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Obesity - A Growing Epidemic, 2006.
A discussion regarding obesity in the USA.
1,323 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses the issue of obesity amongst the American population. The paper reports that obesity is becoming one of the most serious threats to health in many industrialized countries and especially in the United States.
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"Other studies and statistics support these views. Many of these studies claim that obesity is "... poised to become the nations leading health problem and No. 1 killer" and is "already the cause of 400,000 deaths a year...or 45 per hour..." (Hearne. S. et al, 2004) Each study seems more alarming than the last. For example, there are assertions that obesity will soon overtake tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable death, if current trends continue. (Hearne. S. et al, 2004) A statistic that is particularly shocking is that 119 million, or 64.5 percent, of American adults are overweight or obese. These and similar facts are repeatedly borne out by extensive research in various areas and states, and from different vantage points. "
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Obesity Epidemic, 2006.
This paper argues the case for an income tax for obese people in America.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 19.95
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In this article, the writer notes that $122.9 billion is the estimated annual cost of obesity in America. Directly related costs account for $64.1 billion, and indirect costs cover the remaining $58.8 billion. The writer points out that direct costs are associated with prevention, diagnostic, and treatment expenses. Indirect costs are attributed to lost wages, sick pay, and earnings lost due to premature death. The writer further notes that obesity is expected to soon surpass the number of deaths caused by tobacco and take the lead position as the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S. The writer maintains that it is time for the Federal government to take action and educate the public about the effects of obesity and to tax those that are obese. The writer concludes that the solution to obesity is education and prevention of excessive weight gain, and for funds that would be generated from a tax on obesity to be put towards preventative education programs and the national healthcare budget.
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"The idea of a tax on fast food has recently been in the news. This ideal of taxing fast food if enacted, would have minimal effects on obesity and would be devastating to our economy. Fast food companies would be hit hard, plummeting sales would force them to close stores and layoff many people. The deep-pocketed fast food industry would also fight tooth and nail against any tax of this kind. Although this tax would slow down America's junk food purchases, this would only be short-term solution. Eventually people would get accustomed to paying the higher price for the food they desire and consumption rates would rise again. A tax on fast food also punishes those who are not obese. Almost everyone has stopped at a fast food restaurant at some point in their lives, including those that are not obese. People that are not obese should not have to pay for those that are. Many people will also blame fast food for solely causing obesity, but this is wrong. Anything in excess will cause health problems. For example, taking too many vitamins can cause health issues like poisoning and organ failure. A fast food tax is a misplaced solution to America's obesity, and the U.S. government should shift their attention towards prevention and education."
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The Obesity and Anorexia Epidemic, 2006.
This paper is a literary review of problems pertaining to weight control and self-image in adolescents: obesity and anorexia.
3,310 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 22 sources, MLA, £ 65.95
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This paper explains that often patients with anorexia nervosa do not know they have it and must be urged by a friend or family member to get diagnosis and treatment. The author points out that there really is no treatment, therapy and rehabilitation is lengthy and some victims die. The paper relates that, on the other side of the dietary spectrum is obesity, the most common and costly nutritional problem in the United States. The author states that, like anorexia nervosa, no cure is available for obesity; however, surgery for the morbidly obese may become necessary to prevent major complications from taking their toll. The paper includes an annotated bibliography.
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"With anorexia, there are certain risk factors to take into consideration. Gender plays a part in the disorder because 90 percent of those affected are in fact girls/women. Athletes and several professions are also risk factors. This includes modeling, gymnastics, ballet, and other similar occupations. Those under too much stress and pressure from school and who are high achievers also are more likely to develop anorexia. Ethnic background plays a role as well. Many more people in America develop this disease such as those that are more concerned with their self-image. "
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Fighting the Obesity Epidemic, 2005.
A report on the causes and treatment of obesity.
1,553 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper discusses and describes the findings of studies done on the causes and treatment of obesity. The paper looks at possible genetic and chemical causes, as well as different types of diets and surgical measures used to treat obesity.
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"Perhaps one of the most intriguing bits of scientific research Pool offers is the one with which he begins the book, the realization by researchers in 1997 that the hormone leptin, or more properly the body?s inability to make it, is responsible for a particular type of obesity in which the genitalia do not develop properly, and there is a total absence of satiety (2001, p. 5). The person lacking the gene to make leptin never knows when he or she is full, and so is always hungry. However, this has been found to be highly inbred, and so may not have a lot to say to the general population of overweight people. ?The most striking thing about these scientific reports is the near-absolute power that the genetic mutations seem to hold over their victims. None of the unaffected family members is fat, yet with out exception the subjects with the mutation are grossly obese? (Pool, 2001, p. 5) What this finding does lay to rest, at least for some obese people, is that willpower is at the root of fat."
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Childhood Obesity Epidemic, 2008.
A review of childhood obesity with recommendations for how to address the problem.
2,411 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper relates that childhood obesity in the US is increasing at alarming rates and comments that school programs that address this problem with cultural competency, are necessary. The paper recommends that medical personnel need mandatory training to counsel obese patients and congressional bills should be revisited and new laws passed regarding strict controls on advertising that market high-calorie, low-nutrition food to young people.
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Abstract
Introduction
Dimensions of Health
Prevention
Public Health Policy Implications
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"In the school environment there has been an upsurge in outcomes-based testing and strict academic focus alongside a decrease in extracurricular (physical) activities. According to the National Children and Youth Fitness Study (NCYFS), less than 36% of the public schools have a daily physical activity program and approximately half of our children are sedentary"(Davis, Roberts, Smith, Ormond, Pfohl, & Bowling, 1994). The number of hours a child spends in front of the television is problematic as more than 2 hours of TV viewing has been associated with sedentary behavior, overweight and obesity."
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Childhood Obesity, 2006.
This in-depth research paper provides a qualitative examination of the physiological and psychological effects of obesity among American children as well as the factors contributing to this growing epidemic.
9,375 words (approx. 37.5 pages), 39 sources, MLA, £ 134.95
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This well-researched paper details the results of various studies that prove obesity and overweight conditions among adolescents are the results of multiple elements. This paper explores the genetic influences that can increase an individual's susceptibility to overweight or obese conditions. This paper analyzes the factors that contribute to obesity while focusing on the genetic, environmental and parental issues. One factor that is contributing to the nation's obesity epidemic is inadequate participation in active sports by young children. This paper details the results of a study that sampled 50 physical educators to determine their perceptions of the unintended physiological and psychological consequences of childhood obesity in their classrooms. This paper looks at the nutritional and dietary habits of adolescents which determine what factors are most likely to contribute to obesity. The writer of this paper explores the social, emotional and physical effects of obesity among children. This paper details the physical effects in obese children, which prove they are more susceptible to suffering lifelong health problems such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and even orthopedic problems.
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Abstract
Introduction
Review of the Literature
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Conclusions
References
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"With regard to nutrition and dietary intake, the data currently available indicates that Americans are consuming more calories but are not compensating for them with increased physical activity. According to the U.S. Department of agriculture, Americans in the 1990's were consuming more food and several hundred more calories per day than they did in the 1970s. Much of this observed increase can be associated with an increase in eating away from home. A study by McCrory and colleagues found that an increasing proportion of household food income was spent on food prepared away from home and that frequently eating restaurant food was associated with being overweight. In two-career families where there is no one at home to prepare healthy meals, warming up packaged foods, picking up fast food, or dining out has become the norm. "Eating is also a form of entertainment and a forum for socializing, as the number and variety of restaurants has mushroomed in recent years." Grantmakers in Health. As a result of this, the amount of meals eaten outside the home has almost doubled in the past few decades."
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Obesity, 2004.
An extensive analysis of the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States.
5,293 words (approx. 21.2 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 91.95
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This paper claims that it is becoming obvious that there are numerous causes for the obesity epidemic in America, ranging from easy accessibility of food of all sorts, diminished opportunities to walk as part of daily life, invention of attractive sedentary activities such as computer game playing, genetic factors and possibly others as yet undiscovered. The paper contends that in order to change this process, the attention and cooperation of adult Americans is needed. The paper assesses that pointing out the immediacy of the problems caused by obesity is a place to start; educating American adults about the most effective food choices is another, as is encouraging exercise. The paper explains that because the connection between the myriad health problems is not of concern to most Americans, until they have experienced ill health, it might be necessary not to frighten them away from ineffective behaviors, but to reward them for adopting effective ones. With the cost of obesity to the nation as a whole, it would seem worthwhile to investigate the possibility of rewarding companies for creating foods that more closely follow the updated guidelines and rewarding citizens for participating in nutritional education and exercise programs that enhance, rather than damage, health.
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Introduction
Pockets of Obesity
Obesity in Adults
Obesity in Youth
Children in WIC Program
Costs of Overweight and Obesity in Georgia
Epidemic Proportions
Etiology of Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Obesity and Overweight
Reducing the Incidence of Obesity
Conclusion
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"There are various concepts concerning the development of overweight and obesity, from the purely genetic to the purely environmental to a combination of the two. Spence-Jones notes that "The chronic nature of obesity develops as a result of the interaction between an individual's genetic structure, cultural influences, lifestyle behaviors, and other environmental factors" (2002). As subsets of those findings, Spence-Jones notes that some view obesity as a behavioral problem based on poor nutritional knowledge and poor eating habits, along with scant exercise. Acknowledging that possibility, Spence-Jones notes that society has experienced increased reliance on motor vehicles because of urban sprawl, removing significant daily walking from human behavior in those areas. In addition, such leisure activities as video games and computer surfing have increased the number of hours people spend in sedentary activities. In addition, Spence-Jones notes, some believe the abundance and easy accessibility of 'junk' food has contributed to the problem, as has advertising: "The food industry spends an estimated $26 billion on annual advertisement" (Spence-Jones 2002) and much of it is for fast-food chains and snack foods."
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Obesity, 2005.
This paper discusses the problem of unhealthy food choices and the obesity epidemic.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 10 sources, £ 21.95
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This paper explores what is both encouraging and disturbing about the obesity epidemic in the United States. The author points out that many health professionals regard obesity as a preventable risk behavior that often results from unhealthy food choices. The paper suggests a format for 3-two hour sessions addressing this risk behavior with 8th and 9th grade students.
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"Just a simple stroll through a mall confirms reports of the obesity epidemic as one observes teenagers who are overweight and obese lumbering down every corridor short of breath and struggling simply to ..."l
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Obesity in America, 2007.
An analysis of the factors contributing to the American epidemic of obesity.
3,434 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 67.95
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This paper discusses the national crisis of obesity in the United States. It discusses the factors that have contributed to the widespread phenomenon of obesity and suggests ways to increase the health of the American nation, as a whole. The paper also examines the history of the acceptability of obesity and how this has changed over time. It then describes the media's involvement in this epidemic and how it can be used to increase people's awareness today.
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"For those close-to or already overweight several treatments are available. The first being the most widely promoted physical activity. Simply getting yourself into a daily routine of walking, biking, or lifting will jump start your body into burning fat and converting it into lean body-mass. The second being psychotherapy, a large instrument in achieving lifestyle changes. Third there are drug treatments, though as of yet not many are available for children, they are effective in suppressing appetites, increasing metabolic rates, and digestive inhibitors that keep the body from absorbing specific fats. Finally, there is the drastic solution of surgery, and should only be considered in severe cases. Plastic surgery can be done in the form of abdominoplasties, around the abdomen, and mastoplasties, performed around the breasts. This removes fatty tissue through liposuction. Gastrointestinal bariatric surgery involves reducing stomach availability to promote lower caloric intake. Both of the surgical procedures are risky and have a high rate of complications. In all of these solutions diet and exercise are still key to maintaining your weight. Start off right and you won't have to resort to these treatments (Burniat 327)."
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Obesity, 2005.
This paper analyzes the social problems caused by the epidemic of obesity.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper discusses whether obesity is an individual or collective problem. The author points out the growing obesity among America's youth. The paper explores health factors related to obesity.
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"Sociologists have long studied the problems facing society in order to discover their root causes and effects. The origins of social problems can sometimes be murky, however. Are these problems the fault of the individual exclusively or can society play a role?"
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Obesity In Minority Children, 2004.
This paper discusses obesity as an epidemic in U.S. minority children and adolescents.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper explains the rapid growth of obesity statistics among U.S. minority children and adolescents. The author points out the serious consequences including related diseases. The paper relates ethnic attitudes and suggests interventions.
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"In the ...st century, obesity has become an epidemic and obesity in non-white non-European ancestry in the United States is a major problem. It is estimated that more than ...million Americans are obese with three million morbidly obese and childhood obesity is on the rise especially among minorities. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals that ethnic minority children in the United States are at particular risk for development of cardiovascular disease due to their disproportionate levels of obesity. Obesity is the most frequent ..."
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Obesity In Children, 2002.
A report on the problem of obesity in America with particular emphasis on obesity in children and the medical complications arising from obesity.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 24.95
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Obesity is a major problem in America. Children are becoming obese and this will lead to obesity as an adult. Obesity can lead to serious disease in children such as diabetes. It is time that America take action and stop obesity in children.
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Childhood Obesity, 2008.
An overview of the issues concerned with childhood obesity with a focus on San Diego, California.
1,221 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper relates that childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions all over the United States. The paper then explains that obesity can be controlled by the individual who experiences it and that, although some individuals might be unable to control obesity caused by physical factors, they might be able to reduce other factors that cause obesity. The paper then discusses how, for that reason, the city of San Diego has instituted some measures that may reduce the incidence of childhood obesity in the area. This paper then focuses on some of the causes of childhood obesity and suggests some ways for families to address the issue.
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Childhood Obesity Overview
Causes of Obesity
Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
Conclusion
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"Berry et al. (2004) explains that diet and exercise, as well as nutritional education, have all been proven to have an influence both on weight loss and on preventing obesity. Restricting calorie intake is proven to create the negative energy balance required to lose weight, while increased activity both enhances the speed of the weight loss and increases the probability that weight will remain off (Berry et al., 2004). One weight loss diet mentioned in the article is the "traffic light diet," also known as the glycemic index diet. This diet color codes dietary components by the number of fat grams that they contain. This diet, according to the authors, has been shown to produce a "significant short-term decrease in obesity," while it encourages improved eating patterns (Berry et al., 2004, p. 432). "
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