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Obesity Hispanics and African American
Obesity: Hispanics and African American
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Letter of Transmittal
September 20, 2014
Dear Killeen High School Superintendent and High School Principal
Here is enclosed formal report about the analysis of the problem of Obesity increase among Hispanic and African Americans. This report mainly evaluates, describes as well as examines the problem of Obesity increase among African Americans and Hispanics.
The various causes of the problem of Obesity among Hispanics and African Americans such as poor high school lunch program as well as lack of regular physical exercises will be discussed in this report. The report provides various possible solution and recommendations about the control and prevention of Obesity. This includes avoidance of heavy smoking, keeping healthy eating habits as well as involving in active physical exercise.
Thank you for the opportunity to prepare this formal report and will be happy to be involved in future research needs
Sincerely
Contents
TOC o “1-3” h z u Informative Abstract PAGEREF _Toc399005770 h 2Introduction PAGEREF _Toc399005771 h 2Obesity among Hispanics and African Americans PAGEREF _Toc399005772 h 3Recommendations and Possible Solutions PAGEREF _Toc399005773 h 5Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc399005774 h 6References PAGEREF _Toc399005775 h 6
Informative AbstractAccording to various research findings African Americans as well as Hispanics are more affected by Obesity than the whites in various states in United States. A number of research studies further indicate that around fifty percent of African Americans are obese while only thirty percent of Hispanic children are mostly obese. There are various factors that usually lead to increase of obesity among African Americans including poor living conditions as well as poverty and low socio economic status. In most cases living in poor households and lack of physical activities such as sports is the main cause of Obesity among Hispanic and African Americans in various learning institutions in the United States. It is usually very clear that boys are more likely to be obese than girls. Proper interventions and practices should be developed in order to reduce and control the problem of obesity among Hispanic and African Americans.
Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to develop a formal report about the problem of increase as well as rise of Obesity cases among Hispanic and African American individuals especially in high schools and other learning institutions. The paper will also cover a number of research findings and provide possible solutions towards the mitigation, prevention as well as control of Obesity among Hispanic and African Americans Youths in Schools. The target audience in this paper is Killeen High School Superintendent and High School Principal
IntroductionObesity is one of the major problems affecting most of the African Americans and Hispanic population (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). The problem of obesity mostly results into overweight conditions and this impact the economic development of the nation. In order to reduce obesity among Hispanic and African Americans population including youths and children in schools, it is important for schools to create recreational grounds for physical activities as well as provide effective eating programs (Casazza, Dulin-Keita, Gower, & Fernandez, 2009). The poor in the society should be given proper health care systems and healthy living conditions in order to reduce and control obesity (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).School based strategies and procedures should be developed in order to control the problem of obesity among blacks and Hispanics in the United States. Physical education and healthy eating systems are one of the major strategies of controlling obesity among the Hispanic and African Americans globally (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).
Obesity among Hispanics and African AmericansThe problem of obesity is about fifty percent higher among African Americans when compared to white Americans risks of Obesity prevalence (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). Among Hispanics the problem of Obesity is about thirty percent and this calls for further research towards the control of obesity among school going children and students. The problem of Obesity is mostly higher among women than men especially among the African Americans and Hispanics population (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). In order to reduce and prevent the problem of Obesity among the youths in various learning institutions it is important that institutions develop proper and effective eating policies as well as promotion of regular physical activities. This can be achieved through development and formulation of proper environmental policies that will promote control and prevention of Obesity among Hispanics and African Americans. Obesity usually results into overweight and other respiratory related problems leading to difficulty in learning (Sivalingam, Ashraf, Vallurupalli, Friderici, Cook, & Rothberg, 2011). Therefore, Hispanics and African Americans should be encouraged to involve in sports and other physical activities (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). The Killeen High School lunch program should also be developed effectively in order to promote healthy eating systems. The socioeconomic standards of African Americans and Hispanics should be improved by the federal government in order to reduce the problem of Obesity among them. It is also important that both Hispanics and African Americans adopt healthy living standards including eating healthy foodstuff as well as living in safe environments. Racial problems that are based against African Americans should be discouraged in order to cater for effective health systems for Hispanics and black Americans (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).
Research also indicates that most African American and Hispanics usually suffer from Obesity related disorders such as diabetes, high blood pressure as well as other renal problems (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). This is because these disorders are influence by the obesity risks and problems among Hispanics and Black Americans. African Americans also face the problem of lack of access to fresh foodstuff especially in various lower income families in rural and urban areas (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).
Obesity mostly results due to too much intake of calories and lack of physical activities by the Hispanics and African Americans (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). Therefore, learning institutions such as Killeen high School should developed effective lunch program that promotes healthy and fresh foodstuff in order to reduce, prevent and control the problem of obesity among Hispanics and African Americans (George, Duran, & Norris, 2014). Most of the Hispanic and African Americans children are usually coming from low income and poor families and should be involved in various sports and physical activities in order to reduce the problem of increase of Obesity among them (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).
Educative and awareness campaigns based on healthy living standards should be promoted among schools in order to allow the students to adopt healthy living standards as well as healthy eating habits (Salsberry, & Reagan, 2009). Obesity usually tends to increase with age of individuals and these Obesity campaigns should be launched in various communities and learning institutions in order to cater for various adult population in the community. In most cases overweight children in schools are usually Hispanics and African Americans who come from poor backgrounds (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). The photographs below clearly indicate examples of African American obese women in the United States
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Research also indicates that the effect of the social media among the youths also promotes the rise of Obesity among children in schools and this should be reduced (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). For example, students and children who mostly watch television programs and movies are more likely to be obese than those who do not involved in such practices (Suarez-Balcazar, Friesema, &Lukyanova, 2013). Obese children also rarely involved in physical activities and sport activities leading to much weight gain. Learning institutions should provide lunch programs that cater for healthy eating foods and systems to cater for African American and Hispanic students who usually come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Children checkup policies and strategies should be developed in various schools in order to control and prevent obesity at early stages (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). School based health practices should be formulated in order to cover a number of Obesity challenges in schools.
A number of research studies indicate that children who are obese are more likely to be obese even during their adulthood periods (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). This should be considered as this will results into more adulthood obesity leading to problems such as diabetes II and high blood pressure complications. Schools should be aware that obesity results into respiratory problems among students, reduces children growth rate and promotes other health related disorders such as poor metabolic rate (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). It is also clear that obese children are more likely to be lonely, sad, and anxious as well as being very nervous leading to psychosocial isolation among them. Research also indicate that obese students are more likely to involves in bad behaviors and habits such as tobacco smoking as well as excessive alcohol consumption (Suarez-Balcazar, Friesema, &Lukyanova, 2013). In most cases African Americans girls usually suffer the problem of obesity than Hispanics girls while Hispanic boys usually suffer the problem of obesity than African Americans boys. In order to effectively reduce and control the problem of Obesity among African Americans and Hispanic children it is important to include appropriate nutrition practices in schools as well as physical activities in schools (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013).
Obesity is usually acquired through genetic procedures and those whose parents suffer from obesity problems should be encouraged to adopt healthy living standards and involve in regular physical activities (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). This is because metabolic factors, genetic factors as well as socioeconomic status are some of the major factors that promote the increase of Obesity among Hispanics and African Americans in United States.
One of the major health problems affecting most African Americans and Hispanics globally is the problem of increase of obesity. According various reports and studies, those who suffer from Obesity are more likely to suffer from other overweight related health problems such as poor blood circulation systems and respiratory problems (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). Obesity also promotes the chances of patient’s risks to various diseases such as high blood pressure and faster weight gain challenges (Differences in Prevalence of Obesity among Black, White, and Hispanic Adults in United States, 2009).
There are various causes of Obesity among African Americans and Hispanics including poor eating habits, lack of regular physical exercise as well as too much smoking and alcohol intake. In that sense, some of the major prevention measures of Obesity include healthy eating habits, avoiding heavy smoking as well as the practice of regular physical exercise (Acheampong, & Haldeman, 2013). It is also clear from several studies that those who suffer from the problem of Obesity usually face problems such as heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure as well as other breathing difficulties.
Recommendations and Possible SolutionsThe problem of obesity mostly results into other risk disorders such as Asthma, overweight and diabetes. Research indicates that African American and Hispanics mostly suffer from obesity and other chronic diseases. Therefore, proper obesity control and prevention procedures should be developed in order to reduce this problem of obesity among Hispanics and African Americans. One of the major causes of obesity among Hispanics and African Americans include poor living conditions, low economic status as well as lack of recreational facilities to involve in physical exercise in their living environments. Some of the major possible solutions of preventing obesity include eating healthy foodstuff in both schools and in the society. Schools should also develop effective lunch programs that will reduce unhealthy foods in the eating programs. Proper and regular physical exercise is also one of the major strategies that can be used in order to control and prevent obesity among Hispanic and African American populations both in schools and in the society. Avoidance of heavy cigarette smoking as well as avoidance of alcohol drinking can also be used in order to prevent and control obesity among Hispanics and black American in schools and in communities. Schools should provide educative programs that will reduce African Americans from watching and spending too much time in social media platforms such as television. This is because watching of television results into increase of calorie intake, overweight as well as other obesity related problems. Schools should also provide opportunities and grounds for physical activities to their students.
ConclusionIn conclusion, from this report analysis and evaluation it is clear that the major causes of increase Obesity among Hispanics and African Americans are mainly poor eating habits, poor living standards as well as lack of physical activities among school going children. A number of research studies indicate that African Americans populations especially the girls usually suffer from obesity than the whites and Hispanic girls. However, most of the Hispanic boys mostly suffer from Obesity than any other racial groups. Hispanic and African American youths usually suffer from obesity related complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure due to lack of physical exercise and poor eating habits. It is also clear that most Hispanics and black Americans are more influenced by social media such as television and movies than their white counter parts leading ton high obesity levels among them. This includes advertisement procedures as well as other television programs that influence their behaviors.
The major cause of obesity among African Americans and Hispanics is lack of access to fresh foodstuff and low availability of recreational facilities in their homes and learning institutions. This is because most of the African Americans communities and Hispanics usually lack supermarkets around their living environments. Therefore, in order to reduce and control obesity among school going children and youths learning institutions should developed effecting eating programs and also involve their students in various physical activities. These schools should adopt eating of fresh fruits as well as vegetables and also create grounds for more sports and physical activities.
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Obesity Prevalence
Obesity Prevalence
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TOC o “1-3” h z u Etiology PAGEREF _Toc381075438 h 1Epidemiology PAGEREF _Toc381075439 h 2Treatment PAGEREF _Toc381075440 h 3
Obesity is an epidemic that occurs worldwide, and is characterized by an increase in the number of adipose tissues excessively. Obesity is hence a contributing factor to various chronic diseases. It is a global problem that affects close to 300million people all over the world. A third of the population in the United States is obese. Obesity is often associated with an increase in the cost of healthcare; a reduction in quality of life as well as an increase in the risk of premature death. Obesity prevalence is increasing in both developing and developed nations. In the United States obesity prevalence is on a record high .This is a serious problem as it can be a predisposing factor of diseases like diabetes, cancers, and diseases of the heart. The paper will look at obesity among African Americans in NYC. It will also look at the etiology and epidemiology of obesity (Racette,Deusinger,& Deusinger, 2012).I t will further look at whether or not obesity affects specific population depending on their age, race or socioeconomic status. It will finally look at the health interventions which aim to help in the control as well as prevention of the spread of obesity.
EtiologyObesity results from behavioral, physiological, genetic, social as well as cultural factors resulting to an imbalance in energy hence promoting deposition of excess fat. In cases where there is an excess in the fat or calorific intake normally caused by a higher calorific intake as compared to the needs of the body. This will results to the accumulation of excess fats thus leading to development of obesity. If one leads a sedentary lifestyle they are at a high risk of obesity .limited physical activity affects the body’s general health hence leading to the development of obesity. Obesity can also develop as a result of genetics. If there are some members of a family have been diagnosed with obesity then there is a likelihood of other members of the same family being diagnosed with obesity too in cases where both parents are obese then it is more likely that two third of the children bore from these parents will develop diabetes. Metabolic disorders such as minor differences in the basal metabolism can also be a predisposing factor to obesity. There are some medications which to gaining of weight in cases that the weight is not compensated through activities or dietary intake. Lack of sleep can also lead to obesity since there can be a change in the hormones which lead to an increase in appetite (Racette,Deusinger,& Deusinger, 2012).
EpidemiologyObesity epidemiology refers to the prevalence and incidence of obesity. When looking at prevalence around 20% of children in the United States are obese and 34% of children are at a higher risk of developing obesity. The numbers of people in America being diagnosed with obesity is increasing each day. When it comes to demographics the most affected gender is females who are often affected after infancy. Obesity is often seen to affect some groups as compared to others. Obesity is also more prevalent among adolescents of African –Americans than Hispanics. When it comes to genetics, it is seen that there is a polygenic determinant which is associated with obesity despite the fact that environmental factors also play a crucial role when it comes to the development of obesity in individuals. In most cases these environmental factors are what attenuate the tendency of obesity in a family (Hollis, 2012). When it comes to geography, obesity is seen to be more prevalent in communities that are developed. Obesity is more prevalent among groups of people in lower socioeconomic status. This low socioeconomic status results to a low protein and a high calorific diet leading to development of obesity. There are also some neighborhoods which are dangerous and hence children can not play outside. This can lead to less physical activity among children which eventually leads to the development of obesity( Centre for disease control ,2012).
About 60% of adults in New York are obese or overweight. In New York, overweight and obesity is more prevalent in African Americans than other people in New York. Between 2003 and 2007 obesity prevalence in New York was at a record high among low income neighborhood people (Department for health,2013). There was also a difference in development obesity in neighborhoods that have different levels through which they can access physical activity. Obesity is more prevalent in young people as compared to the older population. Socioeconomic factors are what play a big role when it comes to the development of obesity in a particular age group.
TreatmentThe main goal when it comes to treatment of obesity is achievement and maintenance of a weight loss that is clinically meaningful. The ultimate goal of this is reduction of risks for severe occurrence of diseases, functional limitations and impairments as a result of obesity. The therapeutic treatments of obese patients should involve approaches that influence behavioral change as well as other strategies which are creative that facilitate follow through that is long-term and consistent. Some of the approaches are such as the reduction in energy diets, modification of behavior, physical exercises and pharmacotherapy. The choice of treatment often depends on obesity degree in a patient, presence of comorbidites, weight loss therapies that one has been previously involved in .Dietary interventions are the basis for the reduction of the total energy taken in by the body. Behavioral modifications target the identification of stimuli which acts as a signal of unhealthy behaviors, learning importance of a continued positive behavior and finally the recognition of barriers that can lead to a compromise in healthy pursuits. Pharmacological agents are often used together with treatments such as exercise, diet and behavioral strategies. This is often in cases where the non-pharmacological strategies do not lead to a weight loss that is sustainable. Surgery can only be used as a treatment method in cases where obesity is extreme.
Obesity is a very chronic and dangerous disease, a predisposing factor to many health disorders. There should therefore be measures that will help eliminate obesity from the society once and for all. It has been concluded that a multidimensional approach is what is required for dealing with obesity successfully.
References
Centre for disease control. (2012). Obesity Prevalence Among Low-Income, Preschool-Aged Children — New York City and Los Angeles County, 2003–2011.Retrieved April 22,2013 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6202a1.htmDepartment for health.(2013). Obesity Statistics and the Impact of Obesity. Retrieved April 22, 2013 from http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/obesity/statistics_and_impact/Hollis,J.(2012).Obesity rates highest among African –American women.Retrieved April 22,2013 from http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/12/10/obesity-rates-highest-among-african-american-women/Racette,S,Deusinger,S& Deusinger,R.(2012). Obesity: Overview of Prevalence, Etiology, and Treatment.Retrieved April 22,2013 from http://ptjournal.apta.org/content/83/3/276.long
OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the society today, more and more people are becoming obese. The cause for obesity is wide, taking foods with a lot of sugar, eating of the wrong foods, doing little or no exercise. At times the cause for obesity is very complex, such as people’s attitude, beliefs, and genetics. Research carried out by the World Health Organisation indicates that, about 1.5 billion in the world are obese (Salimath, 2007). Obesity has become a major cause of death which can be prevented. Obesity has been found to reduce the life expectancy; minimum obesity reduces the life expectancy by about 2- 5 years. Severe obesity reduces the life expectancy by about 5-20 years (Salimath, 2007). Obesity or excess weight have been found out to a major cause of about 40 different types of health problems according to the research carried out by the Health and Medical Research Foundation. Research also indicates that the United States of America is the leading country in the world with people who have excess weight. In America about 2/3 of the population has excess weight, out of that about 1/3 are obese (Salimath, 2007).
The number of people with excess weight is steadily rising as the years go by. Speaking from the perspective of an overweight person many do not regard themselves as having excess weight. Most of obese people do not acknowledge to being overweight, they refer to themselves as “big”. Many still do not the reason why they are gaining so much weight (Salimath, 2007). In the research I will look into the complications associated with obesity. Many obese people suffer from several health problems. I will also look into how the obese people think the society regards them.
Research Methods and design
My research is aimed at the people who have excess weight, and those who are already obese. Health problems associated with excess weight are very many, about 10% of the United States budget for health care is spent treating obesity. Research shows that obesity causes rising medical expenses, excessive family expenses, it is also the major cause of the rise of diabetes in the United States of America (Salimath, 2007). The figures are shocking. Obesity is having a toll on the health care expenses and also on the people of the United States of America.
To assist in the research I managed to interview ten people. The Johnson’s family which had four people (Johnson, his wife Tracy, the first born mike, and the little sister Mary). The others were John a mechanic, Mercy a bar attendant, Teddy a manager at a supermarket, Jacob who is jobless and living with a sister, Simon a petrol station attendant, and Lillian a house wife. I ended up choosing this group of people to help in my research as they all had excess weight, they had different types of Jobs, some of them were Jobless and still two of the people were in college. This I very significant as it will bring out the effects of obesity in different fields of life (Salimath, 2007).
I asked the people who had excess weight ten questions which reflected the effects of obesity in the day to day lives of the people. For instance I asked questions such as what do your daily activity entail? , what types of food do you take or what is the amount of the food do you take. The responses got from the questions enabled me to zero in on the probable cause of excessive weight of the people. From the interview most of the people saw the type of work they were doing as the source for their rapid weight gain. This will be seen in the course of the interview, my questions will be used to guide the research as the discussion will reveal how obesity has affected the lives of people.
The likely pros and cons in this type of research method used is that the sample size might be very small to make judgment on the effects of obesity. During the interview a managed to notice that some of the people I was interviewing gave brief answers on some questions, as if they wanted to “get rid” of me quickly. That makes me feel that somewhat the answers were not 100 % true. Some of the questions were too personal, so I had to skip some of them or rephrase. This experience made me doubt if the respondents were giving me answers that were true. I felt some respondents were giving me answers that they thought I wanted to hear, and in doing so they thought that they were offering “help” for me to finish the assignment. Some respondents tried to make their situations better by pretending they were very happy with their “big “nature. There are some respondents who were not able to answer the questions satisfactorily, and had to ask the question all over again. This made me feel that the answers given by the respondents were not valid.
Findings
My research revealed that most of the overweight people do not intentionally become obese; some of them are becoming obese because of the type of food they take (Salimath, 2007). In typical day of Lillian’s life, she wakes up in the morning prepares breakfast for the husband, the breakfast mainly is made up of cereals, fried eggs, and Lillian has to take a piece of cake too. After seeing her husband off to work Lillian goes back to her house and start sleeping on the couch while watching television. At around ten in the morning she walks across the street to a fast food joint and buys some French fries, and a soda. She goes back to the house and eats her food. Lillian does not have children, so she finds watching television a sure way of beating boredom. At around one in the afternoon she is hungry again and she prepares some fried meat and takes it with rice which is her favorite food. In Lillian’s case she is gaining a lot of weight due the lifestyle she is living, but the sad thing she is not aware of that. Research by the Medical research foundation shows that in the whole world, the Americans are the leading consumers of meat (Salimath, 2007). The problem is that the meat that is eaten in the United States is grown from hormones, antibiotics and also very cheap corn. Quality meat is very expensive to afford, thus most of the meat found in the fast food joints are the cheapest. Even though the meat is cheap, later the cost of treating the effects becomes very expensive (Salimath, 2007).
My research revealed that some of the people who had excess weight were just ignorant, this can be proved from the discussion I had with the Johnson’s family over breakfast. It comprised of foods that were high in calories. The answers given to some of my questions were:
When I asked if they were not worried about the excess weight, Tracy answered by saying. “In our family there is a history of having people who are big in size; my mum insisted that when one appeared small in body size they were easily bullied in school. So we had to feed on food that increased our size and that is a belief that we hold so dear to our hearts. “Johnson also contributes to the discussion by saying “I used to be very small in size while growing up, and that lead to me being picked on by other kids at school, at first I thought they were just being mean but I later found out my small size was my major undoing, I do not want my children to undergo the treatment I went through because of my previous small size.” I went further to ask the family as a whole what they thought about the health complications related to obesity. Lillian answered “I have never heard any body from our family who has been hospitalized for being sick as a result of being big.” When I asked Mike and Mary what they thought about the excess weight, the two teenagers answered that they trusted their parent’s advice.
From the above example the Johnson family does not consider the issue of excess weight as a problem; they are intentionally taking foods that are high in calories so as to gain weight. The family does not look at the effects of obesity, thus they have put the issue of intimidation as a priority than their health.
My research revealed that the type of work also was a major cause of obesity in the United States of America. Some jobs that people were doing have lead people to eating fast foods such as French fries , Pizza as they easy to consume while working at the same time. Some kinds of Job were also “boring” or do not require a lot of movement, while some involves sitting down for along time. As a result of being idle some people tend to eat a lot of fast food. The fact is further emphasised by the research carried out by the Medical Research Foundation (Singh, 2008).
In a typical mikes working day, he has to wake up very early and do not have time to take breakfast at home, his clients at times come very early to have their vehicles’ repaired before going to work, some of the clients drop of their vehicles to be repaired on their way to work. At times there are so many vehicles that needs the attention that he has no time to relax and eat, in such incidences he orders for pizza , French fries and a soda which he takes while working. At times Mike has no time to eat while working in such cases he finishes his work and then orders for some fast food from a nearby fast food restaurant which mainly consists of food that is high on calories and fats. Being hungry Mike orders a lot of food not because he likes eating a lot of food but hunger drives him to do that (Singh, 2008).
From the example Mike gains a lot of weight not because he wants to or his job does not require a lot of movement to burn off the excess calories, but the job do not allow Mike to eat healthy (Singh, 2008). He eats what is convenient at the time as he has a lot of work that needs his attention.
Other jobs involve a lot of sitting down which drives some people to eat a lot. Teddy the supermarket supervisor spends a lot of time sitting down in the office doing at times nothing, he only occasionally looks at the monitor by his side which is connected to the surveillance cameras in the supermarket. To keep busy Teddy is forced to nimble away on snacks which contains a lot of calories, by the end of the day Mike takes in a lot of calories and fats which contributes to being overweight. In this example Teddy gains a lot of weight because of the nature of his job that allows him to take a lot of calories (Singh, 2008).
From my research idleness is a major cause for obesity, most people who have nothing to do at all tend to gain weight, this is based on the case of Jacob who is not working, and depends on the sister for support. Jacob’s daily activities begins at seven, he wakes up when his sister is going to work takes breakfast which contains a lot of sugary stuff. After breakfast Jacob goes and sits in front of the television flipping through the channels, and at the same time nibbling cookies which also contain a lot of sugar. At about one o’clock feeling hungry, he goes to the kitchen and prepares some sausages which he takes with meat and soda. Jacob ends up gaining a lot of weight as he does not involve himself in any activity (Singh, 2008).
Discussion and Conclusion
My research reveals that the rise of the number of obesity is as result of the pressure to perform at work, poor eating habits and at times beliefs (Singh, 2008). To cut down on the rising cases of obesity some organisations have even created web sites with information on how to cut down on excess weight. Programs have also been put in place to inform the public the problems associated with obesity. If we as a community can lend a hand in helping people to make informed choices on the type of food to give to our children then the problem of obesity will be cut down.Interview Questions
Obesity
Question 1: Do you consider yourself as obese? (If you do why)
Question 2: What is your regular working day like?
Question 3: Do you find your body size irritating?
Question 4: Do you know the problems associated with obesity (if you do can you name some)
Question 5: How do you think people look at you in terms of your weight?
Question 6: What is your favorite food?
Question 7: How much of that food can you take at one sitting?
Question 8: How regular do you exercise?
Question 9: Are you thinking of cutting down on the excess weight?
Question 10: Are you conversant in the ways that can be used to help one shed off excess weight?
Reference
Salimath, J., Tucker, O., Szomstein, S., & Rosenthal, R. J. (2007). P84. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 3(3), 327.
Singh, G. K., Kogan, M. D., & van Dyck, P. C. (2008). A Multilevel Analysis Of State And Regional Disparities In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity In The United States. Journal of Community Health, 33(2), 90-102.