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A 3 page 5-paragraph essay that addresses the problem of obesity in America. The problem is introduced and discussed, with recommendations for solutions, within this standard framework. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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of fat would help that individual survive during the next famine. Obtaining sufficient food was a challenge. In the contemporary Western world, the genes that once saved us are now
a detriment, and this fact is complicated by the fact that people continue to eat as if they plowed fields and did manual labor from dawn till dusk, rather than
sitting at desks at work and then sitting in front of the TV when they return home. Authorities indicate that the problem of extreme obesity causes "more health care expenditures
than any other medical condition" (Hensrud and Klein, 2006, p. S5). In other words, the problem of obesity harming the health and welfare of people today as surely as the
lack of food did in previous eras. The term "obese" does not apply to the teenage girl who wants to fit into a size 2. Scientifically, this is a
diagnosis that typically involves measuring the individuals body mass index (BMI), that is, the ratio of fat versus lean muscle mass. Having a BMI outside the normal range for a
persons height, gender and age is associated with an increased in "type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension...(and) obstructive sleep apnea," as well as an increase in heart disease. The Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is one of the main ways that the problem of obesity is tracked in the US (Hensrud and Klein, 2006). According to this database, the rate
of extreme obesity in the US has been increasing rapidly as there was a three-fold increase between 1990 and 2000 (Hensrud and Klein, 2006). This increase occurred for all races,
both sexes, all races, all age groups and all level of education (Hensrud and Klein, 2006). The causes for this trend are complex and associated with modern lifestyles. Technological
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