Obesity: An American Epidemic
Due to economic factors, larger portion sizes in restaurants, and sedentary lifestyles caused by an increase in our use of technology, obesity rates have risen steadily in the last decade. This, in turn, has created a multimillion-dollar diet industry that often preys on people’s desire to lose weight quickly and easily. Through full-color photographs and engaging sidebars, readers will learn about the complex causes of obesity, as well as ways to live a healthier lifestyle. What can be done to reverse this trend? Discussion questions such as this one are waiting for readers to debate.
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Obesity: An American Epidemic
Due to economic factors, larger portion sizes in restaurants, and sedentary lifestyles caused by an increase in our use of technology, obesity rates have risen steadily in the last decade. This, in turn, has created a multimillion-dollar diet industry that often preys on people’s desire to lose weight quickly and easily. Through full-color photographs and engaging sidebars, readers will learn about the complex causes of obesity, as well as ways to live a healthier lifestyle. What can be done to reverse this trend? Discussion questions such as this one are waiting for readers to debate.
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Obesity: An American Epidemic

Obesity: An American Epidemic

by Emily Mahoney
Obesity: An American Epidemic

Obesity: An American Epidemic

by Emily Mahoney

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Overview

Due to economic factors, larger portion sizes in restaurants, and sedentary lifestyles caused by an increase in our use of technology, obesity rates have risen steadily in the last decade. This, in turn, has created a multimillion-dollar diet industry that often preys on people’s desire to lose weight quickly and easily. Through full-color photographs and engaging sidebars, readers will learn about the complex causes of obesity, as well as ways to live a healthier lifestyle. What can be done to reverse this trend? Discussion questions such as this one are waiting for readers to debate.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781534561472
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 07/30/2017
Series: Lucent Hot Topics Series
Pages: 104
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 13 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Introduction: A Problem on the Rise 6

Chapter 1 Americans' Weight and Health 10

Chapter 2 What Causes American Obesity? 25

Chapter 3 Children's and Teenagers' Eating Habits and Lifestyle 42

Chapter 4 The Food Industry's Role in Obesity 58

Chapter 5 Healthy Lifestyle Changes 74

Notes 88

Discussion Questions 91

Organizations to Contact 93

For More Information 95

Index 97

Picture Credits 103

About the Author 104

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