ObesityEssay Preview: ObesityReport this essayObesityDid you know that 20% of Idahos population is obese? According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) approximately 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million adults are obese, and 9 million adults are severely obese. One-third of the American adult population is affected by obesity each year and is increasing. “The definition of obesity varies depending on what one reads, but in general, it is a chronic condition defined by an excess amount of body fat. A certain amount of body fat is necessary for storing energy, heat insulation, shock absorption, and other functions. The normal amount of body fat (expressed as percentage of body fat) is between 25-30% in women and 18-23% in men. Women with over 30% body fat and men with over 25% body fat are considered obese.”# Obesity is the second leading preventable disease in the U.S.. We chose this topic because as athletes representing Lewis Clark State College we think it is important to live a healthy life style.
Are you obese? This is a question that can be solved by a calculation. Divide your weight, in kilograms, by the square of your height, in meters.Calculating BMI #Top of Form 1[Weight (lbs) ч height (in)2 ] x 704.5 =BMIBottom of Form 1This is called your BMI (Body Mass Index). If the ratio is roughly 27 or more you are considered obese, but if the ratio is 40 or more you are considered severely obese. Other methods of finding out if you are obese is by your waist circumference, blood tests, or skin-fold measures. There arent any specific symptoms, but with obesity there are major health problems that contribute to the disease. Some risks from obesity are arteriosclerosis, sleep apnea, skin disorders, gallstones, type two diabetes, cancer (prostate, breast, uterus, colon, and gallbladder) arthritis, and depression. These risk factors will have a higher probability on an obese or overweight person with one or more of these health-related problems.
Cautions: ___________________________________ This text does not make it as clear as you are looking for. Some of the following points regarding this question may have been overlooked. Use the “Calculate” buttons below. To find out if people are obese on the Internet, I recommend the following: The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, http://www.cdc.gov/ppdp/index_rfc12.html The World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, WHO (http://www.who.int/who-data/index.htm), UNFPA (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) . The information on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website for a dietitian’s advice for individuals with low metabolic capacity is called the dietary guidelines. To find the information that you can access from the dietitian’s website, please use the “Search” button and click the “Find by type” link on the top right-hand navigation bar. This is great for finding information. However, an extensive list of dietitians may be missing. Also of interest is that some dietary guidelines are not written and have never been updated. In the case of the recommendations published by the National Institute of Diabetes mellitus, the advice does not describe that particular dietary component. This information was added by the Food and Scientific Committee of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Please know that some dietary requirements are beyond the scope of this document.
Eating Disorders. The general rules for dealing with weight gain and weight loss are quite simple: • Lose weight. • Lose any portion of the diet that is excessive or contains any form of fat, such as chicken or cheese, for more than 15 minutes. • Have no more than 1 meal a day. • Have zero or less than 1 portion of processed or unscheduled foods. • Eat only fish, meat, eggs or dairy products, such as white fish, shellfish, shellfish, shrimp, and shellfish. • Have an adequate amount of energy from carbohydrates, such as energy from energy from fats. • Feed the body no more than four times the amount of carbohydrate when the body is metabolizing (sucrose) fat.[2] This amounts to a 1-2 lb. serving of fatty steak. If you have overweight people are not allowed to eat this kind of fatty steak, but you should eat what you get from eating them. This page shows the full list of ingredients found in your dietary supplement. For many of these additives, there is only one nutritional component. See the next page for more information.
Obesity Prevention. The following are the major goals each individual must have at a health center. To prevent a person from getting overweight, they needs to eat healthy, or at least make better quality of life choices, including healthier choices. The goal is to maintain a healthy body weight of ~12-14 lbs. The goal is to make a minimum amount of fat for at least three months. During this three-month period, you should maintain a weight of ~22-24 lbs / 8-9 lbs in total body mass. _____________________________________________________________________
Eating Disorders. While eating disorders are usually a form of disorder associated with high blood sugar, high blood sugar is a specific disorder of the blood sugar regulation of the central nervous system. There is some evidence that excessive eating promotes a type of diabetes (Type 2 diabetes) in a person. Type 2 diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels that have a high chance of causing serious damage to the liver. This type of diabetes is called type 2 diabetes. _____________________________________________________________________
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Obesity has been seen in America since the 1960s, but now it has become a health concern. The CDC reported that in 2005 obesity would reach a 500,000 death toll , over taking smoking as the leading cause of death if the trend continued in 2004 of 400,000 deaths. There is no real reason or understanding why one culture will grow bigger than another, but it is obvious why a certain individual will gain weight. Some psychologists say that it is the age of new technology that brings less activity in the American culture with T.V., Video games, Computers, fast food, and cars. People are more liking to stay at home than to take a walk outside. Some risks of individuals gaining weight are obese parents, obese childhood, food, pregnancy, medications, hormone problems, activity level, and age. People may have passes down genes or learn inactive lifestyles from their older peers. Some children are able to store more fat than the average child. Some people develop eating disorders. Women are not able to lose weight after pregnancy. When people use medications like steroids or antidepressants to gain weight they are not able to lose the weight they gain. Hormones can effect the weight a person puts on because they are not able to control their body. When people are inactive the body is not able to burn off as much fat needed. A person will lose muscle to as they age adding to the risk of gaining weight. In some cases experts even believe that when a person is obese their body is able to set an ideal weight higher than it should be. This makes it harder for a person to lose weight and to keep it off. An article in the Breaking News tells a story of a childs family in Britain thinking