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A 6 page paper which examines the rising obesity rate in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and an economic concern as well for many people who are obese suffer from various health problems. It is also a very serious social problem in relationship to the fact
that it reflects the health of a nation in many ways. It suggests how the society feels about food, and how they eat as a culture. The following paper examines
the rising rate of obesity in the United States from many perspectives. Obesity Prior to discussing various issues concerning obesity it is perhaps important to define what obesity
actually is. According to the National Institutes of Health, "Obesity specifically refers to an excessive amount of body fat. Overweight refers to an excessive amount of body weight that includes
muscle, bone, fat, and water" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Generally speaking women will have more body fat than men (U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). As such the percentage of body fat allowed, before being considered obese, is more for women than it is for men.
A man who possesses more than 25% body fat is considered obese and a woman who possesses more than 30% body fat is considered obese (U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as stepping onto scales. "The most accurate measures are to weigh
a person underwater or in a chamber that uses air displacement to measure body volume" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). This form of
measurement is able to differentiate between muscle bone and fat which makes it incredibly accurate. But, for the most part obesity is generally assumed based on weight height and other
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