Obesity+and+Organic+Foods

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Overview
toc Obesity is a growing problem in America. Obesity is when someone’s weight exceeds the normal amount for his or her age and height group, usually calculated using BMI or [|Body Mass Index]. Being too overweight or obese can result in being morbidly obese, and many are diagnosed metabolic diseases like Diabetes. There are [|3 types of diabetes], type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an immune system where the body is unable to use the glucose to produce energy. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin which is a hormone produced to help cells utilize glucose. Gestational diabetes is a high blood sugar that starts or if first diagnosed during pregnancy. The pregnancy hormones can block the insulin from doing its job.

** Weight **
Eating unhealthy foods can greatly affect your. Already, 33% of the adult population is obese and that number is expected to rise to 40%by 2020(“Is”). In 2006, only four states had a prevalence of obesity that was less than 20%.
 * High-weight capacity beds with larger sleep surfaces and pressure-reducing mattresses, bariatric bed linens
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 * Walkers, transfer boards, step/treatment stools
 * Therapy/treatment tables, parallel bars
 * Dining room seating, recliners, lobby chairs
 * Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems, blood pressure cuffs, patient gowns

These are all things that happen to people who deal with being obese or morbidly obese (Bennet). Being obese or overweight can cause severe effects on one’s body and is subject to diseases such as Asthma or Diabetes(“Is”).



** Health **
Unhealthy eating choices can lead to consequence, one of these being Diabetes. There are 3 types of diabetes, type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an[| immune system] disease where the body is unable to use the glucose to produce energy. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin which is a hormone produced to help cells utilize glucose. Gestational diabetes is a high blood sugar that starts or if first diagnosed during pregnancy. The pregnancy hormones can block the insulin from doing its job. Two-thirds of people with diabetes die from heart attacks or strokes. By 2050, over 48 million people are expected to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes may not seem like a disease that affects people harmfully, because it has a low death rate. It depends on the type the diabetic has and what its symptoms are. There is another type of diabetes that has many worried about. Gestational diabetes is worse than both but affects pregnant women more than anyone else.

 "Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that starts or if first diagnosed during pregnancy." Pregnancy hormones can block insulin from doing its job. This then causes the glucose level to go up affecting the baby (Board).

 Someone is at greater risk of getting gestational diabetes if:
 * At least 25 years old
 * Has a family history of diabetes
 * Gave birth to a baby that weighs more than 9 pounds
 * Has high blood pressure
 * Were overweight before pregnancy

** Weight **
One organization that is trying to prevent obesity is Fuel up to Play 60. Fuel up to play 60 is going from place to place spreading all across the country to inform and persuade kids to do [|physical activity] for 60 minutes each day and to eat healthier foods to prevent obesity. Kids choose to get involved because play 60 offers rewards for those who get up and active and also record their activities. The organization is one of the most used forms of obesity prevention programs, mainly because it promotes exercise to younger children so they grow up with the experience(“Join”).

Health
Solution for Type 1:
 * Insulin
 * Exercis

Solution for Type 2:
 * Diabetic diet (Mathu)

Managing Diabetic diet:
 * Weight Reduction
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Diabetic diet
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exercise (Mathu)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 meals and 3 snacks a day
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyday exercise 30-45 minutes
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat wheat and rice
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Balance carbs, fat, protein, mineral, vitamin, and water ("Walk").

Other Methods of Prevention


<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While the best way to manage your weight is regulating your diet and exercising, people are increasingly looking toward organic foods as a <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">way to prevent diseases. Though organics offer no true solution to obesity, many people claim they are a way to keep your body healthier.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The use of [|synthetic pesticides] and in agriculture has skyrocketed since the second <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">world war (Rich). Some scientific studies show that the use of these has coincided in a drop in levels of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, potassium, and Vitamin C. Since Organic produce is grown without the use of these synthetics, many claim they are more nutrient-rich and healthy (Rich). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Organic produce is what many people who do buy organically buy most. Organic produce must be grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|genetically modified organisms] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Organic production also tends to use more natural products to deter pests, not kill them, like soybean oil instead of petroleum. Many people are turning to organics for reasons like these, wanting to keep pesticides out of their bodies. Though all of these chemicals are approved

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">by the government, the EPA considers sixty percent of all herbicides, ninety percent of all fungicides, and thirty percent of all insecticides to be <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">potentially cancer causing (“Ten”). One startling statistic says that one apple has been found to contain up to 36 different pesticides, including Alar, a known carcinogen used to preserve freshness (Houg).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Organic foods other than produce are catching on, too. Many people buy organic meat and milk for ethical reasons and to avoid BGH (bovine

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">growth hormone), which has links to cancer (Collins).