Obesity : Obesity And Obesity

“The percentage of children aged 6–12 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012” (cdc.gov). Subsequently, the obesity epidemic has continued to increase over the past few years in the United States. There are many different aspects that have contributed to the obesity epidemic. For example, many people today choose to be convenient instead of eating healthy, which results in the consummation of processed foods. Processed foods have a significant effect on the risk of obesity. With a current society always on the go, adults and children have become more susceptible to junk and fast foods. As a result this has caused an increase in the energy intake which results in storing fat thus gaining weight. In addition, having less to no physical activity is also a contributor to obesity. For example, sixty minutes of physical activity is needed for the prevention of obesity (ncbi.gov). These contributions to obesity results into the many different health risk. With this in mind, I believe as a student, schools have the influence to help prevent young students from childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a condition where a child has unnecessary grossly fat. Many children who are overweight suffer from medical to self-esteem issues. These issues can have a big impact on a child’s educational success. Therefore, there are ways that schools can get involved to help prevent young students of becoming obese and in the process help students

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 primarily measured in body mass index or BMI, a BMI over 30 is considered obese. Until recently, there has been a steady rise of the obesity prevalence over the last three decades. The American taxpayers and the medical community face a huge challenge with regards to the 34.9% of adults and 16.9% of children who struggle with obesity (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014). Even with the prevalence of obesity remaining flat, morbid obesity, a BMI of over 40 has increased by two to three times the rate of moderate obesity (Sturm, 2007). Furthermore, 22.9% of Americans have metabolic syndrome, a condition of excess belly fat and commonly referred to as the skinny on the outside fat on the inside disease. Metabolic syndrome, like obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type-one and type-two diabetes, cancer, and stroke (Beltrán-Sánchez, Harhay, Harhay, & McElligott, 2013). Unfortunately, the cost of treating obesity and obesity related diseases carry a significant financial burden for individuals, organizations, and the United States government.

Childhood obesity is a serious problem that puts children at high risk of developing other related health issues. Obesity can lead to cardiovascular diseases, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, sleep disorders, low self-steam, negative body image, and depression.

More than 93 million Americans are affected by the disease of obesity (Obesity Action-Brochure). There are many ways to approach this disease, such as weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, or diet and exercise plans. Doctors and insurance companies have different requirements that the patient must meet in order for the surgery to take place. Obesity is a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. There is a difference between being overweight and obese and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is determined by a person’s body mass index. Being obese is defined as excessive generalized deposition and storage of fat with a BMI of over thirty. Being overweight is a condition where a person weighs more than what is considered normal for that height, age, and sex. Although I have never experienced obesity, I realize how hard the weight loss journey may be as patients have to meet many requirements before surgery is an option.

There is no hiding this secret, America is overweight. As we remain the title of land of the free, we are looked upon by the rest of the world as “The fat country”. A label that you or I are not proud of and each day more and more people are becoming aware of the new epidemic called Obesity. Obesity is not only a major health issue in the United States but also the world. Over the past 30 years, The World Health Organization has considered increasing Obesity’s prevalence to epidemic levels. One result as to why, is that Obesity is putting more worldwide people to risk of death from obesity rather than underweight. (Cowie, 2014)

The success of the diet and fitness indicate that people are aware of obesity and want to lose weight, but the problem is, waistlines continue to swell. The acceleration and the size of the obesity epidemic suggest to people that there must be other effects except laziness and overindulgence. Obesity is an escalating issue that is destructive, it has received much attention for the last 10 years. "Where there is a blame there is a claim", this makes people to look for a target to blame for. This raises the issue of who is to blame for obesity, individual or food industry. The aim of this study is to answer who is responsible for obesity. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. The second section explains why individuals are responsible for obesity. The third section presents the contribution of food industry in obesity. The fourth sections reports the discussion of findings after this study.The fifth section concludes. This study will only focus on the obesity in America to illustrate the main points involved.

When you think of the general health of America, what first comes to mind? Most would likely answer this question along the lines of our population being overweight. Obesity is one of the leading causes of death in the US with at least 30,000 people dying from this disease each year (Obesity Epidemic).

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).

Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has been accumulated on the body which then has a negative effect on the body’s health. “Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight with a high degree of body fat. Being a little overweight may not cause many noticeable problems, but once you are carrying a few extra kilograms, you may develop symptoms that affect your daily life.” (Health Direct, 2015). Overweight and obesity affects many Australians, the percentage of the population that fall into these categories is shocking, prevention tactics need to be used quickly.

Obesity is a condition that is characterized by excess body weight due to the overconsumption of calories in relation to the calorie loss. There are however other associated causes of obesity that have been identified by the scholars and the variables involved in the trend of this condition have a significant correlation. Different tools have been implemented overtime in the management of obesity to mitigate the short term and the long-term effects that result from this condition. However, there has been a variance in the view of the prevalence and incidence of obesity. This has caused a lack of a common ground among the researchers; making this topic an endless motion. Some of

Approximately 17 percent of children and teenagers ages two through nineteen were obese from 2011 to 2012, which is approximately 53 million people, and 31.8 percent or 99 million were either overweight or obese (Ogden CL, et. al). Some might think that these percentages are nothing, but to combat these statistics it is important to have a healthy diet. If the healthy diet is maintained and exercising is implemented there is a lower risk of having these negative effects such as heart disease, joint damage, diabetes and much more. As obesity keeps on increasing many effects come with it in order to decrease obesity in children, it is imperative that society

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.

This project will address questions on how well equipped they are in fighting this epidemic. The findings will be utilized for designing appropriate public health intervention strategies.