Fed Up Documentary

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“In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s”. (CDC, 2018)” The definition of obesity is “BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. ”(CDC, 2018) Childhood obesity is a very scary thing.

Life threatening diseases and more than 300,000 deaths per year are what the epidemic known as obesity can do to you. Obesity is an epidemic and has been recognized as a disease. Obesity has been recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association. Obesity rates are raising faster than ever. In fact, 1 in three of all Americans are obese.

The idea that “food deserts” are the leading cause of obesity is broad, complicated and somewhat paradoxical. For example, “food deserts can occur in a community when available and accessible stores fail to offer healthy, affordable food” (Source A). With the idea that food deserts are the leading cause of obesity, this broad idea states that obesity can be cured by throwing down more grocery stores and problem solved. However, as stated in source C, “We have stressed throughout the course of our work that simply plopping down a grocery store doesn't mean that these problems are instantly solved” (Source C). This counters the idea provided in source A because it opens up the idea that there are other causes to the epidemic.

Processed food is a large problem in the U.S. But what is food processing? It is the process of transforming raw agricultural products, such as grains, vegetables, meat, or milk, into end products to be sold to consumers. But fast food, sugary drinks and candy are regularly considered as the motivating forces behind America 's child obesity epidemic. What exactly is obesity?

Celina Canuto English Comp I 12/11/15 What should we eat? After a long day of work, the idea of spending time cooking a decent meal seems too exhausting to accomplish.

If we do not do something about it there will be an increased amount of deaths due to it. This cause should be treated with high regard and try to help other people that suffer from obesity before it is to late. Inform them on not only how to lose weight but also tell people who are not yet obese how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and do not become at risk to the symptoms that may lead to death or the reduction of their remaining years alive. Also make sure to keep an eye out for yourself. When you can try to home cook meals, exercise daily, and watch the amount of calories you consume so you do not end up

Almost 300,000 people die every year from problems connected to obesity/being overweight(Scholastic). This is saying that nearly 300,000 people die each year, just from being overweight or obese. This is important because it shows how fast food leads to obesity, and obesity leads to death. Also, obesity can lead to long term health issues. Obesity is connected to many long term health conditions, premature death, sickness including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, fatty liver, arthritis and joint disorders and some cancers(Mandal).

With help from the community grocery store and local physicians the promotion of healthy choices continued incorporate the family involvement. The effects from this study may have resulted in less obese children entering kindergarten at the beginning of the school year, but it may have also effected the families’ health as well in a positive way. With the rise of the obesity epidemic, I think that CHILE intervention should be incorporated with all levels of the education system. As children become less and less active and cheap easy meals become more accessible this education on healthy lifestyle choices and movement is valued information for all

1. Introduction The rate of childhood obesity has increased over few years. There are 41 million children in the world are overweight or at risk of obesity. Childhood obesity is a serious health problem.

The documentary “The Weight of the Nation Part One (Consequences)”, does an excellent job of depicting how severe the health consequences are in correlation to the obesity epidemic. The utmost thought-provoking data in this documentary is that 68.8% of American adults are overweight or obese. When it comes down to it, people should not be looking the other way, because the nation needs to come together and make it a priority to discover a solution. In addition, morbid obesity has outstandingly increased since 1980, which I for one find that particularly alarming. This epidemic is a concern in which ascended over the span of the last thirty years.

The popularity of technology and fast food eating is causing the childhood obesity epidemic to progress at an alarming rate. Unless actions are taken, there is no chance of it slowing down. Childhood obesity in the United States has become an epidemic. There are several factors that influence obesity in children. Research shows how genetics play a role

History, Depth, and Breadth In 2008 Healthy People 2020 introduced the leading health indicator NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese. This measure falls under the health topic on nutrition, physical activity and obesity. The World Health Organization describes obesity as the ‘epidemic of the 21st Century’ (Specchia et al., 2014, p. 255). The obesity rate had doubled up to 33.9% from 1980 to 2008 when the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Healthy People 2020 released their leading health indicator on adult obesity (Specchia et al., 2014, p. 255).

HELP CHILDHOOD OBESITY Childhood obesity has gained a lot attention in recent years, according to this particular article the percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period. > Ogden CL

The contribution of each of these factors has been studied, and although genes play an important role in the regulation of body weight, the World Health Organization Consultation on Obesity concluded that behavioral and environmental factors ( sedentary lifestyles with a mixture of too much energy intake) are primarily responsible for the dramatic increase in obesity during the past two decades.