1. * The two main causes of obesity in America are fast food and lack of exercise. Fast food contains extremely high levels of fat, calories and carbohydrates that your body doesn't need. As portion sizes at these establishments have risen, so has the caloric intake for those who eat there regularly. Another major cause for obesity in America is lack of exercise.
Some are uncontrollable, like genetics, and some are, such as choosing to eat the cupcake instead of the fiber bar. That is the funny thing: the high obesity rate can be lowered and maintained just by making healthier choices every day. Many of our lifestyle choices lead to us being overweight and obese, but that can easily change; as America continue to ignore the obesity rate, many of us are dying each day from this disease called diabetes. Because our lifestyle choices affect our weight, our health, and the chances of us becoming obese, we can reduce that by balancing our energy, having a more active lifestyle, eating a healthy diet, changing our environment, and getting more sleep. One of the main reasons of obesity is the lack of energy balance, meaning that the amount of food you eat is the right amount to manage your weight.
Shyanne Hill ENG101-200 13 Nov. 2014 Persuasive Essay Malnourishment in the United States Malnourishment in the United States is caused mainly by the consumption of unhealthy, cheap foods that are low in nutrition and staffed with calories and fat. This eventually leads to obesity. As surprising as it may seem, one of the factors affecting obesity is poverty. As a matter of fact, there can be no doubts that poverty and obesity are interconnected. Provided more attention is focused on this, the health of the Americans can be improved.
Obesity in Children is a Growing Epidemic in America There are many contributing factors, but the leading causes of obesity in children is the lack of activity and poor dietary choices. Sadly, obesity is the leading cause of life threatening diseases in children. Because of obesity, many children are being diagnosed with many illnesses such as: with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Diabetes, heart disease, and even depression due to low self-esteem. All of these could be avoided by using better eating habits and being more active. This is a problem that could possibly be avoided, but ironically, in an age where people are now more ’’health conscious,” it is still a wide spread epidemic.
We feel Obesity is caused by peoples eating habits but the greasy, fattening food available to them isn’t helping either. Many people are at risk with health because of their Obesity but there are many ways to change so grab an apple and have fun! Bibliography "Teen Obesity." Best Doctors in California, Physicians in California. Web.
This makes them directly correlated to the current trends in the prevalence of obesity. According to Friel (2009) inequity which results to social profiles has resulted to increased prevalence in obesity. The affluent, with good income spend much eating junk foods and doing less exercise. The underprivileged on the other hand are bound by illiteracy, poor social amenities, retrogressive cultures and unemployment. This makes both groups vulnerable to obesity as they indulge in unplanned and bad eating habits.
One of the most common risk factors for insulin resistance is obesity, especially central abdominal obesity. Studies indicate a correlation between body mass index (BMI) and the degree of liver damage. The higher the BMI the worse the liver disease http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/dangers-of-obesity-634958.htmlixzz0oRg3tGJN . There are also many different social problems for being obese, some people cannot lose weight after a certain point because they will wear themselves out too quickly to actually start burning enough calories for sufficient weight loss. Many people will also look down on someone if they’re overweight and see them as disgusting creatures causing them to become isolated from groups, possibly making them feel depressed.
The money would go much further if the person would purchase processed foods such as hot dogs, lunch meat and Ramen noodles. This meal may not always be the healthiest choice, but it would feed the family. Many people do not chose to eat this way, or to have their family eating like this, but when push comes to shove, one must purchase what they can afford to feed the whole family. A website on the effects of low family income states,"A poor family is much more likely to buy a large amount of cheap, unhealthy food that will feed their family than a small amount of nutritious food that will leave them hungry." (Effects of Low Family Income) Foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables do run high in the store, and it is much cheaper to buy canned fruit and vegetables, but these processed canned foods add more sugar and salt to the diet than the fresh do.
Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia. Outcome 1 1) People with dementia can easily forget to eat and drink or if they have eaten or drunk sometimes they want more when they have already eaten, they can for get their likes / disli,kes, these can have various consequences to their well being I.e Lose / gain weight , eat the wrong foods especially if they have dietary problems ( diabetic or allergies, high cholesterol. Some people with dementia need observing, prompting and encouragement. 2) Poor nutrition due to lack of sustenance can cause brain and health deterioration as not they are not getting the correct balanced diet. 3) Forgetting to eat or drink/ eaten or drunk can cause distress and emotional problems, also could cause health problems I.e Bowl movement, bladder problems (UTI’s), challenging behaviour, problems when assisting to eat.
As obesity and its effects gain awareness, Americans are making more efforts to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Many restaurants are incorporating healthier choices into their menus and “policy-makers are taking action to protect children from the fast-food trend” by limiting “food advertising aimed at children” (“Fast Food”). In 2004 the health campaign Verb was launched, using boldface names to promote physical activity and healthy decision-making. Unfortunately, Verb was terminated in 2007 due to a lack of funds (Kluger 227). The problem with the current endeavors, then, is that they are not void of any possible defects.