest health concerns and threatens to undo gains made in life expectancy during the 20th century” (p. 1). “Obesity is defined as abnormal excessive fat accumulation that may impair health” (World Health Organization, 2015). In order to tackle the concerns of obesity, nurses should develop an understanding of the family’s needs and goals in order to determine family nursing roles. The nurse’s role of communicator, educator, and advocator may be helpful towards families dealing with obesity. The Primary health care setting may facilitate these nursing roles due to its accessibility and familiarity among families. This setting provides nurses with the opportunity to address obesity management given the frequent contact between the nurse and the families. The nurse develops a better understanding of the family’s needs and wants which in turn allows the nurse to develop nursing diagnosis, prevention and treatment interventions regarding obesity (Gordie and Brown, 2012, p.15). The purpose of this paper will emphasise the role of nurses as communicators, educators and advocators along with role challenges in supporting families with the lifestyle and conditions of obesity.

One of the main reasons for the rapid spread of obesity in recent decades is the lack of movement and exercise. With that being said, Gold’s Gym could dramatically improve membership sales by targeting people that are struggling with obesity and overweight. However, most people that are overweight or obese don’t feel comfortable going to the Gym because of receiving unwanted attention. Therefore, Gold’s Gym needs to adapt its gyms to make it suitable for people that struggle with obesity and overweight.

Obesity refers to excess body fat while overweight refers to excess body weight in terms of excess fat, muscles, bone or water. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2009–2010), about 69% of the adult population in the U.S. is overweight or obese, with more than 78 million adults being obese. Consistent with the survey, at least 2 in 3 adults are overweight or obese and more than 1 in 3 adults are obese. In addition, more than 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. are said to have extreme obesity. The obesity and overweight ranges are calculated using body mass index (BMI). An overweight person has a BMI of 25 to 29.9 while an obese person has a BMI of 30 + (Flegal et al. 493).

Many people wonder how destructive can effects of obesity be. First of all what is an obesity? Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual 's ideal body weight. It is a very serious problem and is becoming very dangerous in today’s world. Obesity is now considered to be the second most preventable death in America, with tobacco being the first. As use of tobacco rates continues to decline, the obesity rates continue to rise. With that being said, death numbers of obesity are going to rise compare to tobacco (Obesity Consequences 2012). Obesity causes many health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol, asthma, etc. There are many social and emotional effects of obesity, including discrimination, lower quality of life, and a likely susceptibility to depression. Obesity in America has become an epidemic that has lasting psychological and physiological effects.

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.

There are many diseases that follow with being overweight and/or obese. Some places, such as the U.S, that are known for being an obese country. Some people are obese because of their genetics and generations of obese family members and some people are obese just because they eat constantly to solve their problems and don 't move around enough to lose what they ate.There are many ways to solve this problem though, they’re medical treatments, diets, programs to help with obesity, and even foods that can help people lose weight but the world stills seems to be suffering from this horrible disease, possibly because people don 't know the best treatment for obesity, or maybe it is because we as a generation are too lazy, it could even be that

How is it that people can become obese knowing that the condition poses severe health risks? The truth is, there are several different factors that contribute to obesity. Firstly, it is generally easier for people to gain weight than it is for them to lose weight. Losing weight requires a substantial amount of effort and determination, something that not a lot of people have (or at least not enough). Some people believe that being overweight comes with birth and is determined by their genes, while others believe that anyone can adjust his or her weight by following certain regimens. Although a person’s genes do affect his or her metabolic rate—the rate at which the body burns calories—, having a healthy lifestyle and restricting one’s caloric intake can undermine the drawbacks of having a naturally low metabolic rate. A person’s weight loss depends on how much he or she prioritizes his or her health and physical appearance.

“One of the major problems that the world is facing today is obesity of people. In the world as of today the United States of America is currently ranked ninth with 33.9 percent of people be obese.America is one of the most obese countries in the world, and the reasons are quite obvious. Just take a look around you. High amounts of stress , more and more technology to make our lives easier (and lazier),fast food chains on every block (unhealthy foods are much less expensive than the healthy foods we should be eating) and are all factors to weight gain in our country.Obesity can be divided into three main causes – diet, lifestyle and education. One of the chief causes is diet. Young Emiratis eat more and more high-carbohydrate, high-fat burgers and pizza in fast-food restaurants. However, some traditional foods are also very oily, and because of increasing affluence are eaten more often than in the past. Lifestyle is a second main cause of obesity.”As a result of cheap foreign labour, many Emiratis now have sedentary jobs, and do not exercise regularly.”However, one of the main causes is lack of education and awareness. The society’s attitude to food often leads to overconsumption. Parents do not teach good eating habits to children, and many people lack knowledge about good nutrition or a balanced diet. In the past 40 years, there has been an expansion to more than 160,000 fast-food restaurants in America. These restaurants serve more than 50 million people per day,

The epidemic if obesity has increased dramatically among children. Studies show nearly forty percent of American school age children are obese (Berk, 2008). Obesity has become a big problem with children because the children are falling in the eating habits of their parents. Children have also started playing video games which doesn’t require any exercise. Children sit home all day and eat. The difference from then and now is that children didn’t have all those video games and they wanted to go out and play with friends, ride their bikes, and run and play in the yard. Now days you don’t see too many children playing anymore because they are so rapped up into those games and spend most of their time after school playing them. In this paper I will accost the causes, the problem, some ways of treatment, and the prevention of obesity.

Obesity is a condition in which the over accumulation of adipose fat tissue causes the weight of a person to increase abnormally. Their weight exceeds by 20%, as a factor of their ideal body weight. According to recent analysis, statistics show that more than one third of the world’s population is targeted by obesity. Research shows that overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. Obesity occurs greatly amongst adults who are 18 years or older. An estimated 600 million adults were obese out of the 1.9 billion that were overweight, around the world in 2014. One in three adults in Mexico, New Zealand and United States are obese, and one in four adults in Australia, Canada, Chile and Hungary are obese. In contrast, rates of obesity are much lower in Asian countries, where approximately 2-4% of adults have obesity. In countries such as Mexico and the United States, Latino and Africans have the highest rates of obesity amongst all the individuals. However, along with adults, statistics show that the rates for obesity are also high among children within and below the age of 5. As calculated in 2013, the number of children across the world that were either overweight or obese was 42 million. Since then, the rates have increased by 30% more in in low- and middle-income countries than in developed countries. Due to the fact that this condition continues at higher rates across the world, several organizations, such as the World Health Organization, are working with and