Obesity is one of the most important epidemics for public wellbeing. Obesity is a chronic condition of disproportionate body fat compared to the lean body mass. Over the past 20 years, people have started to argue that fast food is the key cause for increased obesity. However, several studies indicate that fast food is not a cause of obesity. Quick food industry can not blame the growing issue of obesity; a variety of other factors contribute to obesity.
Over the years, there have been several attempts to associate fast food with obesity and health consequences. People around the world have not changed their desire to eat fast food for these arguments. The lack of self-control in eating more is one of the causes of obesity. “In the last few decades, Americans have become increasingly fatter. While our increasingly sedentary lifestyles are partly to blame, a major reason is that we just eat more. (Harding) People should then prepare and count the time they consume fast food, so that they are able to manage themselves all the time when they eat fast food.
While most schools and households have peanuts in their homes and schools. Most people do not know the severe risk that could harm someone else around you. A book written by Doctor Michael C. Young states that food allergies affect eight percent of children under three and six to eleven percent of school age children, … Read more
My primary goal was to reduce sedentary behaviour (playing an iPad game ‘HeartStone’) and increase vigorous activities (going to the gym). In order to maintain health in overall, it is advised by a number of guidelines all adults should spend minimum 30 minutes of modest amount physical activity on most days of the week (Pate, … Read more
Expert: Max Pemberton Quality -Source: I somewhat trust this source because Max Pemberton is a MD, Psychiatrist in the National Health Service and is a Journalist. He mostly works in the field of mental health, which does not necessarily pertain to obesity. Nevertheless, he is still a doctor and may know the facts that do … Read more
The media promotes an unhealthy body image that is damaging to both society as a whole and individuals. As a whole to individuals ,promoting an unhealthy body image,and damaging to society makes people feel less of themselves. According to these critiques the combination of two trends, the technology enabled media saturation of the american public … Read more
Resiliency is an important factor to have present in one’s life. Taking this resiliency quiz opened my eyes to how I am not as resilient as I thought I was. Some of the question asked in this quiz made me assess my own culture, such as gender and sexual orientation. A crucial part of being … Read more
Food deserts are defined as areas of relatively poor access to healthy and affordable food. This phenomenon is thought to be a factor in the different dietary health outcomes, like heart disease and obesity, which exist between socioeconomic classes. Even though food deserts can refer to the literal dearth of food, most studies consider “differential … Read more
Bias: Bias is when a documentary has an inclination towards a particular view or opinion. It is important when creating a documentary that all opinions and views are recognised and explored in the film and that it doesn’t focus entirely on one side of the story. An example of a documentary that is biased is … Read more
The animals are ready to burst out of their cages and breathe the fresh air of middle school grounds. Students frantically begin to hush their peers in order to be the first let out. In the jungle, there are always two or three monkeys that decide to create chaos. Among the others, mumbling could be … Read more
Food is cheaper than ever, particularly the popular “value” lines. Today, it’s possibly cheaper to eat snacks and ready meals than fruit and vegetables. Work and time commitments mean convenience foods are frequently selected instead of home cooking. This has become a vicious circle so children are now growing up without the knowledge and experience … Read more
Obesity is becoming an impending epidemic in our society (Hill, Wyatt, Reed, & Peters, 2003; Kottke, Wu, & Hoffman, 2003). Prevalence of obesity is on the rise and deaths attributable to it are higher than ever. It is estimated by the NIDDK (2003) that 30. 5% of adults in the United States are obese and … Read more
Diabetes is little or no ability to move glucose out of the blood into the red blood cells. Nearly 16 million people have diabetes in the United States, which narrows it down to about 1 out of every seventeen people. About 2,150 new cases are diagnosed each day. Many of us do not clearly know … Read more
Since the beginning of the human race, we have been looking. We have been looking for ways to make our lives healthier, more comfortable, and happier. In the beginning it was simple rocks, plants, and fires. As our technology advanced so did the comfort of our lives. The wheel, the cure to the plaque, and … Read more
The image of McDonald’s has always been one of fast and cheap, the company is struggling to find a new niche in the market. While finding its new niche it still needs to improve drive-thru business and sales must start to climb as the hamburger giant struggles with declining sales. It is estimated that increasing … Read more
