Obesity
...that cause this epidemic in our society? The independent variables here are the living conditions, mentality of the society and affordable food. The dependent variables are the people who are living in this society. In our society today, obesity is one of the fastest growing problems in America. The total medical tab for illnesses related to obesity is $117 billion a year and climbing according to the Surgeon General and the Journal of American Medical Association, reported in March that poor diet and physical inactivity could soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. As being part the fitness industry, I have a strong commitment in trying to help people who are overweight and obese. My ultimate goals as trainer is to help overweight people get into better shape and to hopefully make a positive difference in their lives.
In the first article, “Public Opinion and the Politics of Obesity in America” by J. Eric Oliver and Taeku Lee address that the Health policy experts have recently sounded the warning about the severe health and economic consequences of America’s growing rates of obesity. Nonetheless, even with these alarms, obesity is only beginning to penetrate the public’s awareness of as a topic of major concern. In 1970, fewer than 5 percent of children were overweight; today, over 15 percent are at an “unhealthy body weight,” a threefold increase in only thirty years (Flegal et al. 1998).
The independent variable is the public’s lack of knowledge and the lack of interest in the obesity epidemic in America. The dependent variable are overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, gout, certain types of cancer, psychological disorders, and other ailments also the burden obesity causes the economy resulting in a $70 billion a year in public health expenditures....
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