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Food AddictionThe Obesity Epidemic
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Obesity: What is it?
Obesity is a condition whereby an individual has an excess of body fat in relation to their body mass. This condition has many implications not only to the individual but impacts society as well.
Worldwide Statistics
• Five percent of the worlds population are considered obese.
• Fourteen percent of the worlds population are considered overweight.
• Worldwide the United States of America Ranks # 1.
Obesity in the United States
In the United States of America there are over 78 million (35.7%) adults, and approximately 12.5 million (16.9%) children and adolescents who are obese.
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010
Causes of Overweight & Obesity
• A disruption of an individuals sleep pattern can cause the body to disrupt the hunger-related hormones leptin and ghrelin. This imbalance causes the body to over compensate whereby the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin rises causing feeling of hunger.
• Highly palatable foods and the “all you can eat” options that many restaurants offer entice individuals to eat more than they normally would. The anticipated pleasure of eating palatable foods increases a false sense of hunger.
Causes of Overweight & Obesity
• “Super-Size It”! In the last two decades the average daily intake has increased by nearly 10% for men and 7% for women. A lack of self control makes it very easy for an individual to over eat and inevitably gain weight.
• A sedate lifestyle also factors into why many individuals are overweight or obese. Four out of ten American adults report that they do not exercises.
National Center for Health Statistics
Health Issues
Health Issues Associated with Obesity.
Obesity, or excessive weight increases an individual’s risk for a wide range of health problems. These include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and some forms of cancer.
• More than $50 billion a year is spent on health care for those who are suffering with issues of being overweight or obese.
• Those who are obese have a reduced life expectancy as much as up to ten years less than an individual who does not have this condition.
• There are 300,000 adult deaths attributed each year due to the health issues of those who are obese.
Health Issues
Psychological Affects
Not only are there health concerns for an individual that is overweight or obese, there is also an impact on that individual psychologically.
• Lack of self-confidence and a low self-esteem is an element that many experience due to their condition.
• Discrimination is another aspect that those who are overweight or obese experience by others in society. This can affect the individual in the work place or at social functions.
Easy Preventative Methods
• Eat less: Start by reducing the portions of food and the calorie intake.
• Exercise: Gentle exercise such as walking will not only help speed up the metabolizing process this will also help with the individuals cardiovascular.
• Most importantly a change of lifestyle and outlook toward foods and its rewards.
The main factor for the an individual who suffers for being overweight or obese is diet and exercise.
Medical Methods
• Medication can be taken for those who have a serious obesity problem. These products can however have adverse effects and are slow in results.
• Most common for those with a serious problem is Bariatric surgery. This procedure is very successful and produces positive outcomes.
- Long-term loss of weight
- Recovery from diabetes
- Improvement in cardiovascular risk factors (heart disease)
- A reduction in mortality of 23% from 40%
Works Cited:
OECD Health Data. "Obesity Statistics." NationMaster.com. NationMaster, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2013. <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-
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"Adult Obesity Facts." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 Aug. 2012. Web. 14 Sept. 2013. <http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html>.
"National Cancer Institute." Obesity and Cancer Risk -. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2013. <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/obesity>.
Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Applebaum, and Deborah Carr. Introduction to Sociology. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2009. Print.
Hockenbury, Don H., and Sandra E. Hockenbury. Psychology. New York, NY: Worth, 2010. Print.
