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Interventions such as behavioral, family-based lifestyle, school-based, community-based, play-based, childhood-obesity prevention, and hospital-based are some ways to help the climbing rate of obesity to drop down.

"Sustainability of these interventions is a key factor, so that children can adopt these healthy behaviors as a lifelong practice and have a healthy life. This will lead to a nationwide healthy future for the kids," (Karnik and Kanekar) .

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" A 1999 study by the American Cancer Society found that overweight people had a much higher rate of premature death. Severely overweight people were four times more likely to die young than people of normal weight," (Page 242, Schlosser).

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"The United States government, along with other health organizations, is developing healthy environments like improving population access to healthy and fresh foods, building walk paths, bike paths, and playgrounds in underserved communities," (Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Health care professionals can advise their patients, especially parents, about healthy child nutrition, tackling health problems due to childhood obesity, and benefits of breast feeding among newborn children to prevent weight gain," (Karnik and Kanekar).

If the parents start feeding their children properly from when they're a baby, the child will have a better chance of not being obese.

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"Children spend most of their time in schools. Hence, school plays an important role in the life of the child," (Karnik and Kanekar).

Schools provide children with food. One meal a day. The school regulates the amount and quality of the food their students are getting. So if so many children are obese, the school has a part to play in that.

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"Community's lack of accessibility and affordability of healthy food can affect the nutrition of these children. Their lack of physical activity may be because of lack of facilities like safe side walks, bike paths, and safe parks,"
(Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Children are prone to sedentary lifestyle such as watching television, consuming more energy-dense foods or snacks with large portion sizes, and having reduced physical activity, giving rise to obesity," (Karnik and Kanekar).

Children will do what they're meant to do- have fun and not worry about the consequences.

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"The eating habits of American kids are widely considered a good example of what other countries must avoid. American children now get about one-quarter of their total vegetable servings in the form of potato chips or french fires. A survey of children's advertising in european Union (EU) found that 95 percent of the food ads there encouraged kids to eat more foods high in sugar, salt, and fat. The company running the most ads aimed at children was McDonald's," (Page 243, Schlosser).

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Health officials have concluded that prevention , not treatment, offers the best hope of halting the worldwide obesity epidemic. European consumer groups are pushing for a complete ban on all television advertising directed at children," (Page 243, Schlosser).

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The British now eat more fast food than any other nationality in Western Europe. They also have the highest obesity rate. Obesity is much less of a problem in Italy and Spain, where spending food consumption of fast food is relatively low. The relationship between a nation's fast food consumption and its rate of obesity has not been definitively established through any long-term, epidemiological study," (Page 242, Schlosser).

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"A decade ago, restaurants sold about 20 percent of the bacon consumed in the United States; now they sell about 70 percent. "Make It Bacon" is one of the new slogans at McDonald's...the major chains have apparently decided that it's much easier and much more profitable to increase the size and the fat content of their portions than to battle eating habits largely formed by years of their own mass marketing," (Page 241, Schlosser).

The fast food industry now relies on bacon to sell more product instead of questioning whether this just harms the health of many individuals.

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"Children may eat large portions of food, foods high in sugar, and energy-rich foods. Hence, energy intake is higher than energy expenditure. So this may lead to weight gain in children," (Karnik and Kanekar).

This ties back in with McDonald's making the larger portions. Today's children eat large portions, at least three times a day.

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As people eat more meals outside the hoe, they consume more calories, less fiber, and more fat. Commodity prices have fallen so low that the fast food industry has greatly increased its portion sizes, without reducing profits, in order to attract more customers. The size of a burger has become one of its main selling points. Wendy's offers the Triple Decker; Burger King, the Great American; and Hardee's sells a hamburger called the Monster," (Page 241, Schlosser).

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"Obese children are mostly discriminated due to their body image. This may lead to a potential challenge for these children to come forward and opt for healthy programs. Stigmatization of these children by their peers and by others acts as a mental barrier leading to negative body image and fear of food,"
(Karnik and Kanekar).

If children are discriminated because of how they look then they're not going to want to draw attention to themselves.

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"Instead of just advising children what to eat they can appreciate nutrition-related education in a better way when it comes to them via fun activities like playing games. Some countries are using board games for children to make them understand about balanced diet and thus leading to knowledge gain," (Karnik and Kanekar).

If you stimulate kids with positive things, like games that also teach them the importance of a healthy diet, then they'll learn better.

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"Community plays a crucial role in healthy lifestyle of children. The term ‘community’ includes the environment around children along with other factors like geographic location, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status," (Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Much health-related problems are associated with obesity in children. Childhood obesity also leads to health risks in adulthood. Health problems related to obesity are not only physical but psychological and social as well," (Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Lack of physical activity also plays an important role in obesity. Energy gained should be properly balanced by energy expenditure," (Karnik and Kanekar).

Laziness plays a factor in being obese. If you sit on the couch all day then you're not working off any calories you take in.

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"Obesity is now second only to smoking as a cause of mortality in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 280,000 Americans die every year as a direct result of being overweight," (Page 241, Schlosser).

Obesity is a very serious problem that most people just look over. Obesity leads to several diseases that can lead to death.

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In 1972, McDonald's added Large French Fries to its menu; twenty years later, the chain added Super Size Fries, a serving three times larger than what McDonald's offered a generation ago." (Page 241, Schlosser)

Since McDonald's sized up their food, people have been taking in more calories and therefore, have become obese. This goes for other fast food restaurants too.

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" A recent study by half a dozen researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rate of American Obesity was increasing in every state and among both sexes, regardless of age, race, or educational level," (Page 240, Schlosser).

You don't have to be a certain type of person to be obese. Anyone can be obese and more and more people are obese everyday.

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"According to James O. Hill, a prominent nutritionist at the University of Colorado, ' We've got the fattest, least fit generation of kids ever.',"         (Page 240, Schlosser).

People are becoming aware of the problem at hand and are addressing it.

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"Genetic factors may influence the metabolism, by changing the body fat content and energy intake and energy expenditure. Heritability of obesity from parents also influences obesity in children,"
(Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Obese children have high risk of cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, and increased cholesterol levels.
Childhood obesity increases the risk of having insulin resistant type 2 diabetes. Children may have high risk of having respiratory problems like asthma as well. Obesity causes shortness of breath and sleep apnea," (Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Important data regarding evaluation of childhood obesity prevention schemes can be collected and can be used to make stronger and more effective strategies including policy building to reduce future childhood obesity rates," (Karnik and Kanekar).

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"Fast-food companies can simply dial down the fat and other obesogens, replace them with palatable substitutes, and cure obesity." (LeVaux).

Just a bit of fat in a serving of food can then have a vast amount of calories now added to the food.

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Personal Solution That Can Be Done Today

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Personal Solution That Can Be Done Today

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Make signs that shows research and facts about how terrible the fast food industry is for the people consuming their product. Also another possible solution that could be done today would write a letter to a Senator of the state or a representative of the area to explain why fast food is hurting the people around them.

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"How about adopting a national tax on sugar-sweetened beverages like the one implemented in Mexico," (Best), and "Should eliminate the corporate tax write-off for ads that market unhealthy foods to kids," (Best).

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"Children who are overweight or obese at three to five years old, for example, are five times as likely to be overweight or obese as adults—meaning that if we don’t do something and double down on our efforts to fight the childhood obesity epidemic, we could be dealing with the fallout for decades," (Best).

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"Children that have a fast food restaurant within 0.10 miles of their school have a 5.2% greater chance of being obese," (Bariatric).

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"Research has proven that when given larger portion sizes, the average person will still eat their entire meal regardless of whether or not they feel full," (Bariatric).

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"Most importantly, most fast food menu items contain a high amount of sugar, often in the form of high fructose corn syrup. Evidence is (re)emerging that suggests sugar could be the true cause of the obesity epidemic and many of the obesity-related health problems," (Bariatric).

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(Best) - http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/04/26/childhood-obesity-rates-study
(Best) - http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/11/07/fast-food-industry-gets-failing-grade-on-nutrition
(Bariatric) -  http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/infographic-does-fast-food-cause-obesity.html
(LeVaux) - http://www.alternet.org/food/can-we-solve-our-obesity-crisis-transforming-fast-food
(The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition) -
(Karnik and Kanekar)
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278864/
(Schlosser)
-  Schlosser, Eric. "Chapter 10/Section:An Empire of Fat." Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. 239-43. Print.

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"Factors causing childhood obesity are genetic, behavioral, and environmental. Obesity can be multifactorial in children,"  (Karnik and Kanekar).

Not all children are obese because they eat too much. If their parents are obese, they could be too.

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The industry really does have a say in what they advertise and how important they make each of their menu items. The industry has aided greatly in the obesity rates and the increasing rates that are rising every single year to excessive amounts.

"The food industry should help the consumer make healthy food choices. Food manufacturers are sensitive to consumer tastes and expectations. Industry should be committed to giving clear, consistent, and honest product claims, as well as working with retailers and restaurants to offer consumers relevant information about the products they purchase. Industry should promote nutrition education at all levels, from public schools to medical schools, and enhance nutrition awareness at the consumer level. Industry can create new products that meet individual nutritional needs, reformulate existing products to be healthier, and provide controlled portion sizes. In doing so, industry faces the challenge of satisfying consumer expectations for taste, quality, and price. The hope is that industry can develop healthier products by partnering with science-based communities and the government," (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition).

This means that the food industry should keep the individual informed in any possible way about the true nutrition facts that are in their foods. This will help when people know about what they are eating, they may come more conscious.

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Obesity is more than just someone being overweight, and the food industry is helping this become worse in every individual that comes across these stores. Being obese has opened the doors to diseases and to lower life expectancy rates.

"Currently, more than 65% of Americans are overweight or obese. Obesity is correlated with several medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and certain types of cancer," (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition).

Obesity is growing faster and faster throughout the year, and America is the "fattest" country in the world. The percentages for these diseases increase every year and open the door to so many others falling into the diseases of high blood pressure and cholesterol, leaving these individuals with health problems for the rest of their lives.

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"This low cost of fast food encourages people to choose it over more expensive healthier food, which is a big reason that lower-income individuals are more likely to be obese. To make things worse, the researchers also found that healthier foods are more likely to increase in cost over time. During their 2-year study, the cost of healthy food went up by 19.5% while the cost of unhealthy food dropped by 1.8%," (Bariatric).

Due to fast food being at a low cost, compared to “healthy food” being higher, it leads people with lower income to buy the cheaper and unhealthy food because that’s all they can afford.

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"In addition, most fast foods contain substantially fewer vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium and zinc. Numerous studies have shown that eating healthier foods that contain more of these vitamins and minerals (i.e fruits and vegetables) makes people feel full on less food, leading to more effective weight management," (Bariatric).

Saying that by eating healthier foods that include the vitamins, magnesium and zinc will help chances of feeling fuller with a smaller portion than you would with fast food. The reason behind that is that fast food lacks such vitamins and etc. so that the consumer buys more in order to feel fuller.

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"The study, which was based on data collected from a large, biannual federal health and nutrition survey, found that the prevalence of obesity among children ages 2 to 19 has, at best, perhaps hit a plateau during the past few years, but the trend lines do not appear to be reversing. More troubling yet, the rate of children with severe obesity—roughly defined as a body mass index of 40 or above—appears to have increased nearly every year since 1999," (Best).

This shows an image for the reader instead of obesity getting worse or better it has only stayed at an almost steady point except for the severe obesity that has seen to keep rising over the past many years.

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Advertisments Directed to the Young Audience

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Advertisments Directed to the Young Audience

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"But Frostys, foot-long sandwiches, and Baconantor burgers(!) are still being advertised on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network. And like most major companies, the fast-food giants appear to be shifting their marketing dollars to where young eyeballs are, developing kid-centric mobile apps and advertising on social media sites," (Best).

The advertisements that are put in the carton and children shows are to implant the idea of fast food at least a couple of times in their head every commercial break. Even placing ads to social media is so the user of the social media will have a higher chance of coming across an ad and have it rest in their mind for later or in the moment.

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"Then there’s the story of advertising. Public health advocates have long wondered when we might hit our “Joe Camel” moment when it comes to marketing fast food to kids. That is, when it might become, as happened with cigarettes, unacceptable (and, ultimately, illegal) to market fatty, sugary, calorie-laden foods and beverages to kids. Clearly, we’re a long way from that," (Best).

Decades ago cigarette commercials were seen playing such type of advertisements to children like fast food franchises in today’s standards to get their attention. People have wondered if such commercials directed at this young audience will someday be banned/illegal like in other countries.

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"'As in 2010,” the report states, “less than 1 percent of all kids’ meal combinations met recommended nutrition standards: just 33 possible kids’ meals met all nutrition criteria for elementary school-age children and 15 met standards for preschoolers.”

That’s 33 out of a possible 5,427 combos," (Best).

This shows a harsh fact (logos) of how correct nutrition needed combinations for children are not being given as an option even with such a large amount of possibilities at hand.