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…In recent years, America has experienced a dramatic rise in the obesity level among people. These "fat" people are making demands that many people consider absurd. One such demand included General Motors building a car that would hold an obese person…

…According to recent federal findings, the number of American children from the ages of six to eleven has tripled in the last forty-years, with one in every seven of these children meeting the criteria for obesity (Better Nutrition 28). Children, like…

…has recently been launched into the forefront of the American image by the over abundance of lawsuits that accuse junk food companies for being the reason that their consumers are obese. It is undeniable that the consumption of junk food is a cause…

…foods and lack of regular exercise, there's still an increase in obesity among the youngsters compared to the past. <Tab/>In Hong Kong, data from the Student Health Service showed that between 1998-99 and 2000-01, 13,973 new children became…

…obesity in high school, except when I read this it had more reasons than I found back when I did my research. I think that there should be more of these essays so parents can talk to their children and understand all the pressures in their children's lives so…

…levels and obesity. Conversely, people who exercise on a regular basis have better cardiovascular fitness, which lowers their overall risk of heart attack *Obesity: It raises the risk of heart disease and heart attacks because it's associated with high…

…Obesity is a condition that affects more than one-quarter of adults and one out of five children according to the American Obesity Association (AOA). The effects of obesity are disease, death, disabilities and morbidity. This disease does not receive…

…Obesity is a disease that affects 39 million Americans: more than one-quarter of adults and about one of every five children. Each year, obesity causes 300,000 deaths in the U.S. Obesity is a chronic, metabolic disease caused by a combination…

…, they haunt you were ever you go. How could mankind make such a drastic turn for the worse? There seem to be many underlying causes surrounding the issue of obesity, many point their fingers at Ronald McDonald and the KFC guy. Fast food restaurants have exploded…

…The rates of obesity in children are rising rapidly, with serious consequences. What are some of the reasons for this incline? What are some of the health factors that are involved, and what can we do to help change this problem? Childhood Obesity…