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11/6/2015 14 Comments Obesity in America...Obesity is a big problem in the United States. 21% of all healthcare costs in the United States are related to obesity. Click on the picture to read the article. After you read the article, click on Comments and share one or two recommendations you believe would help to solve this problem.
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kelemua
11/7/2015 09:55:48 am
my name is kelemua i came from Africa Ethiopia because i had a lot of
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pleh
11/9/2015 09:40:43 pm
In my opinion, the first important thing is foods. We need to be very careful what we eat. The second thing is exercise. W have to be active and walk at least 30 minutes everyday.
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Stephanie
11/10/2015 01:37:05 pm
What do you do for exercise each day, Pleh?
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pleh
11/12/2015 12:31:48 pm
jog and walk at the park.
Sokeang
11/10/2015 01:50:55 pm
Obesity is a big problem in the United States.The reason why they are like so because they eat too much and the foods have a lot of vitamins.Also because of technologies are growing up for doing everything for them . Moreover I think gin is also the part of obesity. For instance Asia people is thinner than American people. So if you are worried about obesity , you need to be diet by eating less, don't eat foods with too much cholesterol, try to avoid to eat fast food, do exercise everyday.
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Stephanie
11/15/2015 10:11:37 am
Sokeang, you make a very good point about technology. Technology has made life easier but it has also decreased the amount of physical activity Americans do each day. We no longer do laundry or wash dishes by hand. Additionally, we no longer walk; instead, we drive.
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Mamerthe
11/12/2015 01:59:11 pm
I think that it would be better to have some nutrition classes to start from elementary school to high school because children believe to their teachers than their mothers.Also,teach people how to eat balanced meals and how to avoid large quantities especially mothers who have children to feed.
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Stephanie
11/15/2015 10:12:59 am
Mamerthe, do you have children in school? If so, perhaps you could ask their teachers if the children receive nutrition education. Educating kids would have a positive impact on the future.
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Eva
11/12/2015 07:16:27 pm
I think a good start begins with eating healthy. Avoid the sugars, products made from flour, and cheese.Try to make a balance and doing some exercise.
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Ana Tovar
11/13/2015 01:49:25 pm
I think if I want to combat the obesity I should follow this:
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Stephanie
11/15/2015 10:15:04 am
Ana, you are the only student who mentioned screen time. Excellent point! The amount of time spent watching TV, playing games, surfing the internet, etc, takes away from time we could spend exercising.
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Rodrigo
11/16/2015 11:01:08 am
I think, than the obesity is a big problem in the world, because we have bad food habit. I think than the food is really good in all way, bad if the combine with fruits, vegetables and thirty minutes of exercise every day we can reduces the obesity.
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Anh
11/16/2015 12:23:26 pm
I think there are some ways to decrease the obesity problems. They are: reducing the size of meals, cutting down on sugar and unhealthy fat, adding more vegetables and fruits, doing exercises, balancing yourself from work and life... Besides all of them, I think we should somehow rescue women from busy and stressful work so that they can have time cook more for their family.
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Essohouna
2/22/2016 07:28:50 am
Several factors are involved in obesity: heredity, stress, physical inactivity++++. However I propose this: daily physical acitvity++++, controlling diet (eat more vegetables+++), relaxation (Yoga, Tai chi...)....
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