And if you believe obesity is not a problem, then please tell me how.
Because of everything has sugar added to it, or is made of white flour (all the nutrients are bleached out of it)
Plus America’s gluttony is the number one cause of that problem
November 19 2008 | Obesity | 2 Comments »
Honestly, I live where there is a large old order Mennonite population and a far larger percentage of Mennonite children are fat, compared to non-old order and non-Mennonite kids. I thought modern life was responsible for childhood obesity? These kids don't even have electricity in their homes.
maybe it's just genetics… these people are picky daters. fat people date fat people have fat kids. Also some hard core religions have weird diets… and whole milk, cheese, Mennonite cooking have lots of calories cuz they don't buy diet food.
those fat kids are rrrroooollllliiinnnn
November 17 2008 | Obesity | 2 Comments »
I have a lot of good references and sources.
- half of tax pays for obesity
- Medicare declares obesity to be a disease
- Cultural norm has made us more unactive
- Large proportion of American food is malnutritious
- Ethnicity plays a role in obesity
- Technological advances = obesity
- Biological and environmental factors = obesity
These are some good info I found about obesity. I want to narrow down my topic into a persausive arguement. I'm writing a 10 page essay on this, so please help.
This essay is for a persuasive writing class (college). I have all these good info about obesity and I can find more.
My problem is that I don't know how to find a good persausive topic for obesity.
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), half of tax goes to obesity. I found that info on their website.
Part one: Cover page.
Part two: Three pages covering three different societal causes.
1. Fast food, and other dietary influences.
2. Modern technology, including modern transportation.
3. Depression and other psychological influence factors
Part three: Three pages covering three different societal effects.
1. Increase health care costs and increased societal burden
2. Devolution of societal core energy and DNA of many
3. Decreased immune system function, possibility of spreading of illness(es) to other parts of the population.
Part four: Three pages covering three different future scenarios if things don't change, or if you are optimistic, if they do.
1. Improved economic perspective or its opposite.
2. Improved vitality, energy and overall health, or the opposite.
3. Longer life span for those afflicted, and hope for their offspring, loved ones, and associates.
Part five: To review, capsulize the points from each section that you see as most important, and bring to a reasonable conclusion.
The above ideas are only suggestions. You may want to modify them based on your own knowledge and research.
November 17 2008 | Obesity | 3 Comments »
Yoga helped me to lose weight and overcome addictions and self esteem issues. Now I want to find a way to help my loved ones to overcome obesity. Please help as I am concerned for the health and happiness of my precious family.
Think about the psychological aspects of your challenge. Talk to them seriously about their problem; use what you know about each family member to create a compelling argument toward a healthier life. In relationships of a long-term nature like familial ones, you already have the communication tools, the "common language," to communicate with them best; a pitfall of long-term relationships is that familiarity breeds negative habits, too, so think about the aspects of communication with your family members that have not worked in the past, and replace or discard those methods.
In order to make changes in one's lifestyle, the first thing that must be affected is the inner person. You stand as a compelling and salient example to your family members of what can happen when you want something bad enough. Build on the simple positive nature of your presence in their lives, and deliver your message (your plea, in some cases!), heavy on the positive, always giving them encouragement. Many self-help books have this running theme: we [the general we] avoid success most often because we are *afraid* of it, and scared to change because change means losing something, even if what is lost is of no positive use. As irrational as it sounds, it's often so true.
You may need to enlist the help of a trained, licensed mental health practitioner. There's absolutely no shame in seeing a therapist of counselor! Nearly everyone does at some point in their lives. Don't be afraid to use this or other tools to effect change in their lives.
November 17 2008 | Obesity | 4 Comments »
A lot of people blame the fast foods like Mcdonalds, Burger King, Dairy Queen. What's your view on the obesity level?
As Americans we all grow up eating fast food. But we're not ALL fat!
Americans love the "all you can eat" mentality, which is why we invented the buffet. Some of us take this to the extreme. Fast food tastes alright, and it's cheap…So, it's easy to buy more than you should actually eat.
It's our choices that lead to obesity. We can't blame fast food vendors for selling the food that WE choose to eat.
November 17 2008 | Obesity | 18 Comments »
If you notice, more and more children are becoming obese. In fact, children are expected to live five years less than their parents because of obesity. In fact, a stunning 17% of kids aged 2-19 years old in the USA are obese. What are some ways to implement change in nations where there are fast food chains on every block?
Should a really abuse child be concidered as 'neglected'?
I meant should obesity in children be concidered neglect.
I don't think obesity in a child should be considered neglect on the part of the parents. I'm not trying to say obesity is a wonderful thing or parents don't have a responsibility to their children. Maybe these parents make bad choices for their kids in letting them become obese—parents make bad choices all the time—but a mistake isn't necessarily a crime. I'd be inerested to see how many of the 17% (a stat I'm hesitant to accept unconditionally) have parents who are obese as well.
As far as what people can do when "there are fast food chains on every block" (not to mention processed food for sale in supermarkets) is to be more aware of the food that they buy. Do things like check the nutritional content on the back of the items—how many calories of fat, how much is trans. fat, how much sodium etc. Also, stop buying stuff like soda, junk food—or, like my parents did, just buy one dessert or other snack while everything else is healthy.
Finally–and this can be a bit difficult when people are always working—COOK YOUR OWN FOOD. At least then you'll know what goes into what you and your kids are eating
November 17 2008 | Obesity | 12 Comments »
I am writing a paper for my english class on childhood obesity. I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has been through this personally and could give me some good advice for my paper.
There are lots of good ideas out there. Plenty of people chime in on the issue with regularity.
One thing I've noticed during my lifetime, and I'm 45, is that when I was a kid, most mothers didn't work. Therefore, at the end of the day, they were thinking about, and preparing, a real dinner. Now, it seems, no family can do without two paychecks, it's still mom's "job" to figure out dinner no matter how exhausted she may be, and there's a fast food joint on almost every corner.
I'm not placing blame for the obesity on mothers going to work…far from it. I'm thinking, though, that if there were healthier solutions for overworked parents, they would choose them.
Brilliant idea! Someone needs to start a fast-food joint that tastes good and costs the same as all the other ones.
November 15 2008 | Obesity | 4 Comments »
Like what percent of people have obesity-related diseases and what percent is anorexic?
i’m american and i love this country, i can’t quote stats, but i know theres alot of unhealthy fat men and women in this country. Its almost sickening. kids are becoming obese at younger ages as well.
November 15 2008 | Obesity | 1 Comment »
A new study just came out for the first time that tracks childhood obesity y state. This was done by The Trust for America's help.
The study is called F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007
Some of the major factors include poverty and lack of excercise. (no brainer)
1. What are your thoughts around childhood obesity?
2. What do you think is the key to prevent it?
3. As parents, how can we play a role in that not just for our own kids, but their friends as well?
I think obesity is a problem not just in children but a lot of adults as well. I think many adults havent learned proper diet and excersice so how can they teach their kids.
Preventing it- well it could be lowering prices on healthy food versues junk food- a poverty family can afford more kinds of junk food to feed a family than they can feed on healthy. Also having more free activities for kids to get involved with- I mean kids would play more sports before but parents cant afford today alot of the prices for these things now days. Having more for them to do in the community would be nice.
I think by helping our kids help other people instead of calling them names- like a heavy child being called fat could be more helped by our children asking if they need a walking partner. We need to as parents ask what is it that we can do for the community, like starting weight camps and teaching children about healthy eating tips, not just a prymid that they dont understand and having the time to give knowledge to others to help them be able to help themselves.
November 15 2008 | Obesity | 3 Comments »
Sweets, sodas, junk food, inactivity: obesity in children is a worry. What can we all do about it?
I am a 14 year old boy myself, and from a young age I have been not forced, but positively encouraged by my parents to eat a healthy, balanced diet whilst taking regular exercise.
I find that it does not only stimulate me physically, but it promotes my well being and mental stature. The only problem is, I can easily look around in my community and see other people my age and younger who obviously follow different guidelines and the effects show.
My brother has a friend of whom shall remain anonymous, and he is extraordinarily overweight for his 12 year age. I never ask him directly about his habits, but our families are good friends. Whilst I eat salads, home made food and low sodium, fat and other reduced 'badness' foods on a regular basis he is given an oven mini pizza snatched from the shelf of ASDA. He takes no exercise whatsoever and he waddles around. Honestly. He is small for his age and constantly looked at when he walks through the town centre as he looks so young. When he has meals at our house, he eats like some sort of barbarian; he chews with his mouth open, breaths through his mouth and just gets it all in at once. His father passed away last year, so I can only suspect that he, his mother and his six year old brother (who is also the same) do not eat together, rather they eat on their laps in the front room. When we take trips to the local park for a kick around, he has zero stamina and cannot keep up with the rest of his friends in PE. I worry because I know this can only lead to massive problems in later life both socially and physically.
My brother follows the same routines as me, but takes much less exercise and it sort of shows; he has a much larger abdomen than me. I am an active football referee, swimmer and participator in school sports days. I have a paper round, which take me half an hour each day, which I walk, totalling up to about 10 hours of exercise a week. I enjoy what I do and participate in The Duke Of Edinburgh award which I am in the process of getting my silver status.
In all, I feel that the key to tackling obesity is to maintain regular, healthy eating habits with other family members to help social skills, gain better relations (going away from possible depression, which could lead to comfort eating) with family and of course lots of exercise. I follow these simple rules, and I am 14 years old, 6ft 1" and 11 stone, with a muscled, athletic build. I very, very rarely eat fast food but as a man I cannot resist the odd kebab every few months. I am proud of who I am as I know I make the right decisions and I only wish everyone else could. I love what you're doing at the moment doctor, and I am fully behind it.
Thank you,
The Famous Peter
November 15 2008 | Obesity | 37 Comments »