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Chad Strickland
Mrs. Wilson
English 11 CP, Period 3
18 April, 2004
Obesity
Walk down any street where people talk, stand, shop, and play and there is a good chance to see an overweight individual. Some, in fact, will be so heavy that they would be considered obese. What is classified as obese in today's society? A BMI between 25-29 is considered overweight. How many Americans are obese? " In America, 58 million adults are overweight; 40 million are obese and three million suffer from life-threatening obesity." (Wellby 1). More alarming, child obesity is on the upswing. Dr. William Dietz points out, that during the decade and a half, between surveys, the incidence for six-to eleven-year-old boys and girls increase by over 50 percent and for teenagers by almost 40 percent (LeBow 1). Obesity has always existed in the United States, but now it has become an epidemic, surpassing smoking as the leading cause of death; this problem needs to be addressed.
Overweight and obesity are found worldwide, and the prevalence of these conditions in the United States ranks high along with other developed nations. Approximately 300,000 adult deaths in the United States each year are attributable to unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity or sedentary behavior (Flegal 1). Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight (BMI greater than or equal to 25, which includes those who are obese) and one-third of them are obese (BMI more than 25). The prevalence of this disease known as obesity has steadily increased over the
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years among both genders, all ages, all racial groups, all educational levels, and all smoking levels. From 1960 to 2000, the prevalence of obesity during this time period more than doubled from 13.3 to 30.9 percent, with most of this rise occurring in the past 20 years (Flegal 1). Statistics show increasing obesity rates in the U.S. and an important study also found...
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