Research Paper on:
OBESITY IN AMERICA: PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

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the current way in which the U.S. is dealing with obesity isnt working. This is because a variety of factors play a role in obesity. The factors break down  into three categories; behavior, environment and genetic. Behavior is the factor we would like to change. The recommendations, therefore, are to build on small, steady changes, rather than trying  to focus on sweeping changes. Teach people to add water, fruits and vegetables to their diets gradually (so eating these becomes a habit). Its believed that once eating right becomes  a habit, more people will move in that direction, and lose weight. Overview The prevalence of obesity has gotten very high in recent years, exceeding 30% in most age and  sex groups (Flegal et al 238). The prevalence of obesity for adults between the ages of 20 and 74 years increased by 7.9% for men and by 8.9% for women  between 1976-1980 and 1988-1994; and increased by 7.1% for men and 8.1% for women between 1988-1994 and 1999-200 (Flegal et al 238). These trends are anticipated to continue (Flegal et  al 238). There is more to obesity, however, than being fat and having a lousy self-image. There are secondary diseases affiliated with obesity, ranging from diabetes, to high cholesterol,  to hypertension. The problem is that most people havent been motivated to lose weight under the old regime, which has focused on lecturing, "forced" diets and ideal weights. Obesity Causes  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points out that while obesity is definitely prevalent, and is growing, that a variety of factors play a role in why people  gain weight. Basically, most of the factors can be broken down into three categories: Behavior, environment and genetic factors (CDC). Behavior comes from eating just enough (but not too much),