Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a growing problem that is becoming an epidemic and considered a disease in modern medicine. In the United States alone, 17% of children and adolescents are considered to be obese (Barton p. 189). There can be multiple reasons to why children are becoming obese, with a few of the reasons being; health related, diet, family problems, and depression. However, in this paper, we will discuss the short-term, long-term, mental and physical effect obesity has on children
Colton Griffith 9/26/15 BIOL 114 Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat which increases the risk of health problems. Obesity is usually self-diagnosed, it occurs when a person’s BMI (body mass index) is 30 or higher. The main symptom is excessive body fat. Some people who are obese may experience pain in the back or joints, skin rashes or rashes in folds, weight gain, insomnia or snoring, depression and fatigue. The side effects to obesity is people are at greater risk for the following
Fast Food Advertisement is the Main Cause of Childhood Obesity Have people ever thought that commercials on TV could effect on their children’s health? It could be affect on their health because of the time that children spend to watch TV, therefore, during that time they will see a lot of commercials that convince them to try it. In addition, people have a wrong idea that is to spend more time with their family in some restaurants of fast food without thinking of the effects on their health and
going on when it comes to who to blame for the obesity epidemic in America. People are blaming; fast food restaurants, parents, and of course the consumer. Lawsuits have been filed against food companies, when it is parents bad eating habits that are being passed on to their kids. They are blaming everyone but themselves, when adults purchase these products for their child. In an article the author states, “Fast food is not to blame for childhood obesity, poor eating habits learned in children's home
related risks associated with obesity that contribute to the rise in health care costs and a better understanding of how to combat this growing epidemic. Central Idea: Everyone must have a better awareness of the rise of obesity and its health related effects on the population in the USA. Introduction: A. Attention gaining material: Obesity in the USA is a growing epidemic with serious health consequences. Visual Aid: a pound of Fat B. Thematic statement: Obesity along with a sedentary lifestyle
(CDC, 2010). More than 75% of the nation’s $3 trillion medical care costs are a result of chronic diseases like obesity due to poor nutrition, diet and lack of physical inactivity (CDC, 2010). Obesity is one of the pressing health issues facing this country. $123 billion cost is the estimated national cost towards obesity related healthcare in this country as of now (CDC, 2010). Obesity rates have doubled and tripled in adults and children (National Center for Health Statistics, 2009) respectively
among Americans, where over two-thirds of the country’s adults are overweight and obese (Ogden et al., 2014). With obesity being a condition of excess body fat and having a negative impact on an individual, often being linked to other diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and insulin resistance people everywhere are seeking to cure or prevent obesity in their own lives. Obesity is often attributed to the excessive intake of calories and a lack of daily physical activity of an individual and the
affordable foods because in today’s society Americans have more access to unhealthy food; which can cause obesity. I care about and would like to do more research on why healthy food in America is not accessible to lower- income individuals. My goal for this paper is to explain why Americans don’t have equal access to healthy and affordable foods and why eating unhealthy food can cause obesity in America. “Factory Farming: A moral Issue” by Peter Singer talks about factory farming and understand
Something’s Fishy Around Here: Research and Argument on the Works of McDonald’s Fast Food Animals and humans need to consume food in order to survive. In this modern and industrialized world, people would love to have food that’s quick, cheap, and convenient. Those types of food are produced by fast food chains, for example, Jack in the Box, Burger King, Wendy’s, and McDonald’s. With people wanting so much of these cheap and convenient foods, these food chains compete and create advertisements
that sociology is interrelated and interconnected with medicine. In this regard, this paper seeks to present an essay that sociologically analyzes Kristin Turney’s article, entitled: “Stress proliferation across generations? Examining the