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Public Health and Obesity

Diagnosis of Obesity and Remission

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Public Health and Obesity

Modern century diseases have received significant attention in the social and medical

fields. Obesity is an everlasting medical issue that has shown a positive prevalence in the United

States of America. The recent data has presented a positive growth and spread of obesity in the

population of the U.S. The media, social, and medical have highlighted the disadvantages of

obesity. The high cost of medical coverage, the negative side effects, the association with chronic

diseases, and the connection to mortality rates have introduced obesity as an epidemic in the

twenty-first century. As a result, the medical field has intervened to initiate public awareness and

treatments to control the spread of obesity. This paper investigates the early establishment of

obesity as a public health problem, defines the diagnosis of obesity in the medical field, and

indicates the proper treatments for obesity.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in America has reported that the prevalence

of obesity is 42% in 2018. The medical field recognizes obesity as an epidemic because of the

ascending rate of obesity around the world. Nonetheless, the indication of obesity as a health issue

has started in the nineties. People’s perception of obesity has evolved as a revision of Obesity in

America book has reported. Overweight and obese individuals have received a biased social

reaction and a negative representation by media (Sterns, 2016). The media perception has

influenced the public view. Correspondingly, appetite control diets have emerged, for example,

the widespread of the popular glandular treatment (Sterns, 2016). Subsequently, the medical field’s

concern about the side effects of obesity has arisen (Sterns, 2016). Physicians' focus has

highlighted serious health risks in obese patients (Sterns, 2016). Ultimately, researchers have

associated obesity with health risks such as heart diseases, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions

(Rosenthal et al., 2017). The elevated health risks and the positive correlation of obesity and

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Public Health and Obesity Diagnosis of Obesity and Remission Student’s name Institute Class Professor’s name Date Public Health and Obesity 2 Modern century diseases have received significant attention in the social and medical fields. Obesity is an everlasting medical issue that has shown a positive prevalence in the United States of America. The recent data has presented a positive growth and spread of obesity in the population of the U.S. The media, social, and medical have highlighted the disadvantages of obesity. The high cost of medical coverage, the negative side effects, the association with chronic diseases, and the connection to mortality rates have introduced obesity as an epidemic in the twenty-first century. As a result, the medical field has intervened to initiate public awareness and treatments to control the spread of obesity. This paper investigates the early establishment of obesity as a public health problem, defines the diagnosis of obesity in the medical field, and indicates the proper treatments for obesity. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in America has reported that the prevalence of obesity is 42% in 2018. The medical field recognizes obesity as an epidemic because of the ascending rate of obesity around the world. Nonetheless, the indication of obesity as a health issue has started in the nineties. People’s perception of obesity has evolved as a revision of Obesity in America book has reported. Overweight and obese individual ...
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