A large problem in the United States of America and the rest of the world is the increase number of people with that disease called obesity. We all have and need fat tissue in our bodies. When there is too much body fat, the result is obesity. Obesity According to the American Obesity Association's on line web site. "Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population (approximately 60 million). The number of overweight and obese Americans has continued to increase since 1960, a trend that is not slowing down. Today, 64.5 percent of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese. Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion." The facts and figures just shown explain that this disease is very deadly. People need to take obesity very seriously. A big group of people that are affected by this disease is children. .
The number of children in the United States suffer from this disease has grown dramatically in recent years tat it has been a nation wide problem. According to the article entitled "Raising Fit Kids In A Fattening World" About nine million US kids are overweight or obese. MD, PhD William Dietz says "There is no question that this has reached epidemic proportions. Since 1980, the percentage of American children who are overweight has doubled, and the percentage of adolescents who are overweight has nearly tripled." These numbers show that this is a big problem and that parents need to make sure their children eat in all the proper ways. Soda, chips, and candy with lots of sugar are favorites for young children to consume. Human bodies do need sugar in their bodies, but not so much where it affects the weight of the children. Obesity is not a one sided problem. Both the parents and the child need to seek help if they are overweight or obese.
It's true that there are many health issues to consider when a person is fat, but it is also true that many thin people have just as many problems. ... It's true that we have health problems relating to high-cholesterol and fat build-ups in our arteries, but we"re happy. ... Fat people are beautiful. ... In my opinion, fat is better. Despite of the possible health problems and risks, fat people too, can be healthy. ...
Fats and oils are a concentrated source of energy. Fats in the diet are a must for good health. ... Fats also slow aches of hunger because a food mixture containing fat remains longer in the stomach. Nutritionists classify different types of dietary fats, or fats in food. ... Special diets for people with health problems should be prescribed by a doctor. ...
When it comes to social tendencies, one of the main problems is our screen-crazed society. ... The 90's was also the era of low fat foods. ... The disappointment is that low-fat foods have practically the same number of calories as normal foods (Low Fat Legend). ... Lack of time also creates a big problem when it comes to the amount of physical activity people allow in their daily schedules. ... In conclusion, America's obesity problem is due to deeply embedded customs that have been developing for the past twenty years. ...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released in 1998 a guidelines proving that 97 million American adults have weight problems. Researchers have said either 55% of americans are indeed obese or partially overweight. So what does it mean to be fat? Based on BMI measurement or body mass in...
Diets, low carb or low fat? ... The problem is most of us need a bit more guidance than that. ... The Atkins Diet believes that most people's weight problems stem from the way their bodies process carbohydrates. ... His theory of losing that fat rests on a series of interactions involving insulin, glucose, fat, and so- called super-hormones. ... Consume carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the right amounts at the right time of day, and excess body fat will be conquered. ...
Fast food restaurants such as McDonald's should not be accountable for one's obesity problems because it is people responsibility. ... Fast food restaurants such as McDonalds should not be held accountable for one's obesity problems because they have healthy options in the menu, it is people responsibility, and it is a business, they would not stop selling because someone do not want it. ... It is people responsibility what are they going to eat, is their own decision if they want to eat healthy or regular fat food. ... On the other hand in "Preventing Obesity" Barba...
Some think that when there is obesity in a child, their reason is that it's just "baby fat". ... Peers make fun of how fat they are not thinking of what they actually feel inside. ... By the depression of being fat, other psychological problems may occur such as bulimia and anorexia, which also deal with physical problems. ... In the long run a child may have more problems than one who becomes fat in adult-hood. Many parents think it is just baby fat, but if they continue to be obese throughout their adolescent years, then mostly likely they will be obese and will carry it on to their a...
We see this when she says "...if you're fat the boys won't like you; they won't ask you out" (pg. 62). ... That is how they would remember her: a girl whose hapless body was destined to be fat" (pg.63). ... Carrie was the first person who cared about Louise and her eating problem. ... Richard believed that being fat was unappealing as opposed to being thin. ... He eventually goes so far as to call her fat. ...
