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paper claims that it is becoming obvious that there are numerous causes for the
obesity epidemic in America, ranging from easy accessibility of
food of all sorts, diminished opportunities to walk as part of daily life, invention of attractive sedentary activities such as computer game playing, genetic factors and possibly others as yet undiscovered. The paper contends that in order to change this process, the attention and cooperation of adult Americans is needed. The paper assesses that pointing out the immediacy of the problems caused by obesity is a place to start; educating American adults about the most effective food choices is another, as is encouraging
exercise. The paper explains that because the connection between the myriad health problems is not of concern to most Americans, until they have experienced ill health, it might be necessary not to frighten them away from ineffective behaviors, but to reward them for adopting effective ones. With the cost of obesity to the nation as a whole, it would seem worthwhile to investigate the possibility of
rewarding companies for creating foods that more closely follow the updated guidelines and rewarding citizens for participating in nutritional education and exercise programs that enhance, rather than damage, health. Outline Introduction Pockets of Obesity Obesity in Adults Obesity in Youth Children in WIC Program Costs of Overweight and Obesity in Georgia Epidemic Proportions Etiology of Overweight and Obesity Effects of Obesity and Overweight Reducing the Incidence of Obesity Conclusion
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