Shelly Ju-Hsing Lu Professor Littwin English 2-26 Feb 17th 2014 Obesity: An Annotated Bibliography Obesity has been a global problem in the last decades. Especially in America, the obesity problem became a major healthy concern. Not only adults but also children, obesity became a fast-growing epidemic in the world. In this paper, I will develop the causes, prevalent, prevention and more valuable information of obesity. Bellisari , Anna .
Approximately one third of American adults were believed to be obese in 2013. Obesity has many different effects, some are short term and others are long term, but all are negative. Some short term effects are that risk factors for cardiovascular disease immediately increase, which is known as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. This can also be a long term effect because it affects young people when they get older. Obesity can also cause diabetes, heart disease, joint problems, respiratory problems, cancer, metabolic syndrome, and psychosocial effects.
Child Obesity in America Child obesity is a growing problem in American societies these days. Children are getting bigger and bigger and the major cause to this problem is growing number of fast food restaurants, unhealthy diet, not enough nutrition in the body and lack of exercise. Moreover, there are plenty of statistics that prove that child obesity in America is at epidemic levels. Research has proven that in the last 30 years, the number of children who are overweight has tripled to 15%. Another research shows that one third of nation’s children are obese.
Obesity on the Rise Over the years obesity has posed a major threat to lives of Americans and other individuals around the globe. The rates have continues on the rise, even with the many efforts put forth to diminish it. Obesity is an extremely serious matter. It often leads to an increased risk in the development of many health problems and may result to taking the lives of those who have been consumed by it. There is no target age during which it strikes, leaving it possible for individuals in all age groups to become obese.
Obesity: Healthcare Policy Corrin Miranda Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 506: Health Care Policy March 2015 Obesity: Healthcare Policy Obesity has been progressing to a global trend that is not only seen in the United States, but around the world. It is caused by a chronic energy imbalance involving both dietary intake and physical activity (Gortmaker, Swinburn, Levy, Carter, Mabry, Finegood, Huang et al., 2011). According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention, “more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese,” which accounts for 78.6 million adults (2014). Many health problems arise from obesity including heart disease, diabetes, some types of cancer and even stroke. Many of these diseases can be fatal causing death, but they
Gut check! Nearly half of U.S. will be obese by 2030: Study. Daily News (New York). Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy.devry.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/ This article shows comparative statistics of obesity and explains that at the rate obesity is increasing nearly half of the U.S. will be obese by 2030. I feel that this article is a credible source because the statistics are taken from National reports and big name companies.
Most of us don’t have what we call, portion control, so we eat until we feel full causing our stomach to expand. Our nation is becoming more and more sick. Obesity is now one of the main reasons for deaths from diabetes, heart disease, strokes, certain types of cancer, and increased widespread of osteoarthritis years down the
Overweight and obesity has become a national epidemic problem. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity has affected a third of the adults in the United States and a third of the Americans seem to be getting fatter. (Freedman, 2011) It has created many problems, such as an increase in health insurance premiums, health related diseases and unhappy lives. These factors are affecting Americans of all ages and the problem is not going away unless drastic interventions are implemented. In the present paper, overweight and obesity is being investigated.
Americans are getting fatter. With fast food, television, and cars, people are eating more and exercising less. There is no doubt that obesity in the United States has become a problem, more and more people are becoming overweight and it is starting to become an epidemic. Not only is this a physical risk for many, but it is also a health risk and a psychological risk. With Americans on the rise (getting fatter), will this generation of people really live longer than other generations?
Cynthia Holland English 102 Professor Myers 2 March 2011 Word Count 1,184 How the Epidemic of Obesity is Taking Over America According to Barbara Mantel, the rate of obesity “has increased dramatically over the last 40 years, and in 2001 the nations surgeon general went so far as to call obesity an epidemic” (Mantel par. 1). The obesity epidemic has affected millions of live across the United States. There are important factors as to why obesity is such a problem in America, too many people are eating excessive portions of fast foods, people are getting less exercise, and with new technology being developed people are becoming more sedentary. The rate of obesity among the people of the United States has become alarmingly overwhelming.