The effect that obesity (childhood and/or adult) has had on you personally or your community.

In America, obesity is seen as an epidemic. Obesity (in both children and adults) is caused by a variety of variables, including biological, environmental, social, and economic ones. Review the text’s discussion of obesity on pages 419 to 421. To learn more about obesity and its causes, you can also use the Strayer Library or the Internet.

Recommended Reading

What Are the Health Risks Associated With Obesity and Overweight? which can be found at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks.htmlIn a one- to two-page (1-2) essay, address the following topics:

Describe the impact that childhood and/or adult obesity has had on you and your community. Choose one (1) cause of obesity in children or adults. Give individuals two (2) preventive steps they can take to lessen their risk of becoming obese that are connected to the factor you chose. Discuss one (1) social theory that has relevance to the chosen obesity-causing cause. These formatting criteria must be adhered to in your assignment:

be written using Times New Roman font in size 12 and double spacing, with one-inch margins on all sides. If there are any more instructions, ask your lecturer. Your only references for the essay should be the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute paper and the passages you cite in your text in order to make it concise and manageable. The assignment does not call for APA citations or references because of this. Include a cover page with the assignment’s title, your name, the name of your professor, the name of the course, and the date. The specified page length for the assignment does not include the cover page.