Obesity On The Rise Of Obesity

During 2011-2014, over one-third of adults in America had obesity (Ogden, et al. 1). Politicians and tax researchers have come up with a plan to reduce the prevalence of obesity, by implementing an excise tax on items containing an excessive amount sugars. On average, sugar adds almost two-hundred kilocalories to a person’s diet, and these sugars provide no nutritional value (Brownell, et al. 1599). Type two diabetes and obesity link to consumption of sugary beverages, which is a reason they are

The rise of obesity The epidemic The numbers According to Kenneth Fujioka, MD obesity rates have gone up, drastically, in the past four decades. They have more than doubled since 1980. The rates of overweight and obesity in adult men has increased from 29% to 37% and in women it has increased from 30% to nearly 40%. Obesity in women is twice as frequent than it is in men. Obesity in children has increased by almost 50% than what it was in 1980.The occurrence of overweight or obese children and adolescents

“The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.” (Vilsack). Child obesity is a very delicate topic nowadays since it deals with health, welfare, and the lives of humans. The position of the United States towards this problem is clear and negative. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of overweight children in the United States have more than tripled over the years, leading them to be the fastest growing segment worldwide. About

The rise of childhood obesity in America [1] has affected over 12 million children. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, one of the many risk factors in obesity is ethnicity, with Hispanics having the second highest prevalence rates. Another factor is low socioeconomic status [2]. The prevention of diabetes, even in childhood, can be promoted when the mother is pregnant. Health promotion and education, by programs such Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants

Who is to Blame for the Rise of Obesity Food companies and Supermarkets use tactics to manipulate consumers into buying their unhealthy foods. They are constantly blamed for the rise of obesity due to their obesogenic products. Others believe that everyone is responsible for their eating habits. While it is true that we get to choose what we put into our body, food manufacturers use what they know about our minds to get us to buy more food. Research is conducted in order to create mouth watery

Obesity in America Today, 78.1 million American adults and 12.5 million children are obese. Obesity in America is a unstoppable epidemic. Since the 1960s, the number of obese adults have doubled and the number of obese children have tripled. Because of America’s obesity problems, Surgeon General David Satcher issued a report saying; "The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight," said that obesity "have reached epidemic proportions" in America. Obesity in America has no

associated with school sports across the United States, a steady rise of students find themselves unable to participate, affecting not only their mental health, but physical state. Lately the uprising epidemic of obesity has informed people to understand that the widespread disease is associated with numerous health consequences, which can negatively alter a person throughout their life. In her personal essay, “As Sports Fees Rise, A Young Athlete Learns That If you Can’t Pay, You Can’t Play” Heather

Obesity continues to be a problem in the United States. The obesity epidemic on the rise and something must be done to solve this issue. About seventeen percent of children and adolescents about 12.5 million are obese (Diet). An adult with a BMI (body mass index) higher than 30% is considered to be obese (Obesity). There isn’t a direct focus on obesity, because people don’t think it’s an important issue. To ensure a better future, solution is needed now. The solution to ending the obesity epidemic

discussing the recent increase of obesity rates in children and the dangers associated with this rise. The research focused specifically on children who had survived cancer and later developed obesity, causing more complications in their health. This rise of obesity in child cancer survivors has been linked to numerous potential factors causing an increase in the possibility of developing this disease. The potential factors that increase the risk of childhood obesity in cancer survivors include, treatment

Alarm for childhood obesity is on the rise in European countries such as Norway (Andersen et al., 2005; Júlíusson et al., 2007). The health concerns for obese or overweight children is particularly troublesome since children who are overweight tend to carry that weight into adulthood. Being an overweight child (and adult) can have a wide range of health concerns, from cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, joint pain, and on a more psychological level they may experience low self-esteem and