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OBESITY IN AMERICA

Joanna Stolarczyk. OBESITY IN AMERICA. My research question. Who is affected by obesity and what are the solutions? . Introduction. What is obesity? How do we know if we are obese? . Research.

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OBESITY IN AMERICA

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  1. Joanna Stolarczyk OBESITY INAMERICA

  2. My research question • Who is affected by obesity and what are the solutions?

  3. Introduction • What is obesity? • How do we know if we are obese?

  4. Research • Approximately 69% of adults are overweight or obese, which is 78million adult Americans (NHANES,2013) • Sedentary life-style (NHANES,2013) • Risk factor for a variety of chronic conditions (Hogan, 2012) • “The longer a person is overweight, the harder it becomes for them to lose weight” (Nordqvist,2010)

  5. Solutions • Bariatric surgery (Nordqvist,2010) • Consider what you eat ~Americans spend over $30 billion on junk-food snacks (Lumpin,2013) • We as people cause our on problems

  6. Primary Research • McDonald’s • Observations

  7. What I found? • 12/30 males during lunch and 9/20 during dinner • 5/30 females during lunch 6/20 during dinner • Car number at drive thru • Not many kids • Males are more obese

  8. What I Learned? • Eating healthy is important • Females vs. Males • Don’t choose a sedentary life-style

  9. What are the solutions?! People should choose a healthier life-style

  10. Any questions ?

  11. References: Why Obesity Is a Health Problem. (2013, February 13). National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHANES). Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy- weight-basics/obesity.htm Nordqvist, C. (2010, May 23). All about obesity. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/obesity/ Hogan, M. (2012, June 1). Is Bariatric Surgery a Solution for Obesity? US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374222/ Lumpkin, A. (2013 Spring). Scaling adult obesity.Gale CENGACE Learning. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/ps/i.do?action=interpret&id= GALE%7CA332658577&v=2.1&u=lom_oaklandu&it=r&p=ITOF&sw=w&authCount=1

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