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    Obesity! Many people struggle with it. Many people have loved ones who struggle with it. It is a struggle. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30.0 or greater (consistent with criteria of the World Health Organization), or about 30 pounds or more overweight. Extreme obesity is defined as a BMI of 40 or greater. It can simply be defined as too much body fat. A researcher at Texas Children Hospital states that “approximately 19 percent of youths aged 6 to 11 are overweight, and that 80 percent

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    Aaron Heiden Robert S. Pilsner WR 121 17 March 2013 The Causes of Obesity Many people speculate that obesity is genetic, but is it? Is childhood obesity caused by a lack of exercise, an unhealthy diet, or both? Obese people, or more commonly referred to as fat people or overweight people, are defined as adults who’s BMI (body mass index) is over 30 percent. There have always been overweight people in human society, but the rate of growth for this percentage of our population has been steadily rising

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    Obesity is growing problem within the United States and the developed world. Around 35.7% of American adults are classified as obese. There are various conditions that are associated with obesity which include diabetes, stroke, variants of cancer, and heart disease. By 2030, it is predicted that 42% of Americans will be obese and 11% will be severely obese. It is predicted that another thirty million Americans will become obese during the next eighteen years. The impact of obesity will effect everyone

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    Americans that become obese increase astronomically. Because of the obesity rate in America, the country became the top fattest nation in the entire world. Because of the high obesity rate in America, many organizations created statistical websites to inform the public of the amount of overweight people in the country. Many clinical websites were established by doctors to inform people about the risk factors of obesity and how to treat obesity. There are many reasons why Americans are overweight, but the

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    fast food really the main reason for the rise in childhood obesity? No, it is not their fault. In fact, I believe the main reason for childhood obesity is the parents. Most parents care about their kids but yet they allow them to eat unhealthy food, watch television for long periods of time, and reward them with food. Although, the cause of childhood obesity is debated. Two of the main causes is food choices and advertisements. Exercise is critical, it is an important part in keeping your body healthy

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    Obesity Currant Society

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    contribute to obese epidemic. Obesity is a relevant issue regarding currant society. Every year, thousands of Americans face many health issues long with life threatening disease. One prevalent health issue in currant America is Obesity. Lack in physical activity, plus maintaining healthy diets, contributes to obesity. This issue has evolved from energy imbalance, which is too many calories consumed compared few calories burned. In addition, when an individual lacks exercise, and choose not maintain a

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    Like this case, these days, the rate of childhood obesity is increasing greatly, and childhood obesity is becoming a serious issue for children. Childhood obesity has many poor aspects for children. For instance, it is unhealthy for children’s bodies, and it also negatively influences their future bodies. Also, it causes bullying at school because of childhood obesity and truancy that are related to mental issues. Scholars assert that childhood obesity is the fault of parents; however, some scientists

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    PDHPE Assessment Paper

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    PDHPE Assessment Obesity The nature of obesity Obesity is a medical condition. It occurs when energy doesn’t get used and is stored as fat to be burned through exercise. There is 2 major reasons why you may be obese. 1. You don’t exercise or you lack on exercising. 2. You consume junk food (the food that has lots of sugar, high in saturated fat or food that has chemicals implemented on them. Food these days are so processed that, after we eat the food we start to get hungry faster then normal. The

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    Introduction Childhood obesity is an epidemic that goes on throughout the United States. Studies have shown how obesity in children may start, and how it affects each and every child in America. Childhood obesity has been getting attention in the media from famous celebrities all the way to the First Lady of the United States. There are many things that cause childhood obesity and very few ways to stop it. However, there are people out there who are trying to help by getting children active, eating

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    Fast Food And Obesity

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    Recently, the demand for fast food restaurants has grown exponentially; unfortunately, so has the obesity rate. People continue to purchase the products coming from these corporations even though they are aware of the correlation between fast-food and obesity. So, the customers begin to assign the blame to those providing the products. Fast-food chains should not be held accountable for the obesity issues in the citizens because the customers make their own decisions in buying the meals, the well-being

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