It is considered a chronic disease that health care providers should monitor with frequent visits. The problem of overweight and obesity results from an excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body’s skeletal and physical standards. A person gains weight when the number of fat cells in the body increases. These fat cells first increase in size and then increase in numbers. An average size person has about 30-35 billion fat cells.
Is the recession making us fat? It’s no secret that Americans, as a whole, are fatter than ever before. Obesity transcends all ages, cultures, and religions. While some question the role that the current economic recession pays in this epidemic (Campbell, 2009), the evidence of this connection is clear. The side effects of hard economic times, increased poverty, stress, and lack of free time as people juggle second and third jobs to make ends meet, push Americans toward the cheapest and quickest meals.
II. Clincher A) Childhood obesity is on the risk and clearly, everyone is a risks from the effects. B) In America this is a unknown problem that needs our attention. Bibliography Tanner, Lindsey (April 6, 2009) Obesity: 4 year old in Ohio State – Temple University Study are Wildly overweight. Http://www.huffingtonpost.com Revised September 15, 2012 Katz, David L.(August 2012) Childhood Obesity.
P America’s Obesity Crisis Obesity has plagued America. Poor food choices and sedentary lifestyles are two accelerants which continue to fuel this fire. I view this as a lack of responsibility of ones self. As adults, we need to be held accountable for the choices we make. While fast food is convenient and sometimes even more affordable than preparing a meal at home, overindulgence in such behavior is directly linked to adverse health problems.
So since they have low income they only thing they can do is go buy fast food. Arken and Houston also state more causes of obesity in the inner-city, “Obesity is determined by many factors (e.g inactivity, high-fat diet cultural preference)”(2).The culture the parents put their child in is basically by forced because of their living situation. With the low income it’s hard for the African American people to take their child to get health insurance, so they can’t receive advice from the medical establishment on how to prevent obesity. In, “Facing Up to Childhood Obesity” Phillips states the effects of inactivity in Great Britain. Arken and Houston do the same in Obesity in Inner-City African
Obesity as a Health Priority in Australia Name University Obesity as a Government Priority in Australia Obesity is becoming an inevitable menace in Australia; this has been ascertained by epidemiological statistics which show that obesity and overweight problems are common a phenomena in Australia. According to Thorburn (2005) 22% and 19% of women and men respectively in Australia are currently affected by obesity. The situation has further been exacerbated by the fact that approximately 900 Million Dollars is spent every fiscal year to directly cater for the obese patients. This has had a negative effect on the economic growth in Australia and needs national-wide address. Intensive studies also
Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Project NUR/440 August 1, 2011 Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Project A growing vulnerable population that is seen more in home health and at younger ages is obesity. The obese population is cared for in home health for severe pressure ulcers on bony prominences and abdomen because of the obesity, heart conditions, respiratory problems, diabetes, and gastric issues. “Obesity exerts an enormous health impact through its effect on coronary heart disease and its risk factors” (Dreiling, 2011, p.1). According to Dr. Koh of the Department of Health “one third of U.S. adults 20 years of age or older are now obese” (Koh, 2010, p.1). The problem facing this population is the obesity and the core problem is not addressed.
Lisa Miller states in her article ”Divided We Eat”, “As the distance between rich and poor continues to grow, the freshest, most nutritious foods have become luxury goods that only some can afford.” (Miller 190). As a consequence, rich people only would have access to healthy food. In America, millions of people are in poverty; suffering from food shortage because prices of food have twice more than in other places making families struggle in order to get healthy
English 102-1021 3 February 2014 Obesity in America There are more than 315 million people living in America, but only 3 percent are healthy. Everyday, people run through the streets of America to get in shape, but millions eat in fast food places around the country. One of the biggest problems is obesity. Even though government should not take over people’s freedom, the question still remains on whether the government should control someone’s diet or not. According to a “US News” article, over the past 30 years, obesity has increased from 13.4 percent to 34.3 percent.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, obesity rates have tripled in America's youth and adults since 1980 America needs to understand that not the only people getting larger, but so are their children. We are leading children to poor health and a poor understanding of what exercise and being active can do for you. With schools limiting PE classes and sporting budgets, exercise has been something only merely talked about rather than being practiced. Children are being diagnosed with Cardiovascular disease which is one of the leading causes of death in our nation and many other chronic diseases. Because of the significance of fast food chains in America, we feel the urge for an easy meal, Americans, in general, immediately look to the fast food nation for a quick suppression to their hunger.