The obesity epidemic has risen to frightening levels all across the nation and is continually growing. According to studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of all adults in the United States are obese and children and adolescents aged 2-19 years have a 17% (12.7 million) rate of obesity. Diseases related to obesity such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers are quickly rising and are the leading cause of preventable death. The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in the year 2008. There are many different opinions about what is causing the obesity problem. There have been different theories shown to society to solve the problem but there has not been much success. In this literature review, I will talk about several topics relating to the obesity epidemic in the United States and how the government should not be involved whatsoever in a person's personal diet. These topics will include the fast-food industry, childhood obesity, and regulation versus personal responsibility.
There are many opinions on whether or not the fast-food industry is the cause for the obesity epidemic. Some research published in the American Journal of Public Health titled "The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic," by Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle, who are with the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, found that fast-food availability has increased compared to other decades. The study showed that portion sizes contribute to the obesity problem and that they have gotten bigger since the year 1970. To illustrate, McDonald's french fries used to be available in only one size. Today, that French fry is the smallest available size at the restaurant. Americans aren't only eating out more, they are also continually being exposed to new and larger products.
A person who is overweight has excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, fat, bone, and water. ... For example a body builder who has a lot of muscle is not considered to be obese. ... Researchers studied 540 adopted Danish children, who are now adults. ... Researches have found that inactivity is most likely to blame. ... Many blame increased television viewing. ...
Unfortunately for children of the age of 7 who are obese, 40 percent of them will struggle with obesity throughout their adult lives and be faced with many health complications. ... Children who watch television 5 or more hours a day are 5 times as likely to be overweight as those who watch 2 or less. The advertisements on televisions are not the only ones to blame. ... In most cases adults are the ones to blame for the unhealthy characteristics of a young child's eating habits. ... That is a hard argument to make in the face of a depressed, obese child whose health is failing, who has...
In "Its portion distortion makes america fat" By Shannon Brownlee talks which means that the more you eat at fast food places, the more obese you will become. ... I blame the government and the parents for children's fast food related obesity because the government doesn't stop promoting fast food products knowing that kids and people are becoming obese and parents because they are the ones providing food for them. I blame the government for child obesity because they are no stopping fast food companies from putting their fatty products out there for children to see. ... ...
Then who is at fault of childhood obesity? Should we blame general society or parents? ... In the article, "Are parents to blame for childhood obesity? ... Joe Kosterich says, "The only people who can change the eating patterns of children are parents. " (2011, para. 2) then how do parents change children's eating patterns? ... ("Early Childhood.. ", 2014, Para. 9) Parents cannot be the only ones to blame for obese children. ...
However, being obese is having more body fat than those who are overweight. ... Many doctors blame technology for this increase. ... Many Americans today blame their obesity on genetics, but is genetics really at fault? ... Although it is being blamed for the rise in obesity, is technology really to blame? ... LGBP is a wonderful new cure for obese people who not only struggle with obesity but Type 2 diabetes as well. ...
Childhood obesity has never been as high as it is today. ... Approximately 300,000 deaths per year can be blamed on obesity. ... If we do not do something to prevent it now, who knows what will happen in the future. ... Technology may also be something to blame for the overwhelming increase in the obesity rates. ... It is more likely that genetics determine who is susceptible to the disease of obesity and factors in the environment then determine if conditions are right for an individual to actually "catch" the disease. ...
Since I came to the United States, everywhere I go I see people who are so obese that they can hardly walk. ... How obesity does affect obese peoples" health? ... This assured me that I" m not the only one who's interest in this subject. ... In general, I always thought that obese people are everyone with a thickness of the layer of fat under his skin, who can hardly walk. After I started my research I was so surprised to learn that every person who seems not to be overweight to me is. ...
What is obesity and how prevalent is it in Australia? Evaluate the psychosocial factors that impact on obesity. ... These Australian data are approximately consistent with worldwide trends (WHO 1998) of increasing obesity to epidemic proportions in the US (Troiano & Flegal 1998), some Western Europe countries (Grivetti 2001), and increasingly in lower-income and transitional countries, (Popkin & Doak 1998). ... This suggests that increasing obesity rates may be more related to a reduction in amount and frequency of incidental and planned physical activity, than to an increase in caloric (an...
The condition is obesity. ... Differences in metabolic rate may be to blame. ... Not only are desk jobs and fast food lunches partly to blame, but also the stress that comes with the job. ... The negative effects of obesity reads like a list of who's who of things you don't want. ... Not only does obesity bring about physical pains, but a pain in the wallets of employers, who pay for most of the heath care in this country (Roby). ...