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Obesity: How the United States work to minimize this epidemic

Obesity is still on the rise in the United States, and it is a significant chronic disease that the country

is grappling with on a daily basis. Obesity is widespread, severe, and costly. This epidemic is

putting a strain on US families, which has implications for overall health, healthcare, productivity,

and military readiness. Obese children are more likely to remain obese as adults if their weight is

not controlled. Adults who are obese are also more likely to develop cardiovascular disease,

cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Obesity consumes a significant portion of the United States' healthcare

budget each year.

Nowadays, Americans are most likely not eating healthy foods enough; they are prone to eat fast

foods. One out of ten children only chooses to eat vegetables than burgers made by famous fast-

food restaurants in the country. They also do not get enough exercise to burn the calories and fats

that they have obtained in the food they eat. People forgot to have a proper diet. They are more

into the activity that is not wasting a tremendous amount of force; in short, they are becoming

lazier and avoiding or not giving time to have physical activity due to their environment.

However, some people with obesity are not caused by the environment or by the food they eat.

Sometimes, the cause of obesity is the inherited factors. Some people usually eat in the normal

range. However, because they are slow acetylators, their metabolism takes slowly, leading to an

increase in weight and, if not controlled, lead to obesity. That is why some people have a hard time

avoiding obesity.

To restate, obesity is caused by a complex interaction of diet, physical activity, and environment.

The built environment includes a variety of physical and social elements that contribute to the

structure of a community and may impact obesity. Recent obesity-related debates have focused on

the role of the environment in increasing energy consumption while decreasing energy

expenditure. The built environment, in particular, is thought to play an important role in

influencing obesity by encouraging increased energy consumption while reducing energy

expenditure.

Moreover, the environment can be considered broadly in the health literature as "all that is external

to the individual," with the term "built environment" encompassing aspects of a person's

surroundings that are human-made or modified, as opposed to naturally occurring elements of the

environment. The built environment influences health in a variety of ways, including not only

"direct pathological effects of various chemical, physical, and biologic agents," but also "factors

in the broad physical and social environments, such as housing, urban development, land use,

transportation, industry, and agriculture." Understanding the impact of the built environment on

obesity could provide critical information for the development of effective community-based

prevention initiatives.

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Three strategies are emphasized in the video presentation: conducting state and local programs to

avoid obesity, joining in exerting community efforts to minimize the problem of obesity, and

performing healthy living. The obesity epidemic does not have a one-size-fits solution. It is a

complex problem requiring a multidisciplinary approach.

Politicians, state and local bodies, business and community leaders, schools, children's care,

healthcare professionals, and individuals should work in tandem to promote a good lifestyle. There

are several ways to support healthy living behaviors that prevent obesity that state and local

governments may do. Resources are made available to disseminate consistent recommendations

and evidence-based practices on public health organizations, donors, and practitioners in

government, provincial, territorial and tribal areas.

Furthermore, in order to reverse the obesity epidemic, the community's efforts should promote

healthy eating and active living in a variety of contexts. The community can improve the

environment in child care and early education facilities for Early Care and Education (ECE). In

this way, it can directly impact what children eat and how involved they are, assisting them in

establishing a foundation of lifelong healthy habits. Also, there are what they called salad bars that

were rarely seen at schools. Salad bars in schools are a rare public-private collaboration that

mobilizes and engages stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels to support and sponsor

salad bars. Early intervention in helping children cultivate healthy eating habits improves academic

success and encourages health throughout their lives.

One way as an individual to prevent obesity is to know your Body Mass Index (BMI). Knowing

your BMI can help you to maintain being healthy and to indulge more in physical activity. You

can also choose the food you eat and make sure you've made a wise decision for your food. United

States lunch a site known as MyPlate, for it will personalize the healthy food you will eat. Having

a proper diet and physical activity can lead you to have a healthy living pattern.

Many community strategies could help to prevent obesity. One of these is to promote the

availability of healthy food and beverages that are affordable. A policy exists to extend nutrition

requirements consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to all food sold (e.g., meal

menus and vending machines) inside a local authority's local government facilities or on public

school campuses school day within the largest school district in the local jurisdiction.

Another strategy is to encourage breastfeeding. Breastfed babies appear to be better able to regulate

their food intake and thus are less likely to become obese. You do not need to feed your baby solid

foods until he or she is six months old because breastfeeding provides easy-to-digest and nutritious

food. Obesity prevention is a significant health benefit of breastfeeding. Obesity is one of the most

severe health issues that children and adults face today. Childhood obesity frequently leads to adult

obesity, which causes various health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and even premature

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