Research Discussion

The obesity epidemic has many probable causes and an even more ideas and solutions geared toward its decrease and overall prevention. Many factors, not limited to but including environment, family interaction, field of work, and choice of foods, have great impacts on the ongoing of this epidemic. The arrangement of the paper will be somewhat difficult because of the many views and how some organizations may hurt the cause more than they help it. For example, people have been surveyed on which type of commercial aiming at helping those with obesity may appeal more to them and may turn them away from being helped. Some commercials depict obese children eating or holding unhealthy food items and have slogans like “If you are not helping your child, you are killing them”. This type of commercial was looked at as negative, not motivational, and also helpful. A positive campaign is the ‘get up & play’ campaign endorsed by First Lady Michelle Obama, and was highly accepted by those surveyed. My research so far has shown me some of the sides of this epidemic, mostly researchers, scientists, and doctors. The challenge will be incorporating the pros and cons, being that some people prefer to be overweight and do not think they are making an unhealthy choice.

Obesity

            The Mid-South has a high number of citizens with diabetes and heart disease related to obesity and overweight children who are inactive. Secondly, the state of Tennessee is ranked number twelve in the nation’s obesity rankings. The problem with obesity starts with a person’s environment and what they have been taught to eat and how to live. Anti-obese efforts should start in the home rather than the educational system. Adolescents’ greatest influence is the parents and family members. Behavior and family environment play a role in childhood obesity. Adolescents are more likely to become overweight if their parents are obese. Parents who are obese should see that they are also putting their child’s life at risk for obesity by influencing unhealthy eating habits. Long hours of watching television, binging on unhealthy snacks, and no physical activity contribute to being overweight and obese. As the rate of obese children increases, so does the rate of children having the same medical problems that were thought to only affect adults. With these factors, life expectancy among adults will possibly decrease. Obesity can have both physical and emotional effects. Obese adults go into a state of depression which they blame for their lack of inactivity, physical exercise, and continuance of unhealthy eating habits. Unless it is taken care of at an early stage, obesity and the various diseases associated with this plaguing epidemic will take over the lives of children and teens into adulthood.

freedom from religion group or nuisance

Hello fellow bloggers. I am a third year student at University of Memphis. My topic choice was influenced by an event in hometown of Whiteville, Tn. A group of individuals belonging to the freedom from religion foundation took the initiative of filing a lawsuit against the city for displaying a cross atop of its water tower. The members do not live in or near the town or county, I don't think they live in the state. They felt that the city was forcing a religion on the citizens, although none of the citizens filed a complaint about the cross that had been there for almost five years.