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Choose one current issue or topic of social significance in the U.S. or globally. Examples include poverty, hunger, obesity, bullying, unemployment, drug abuse, social networking, divorce, and racial profiling. In your initial post, briefly explain which issue you have chosen to discuss and why.
Be sure to connect your discussion directly to the course material, either the assigned readings or lecture content.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: SOCIAL ISSUE
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Social Issue
Name
Institution
SOCIAL ISSUE
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Social Issue
Obesity
I have chosen to discuss obesity because this social issue has become one of the leading
preventable causes of deaths in the United States. Obesity is an excessive fat accumulation likely
to present a health risk (Furukawa et al., 2017). It is measured by dividing a person’s weight by a
square of the height in meters. A body mass index (BMI) of more than 30 is obese while that one
equal to or more than 25 is said to be overweight. Surprisingly, proven studie...
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