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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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    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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    Practice Issue and Significance of Obesity management and prevention The practice issue in question is the management and prevention of childhood obesity. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 95th percentile (Lopez, 2016. p 243). This problem is highly influenced by factors such as lack of activity, high caloric intake more than what the body needs to function well. Childhood obesity is at alarming rate in the United States. It is one of the major public

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    healthy food and exercise. Obesity is a major population health issue in Polk County along with the remainder of the United States, which can be directly affected by physical inactivity and eating an unhealthy diet. The implementation of a preventative health improvement plan will help to provide greater access to healthy foods and exercise to assist in decreasing the obese population in Polk County. Increasing the available resources in Polk County that encourage healthy eating and exercise will greatly

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    Caloric Intake and Childhood Obesity Essay

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    factors significantly lead to childhood obesity, such as food availability. We can easily purchase different kinds of food today, most of which are unhealthy, and this increases the likeliness of a higher caloric intake. Parents today are too busy focusing on work that that they do not take the time to prepare healthy, nutritious meals for their kids, and make sure they exercise enough to balance out their caloric intake and their calories utilized. Childhood obesity is increasing in prevalence and severity

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    Prevent Obesity in Adults and Young Children Obesity is a growing concern in today’s society; however, it is a disease that can be prevented through simple changes in lifestyle. Obesity is defined as being grossly overweight. Benson, J. (2009, August) (p2) in his article states that obesity is a condition that affects individuals of all ages worldwide. There are many contributing factors to being obese, with the main ones being the consumption of junk food, lack of a proper diet and exercise. Huff

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    Over the past twenty five years, obesity ratio has been rising dramatically. And it is continued to become a problem in the United States. Obesity is a serious problem which should be concerned and solved by our society. The negative effects it has on individual are much larger than we think. Gaining extra weight, heart disease, and serious problems can change our human life forever. Furthermore, obesity also affects the society by costing tax payers and the government money to treat these issues

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    Obesity In America

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    Over the past several years obesity hasn’t just increased drastically, it has doubled. Due to the drastic increase and the rate of obesity health factors have also went up significantly. Obesity contributes to many major health complications such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. In this paper we are going to explore the causes and effects of obesity, and what we as nurses can do to help. Obesity is an increase in the body weight beyond the limitation of skeletal and

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    Obesity, a seven-letter word that is verbalized frequently in America and leads to negative byproducts. Though the english word may only be seven letters, the negative outcomes are more complex than the word itself. Obesity refers to someone who is overweight or over the amount considered healthy. A Healthline articles states, "Children who have a body mass index (BMI) at the same level or higher than ninety-five percent of their peers are considered to be obese" (Roth 1). When someone’s BMI reaches

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    English 3H 19 April, 2016 Obesity in America What is obesity? Obesity simply means to be overweight. There are 4 classifications of weight; underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese. Doctors classify the different types of weight by Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI measures body fat based on height and weight. Many people think that they are not overweight. But America has a very high percentage of obese people. America is the number one leading country of obesity. There are more obese children

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