Category: Obesity

The issue of obesity is important because more than 1 in 3 adults are considered to have obesity. This issue is controversial because while some believe that the government is the cause of obesity, others believe that it is a person’s own doing. My opinion on this issue is that fast food places like McDonald’s,…

Abstract Middle-Aged Adults have so much to be mindful about from the concerns of income, housing, employment, marriage, health concerns and to top it off how to maintain a healthy lifestyle through diet that would help prevent obesity. With the hype over so many new and so-called improved diet plans that can help some lose…

Introduction In the last 20 years, the lifestyle that people lead throughout their daily lives pose several health risks, and therefore has resulted in a great influx of health issues. Due to shifts in nutrition as well as other contemporary factors such as poverty and chronic eating issues, along with the fast foods chains across…

This essay will discuss how some of the key concepts and ideas in the Sociological Imagination (reference?) can be linked to the current issue of obesity in the UK. Despite the prevention of obesity being somewhat under the control of an individual, I will argue that high obesity rates can be caused by much larger…

Obesity is a medical condition which involves the build up of excess body fat to a degree at which the risk of obtaining chronic illnesses (such as diabetes, cancer or heart failure) is increased. It is commonly defined by using a person’s BMI (body mass index) which is simply calculated by dividing weight (kg) by…

Obesity in the UK maternity services is the biggest issue faced today, with complications in labour causing concern as well as added costs on the National Health Service (NHS) (Ziauddeen & Alwan, 2019). In the past decade, obesity in pregnant women has doubled from around 22% in 2010 to 44% in 2018 (Desk, 2019). It…

Introduction This essay will include a comprehensive analysis of the issue of childhood obesity. Since a child’s early development, circumstances and experiences influence and define their long-term health and prospective health disparities. Thus, establishing a good start in life is a vital public health concern. It makes social and economic sense to establish programs focused…

On average, 2.8 million people die from the obesity epidemic every year. For most, obesity can be caused by eating too much and exercising too little. If the energy consumed from food is not burned off, it will transform into fat. Body mass index, an indicator for weight, is 18.5 to 24.9 for a healthy…

Look at obesity rates in Northern CA vs. Midwest Productivity would increase, as people would take fewer sick days. Also, the presence of food deserts, or neighborhoods that don’t have easy access to healthy and nutritious foods, makes socioeconomic status a factor in obesity. Perhaps helping fund community gardens and farmer’s markets where EBT and…

There are 7 billion people on this earth. 30% of that number are morbidly obese. That’s 2.1 billion men, women, and children literally eating themselves to death. While it seems harsh to put it that way, quite frankly, facts do not care about your feelings. I myself have been fat for most of my life,…