“The epidemic of obesity is considered the biggest global health problem of this generation” (Thom & Lean, 2017). With an increasing obese population comes the need for effective dietary approaches to promote weight loss and healthy lifestyles among individuals. Intermitting Fasting (IF) is an increasing popular diet that has sweeped the nation. Intermitting fasting is a dietary approach where individuals maintain a certain eating pattern through cycling between periods of eating and fasting. There are many ways that a person can approach this diet. One of the most popular approaches is known as 16/8. This is where an individual’s eats for 8 hours out of the day and fast for the reminder 16 hours. As crazy as this may sound, many …show more content…
In this study 16 obese subjects were put on an alternate-day fast to help facilitate weight loss and lower cardiovascular disease (CAD) risk. After as 10-week trial period the ADF diet helped obese individuals not only lose weight, but also decrease CAD risk. In addition to this, a similar experiment was conducted in mice, where they had obese mice on alternative day fasting regimen. These obese mice lost weight and had an improvement in their glucose tolerance (Joslin et al., 2016). Alternative-day fasting is just one of the many types of intermitting fasting. ADF is a vital dietary option to help obese individuals lose weight (Eshghinia & MOhammadzadeh, 2013). Alternative-day fasting is when an individual eats every other day. Rational speaking, abstaining from foods for such a long period of time is believed by many to have a harmful impact on the body. But yet time and time again, many individuals fast whether its for weight loss or even for religious reasons such as Ramadan. Ramadan is an Islamic religious event in which Muslim individuals fast for a whole month to commemorate their religious beliefs. During Ramadan, you can only eat before the break of dawn and after sunset. In many cases many people also don 't drink anything during the time of fasting, including water. In this study, they tested the effect metabolic effects of Ramadan in diabetic patients. It was found that
Synonymous with the growing fast food industry is the increasing problem of obesity. In addition, activity levels have decreased in conjunction with the rise in obesity. The current research has concentrated on food choices such as requiring a change to fruits and vegetables in relation to fast food, snacking or measure physical activity for weight loss and to reduce the incidence of obesity. Future weight loss programs should look at not only food restriction or activity levels but what combination is the best method for long-term outcomes in health and weight loss, and if this naturally leads to a reduction in the consumption of fast
This topic of obesity has been a rising issue for many years. There are many different reasons and predictions as to why the number for this disease is rising in America. Recent epidemiologic studies of diet and health outcomes including obesity have changed the focus to the overall diet quality and dietary pattern instead of single nutrients, such as dietary fat (Hu et al, 2000; Fung et al, 2001a, 2001b). The process starts with the lack of physical exercise and the food that people eat. As Americans, we need to picture more healthier foods to eat, have more physical activity to help food digest easier and faster. According to Campbell “to date, interventions have focused on improving the more amenable determinants of obesity: physical inactivity
The startling epidemic of rising obesity rates has caught everyone off guard considering that in the book “Obesity Dietary and Developmental Influences” it states that almost two-thirds of the current population is overweight or obese (Lopez 2). Considering that many adults and children are struggling with their weight, many experts try to pinpoint the exact culprit for the obesity rates and ways it can be diminished. The focus of this paper is to discuss who exactly is to blame for the rising obesity rates and different ways it could decrease based on certain author’s point of views. This is important because if the rates do not stop increasing, people will suffer whether its financially or medically. Many people often argue over which
Consequently, the result of this negative trend caused obesity to be the second leading cause of preventable deaths with 18% of American adults dying each year (CDC, 2016). According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases “more than one-third (35.7%) of adults are considered obese. More than 1 in 20 (6.3%) have extreme obesity” (NIDDK, 2012).
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.
If a person was given two plates in front of them, one with the chocolate cake and the other one with celery sticks, which one would be? My guess is that chocolate cake would be gone faster than the celery sticks. It is been heard that “you are what you eat” and that is fairly true. The food a person puts in their mouth affects the way they look. A very striking epidemic in America is the way people eta and how that effects them. It is becoming a great concern about the way people eat and how little to no exercise they get. Nearly 1/3 of adults are considered overweight or obese. The question is how does a person become that way in why haven’t they done anything about it? Obesity has become a national epidemic regarding social economic status along with the personal choice of living an inactive lifestyle and begins with children’s mental stability.
Wheat is not the “healthy whole grain” it was pretending to be. Like a faithful spouse exposed as a philanderer and polygamist, wheat is not to be trusted. Held up as an icon of health, it is in reality a major contributor to the world’s worst epidemic of obesity and an astounding list of health problems, from simple annoyances like dandruff to incapacitating conditions like dementia.
America's obesity epidemic is a modern issue, where 45 years ago there was no such thing as 'statistics' for such a topic. This epidemic is affecting young adults from the ages 18-25 due to their new independent lives, and eating foods high in fats, sugars, and calories. Fast food restaurants and quick prep foods have also made it easy for one to fall into the 'trap' of eating unhealthy processed foods. It is very difficult, but not impossible to find something quick and easy to make, that is not processed. Another factor contributing to this would be of this age group living sedentary lives, with technology being a big part of causing these lifestyles. In order to combat this epidemic, we must educate people how to live healthy lifestyles
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
Obesity, the condition of being severely overweight, is a serious issue in the United States that is gradually beginning to affect more and more citizens. In recent years, the number of Americans suffering from this chronic disease has significantly increased. Researchers have found that nearly one third of the U.S. population is considered overweight and, on average, three hundred thousand individuals die yearly as a result of obesity (Hollands et al. 2). When one participates in little to no physical activity and their diet consists mostly of high fat foods, chances are they will gain weight. If someone becomes obese, they may develop serious health related issues that, in some cases,
Obesity in the United States is an epidemic of growing proportions. According to the Center for Disease Control more than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. ("Adult Obesity Facts", 2014). Obesity is defined as a body mass index or BMI, over 30. A person’s height and weight are used to determine BMI but does not measure how much body fat a person has.
In the U.S. alone, 34.9% of adults are obese (1) and over 100 million Americans are dieters who make 4-5 dieting attempts per year (2). To meet the demand for effective, sustainable weight loss methods, a plethora of weight loss approaches (e.g. “fad diets”, pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery) are constantly emerging on the market. One weight loss theory that has received particular attention is increased meal or eating frequency. Increased MF refers to any eating pattern where 3 meals (m) plus one or more snacks (s) are consumed per day.
Intermittent fasting has also been shown to have major benefits for insulin resistance, thus leading to a reduction in blood sugar levels.
As obesity has shown to reach epidemic proportions not only in developed regions but even in developing countries, this study has been conducted to understand the relationships between energy, activity levels and carbohydrate intake (WHO, 2000). Personal data collected reflected that in comparison, the subject’s EE was consistently greater that the EI over the two experimental days, therefore the output was greater than that of the consumed categorising the subject as active and as their body mass index (BMI) was calculated to be at 20g/m2 , the subject was categorised as healthy (Lyons et al., 2012). With the percentage energy intake from protein being 17%, fats 33% and carbohydrates 47%, the subject was within the range of the