Marisa Williams

HW1 Bolt
Due 09/12/12
Essay 1 Obesity
As I watched the Fighting !esit"# Fighting !esit" in $hildren# and !esit" %&idemic
in America 'ideos# I could see a !asic thought running through all o( them) that e*ercise
is the +e" com&onent in !oth losing weight and maintaining health" weight, ne said that
e*ercise was more im&ortant than the nutrition# though that counted (or a lot as well,
In the Fighting !esit" 'ideo# the" ga'e the stor" o( -o Marie .ill"# a woman who has
s&ent o'er /00#000 on weight control and counseling o'er the course o( her li(e, At a!out
11 "ears old# she gained 20120 &ounds o'er one summer and has !een (ighting (at e'er
since,
When she weighed close to 130 &ounds# she went to this cam& called 4Du+e5 and lost
around 60 &ounds# !ut at a &rett" high &rice, 7here was a time where she ate one &iece o(
chic+en e'er" other da" (or two wee+s# her !lood &ressure 68/99# and she had low
&otassium e'en though she was ta+ing su&&lemental &otassium, :he descri!ed hersel( as
(eeling tired and ha'ing 'er" little energ" all the time she e'en (elt li+e she was going
cra;" (rom it,
What she learned the hard wa" was that once someone !ecomes o!ese# it<s incredi!l"
di((icult to return to a normal weight and +ee& themsel'es that wa",
7he Fighting !esit" in $hildren 'ideo was along the same lines# e*ce&t it was (ocused
on the children, =esearchers at the 7e*as Women<s >ni'ersit" ha'e de'elo&ed a &lan to
+ee& children and their (amilies mo'ing a lot more# !ecause the" (ound out that o!ese
children are more li+el" to sta" sedentar" !ecause the" don<t (eel good a!out mo'ing,
7he" do not mo'e as well as other children# and the" don<t (eel good a!out themsel'es#
so the" don<t mo'e and get hea'ier# then mo'e less and get e'en hea'ier,
7his 'ideo also includes a &ersonal e*&erience# this time o( $arol Huettig, :he e*&lained
how she had a genetic histor" o( o!esit" and was doing a &rett" good ?o! o( (ighting it o((
until she !lew out her +nee, A(ter she was no longer a!le to run# she gained weight 'er"
@uic+l"# though her eating ha!its were mostl" similar, 7his is an e*am&le o( ?ust how
much e*ercise counts in the (ight against (at,
In the last 'ideo# !esit" %&idemic in America# the" stated that 2/2 o( all American
adults are o!ese, I lo'e the wa" the" said it as well) 4We are starting to resem!le the
cheese!urgers we so eagerl" consume,5
It ma+es me sad that !ecause o( the o!esit" among children# there is a large num!er o(
"oung +ids with t"&e 2 dia!etes, It<s all !ecause we eat too much ?un+ (ood and not
enough nutritious items# that we sit on the couch (or long &eriods o( time and don<t go (or
runs# or e'en wal+s,
Marisa Williams
HW1 Bolt
Due 09/12/12
7here is a !it o( an e*cuse (or o!ese adults# howe'er, Aids are o'erweight !ecause
the"<re not 'er" acti'e that could !e (i*ed 'er" easil", Adults# on the other hand# ha'e
to wor+, 7heir ?o!s +ee& them so occu&ied that the" don<t ha'e time to ma+e a meal
the" eat (ast (ood, 7he"<re so tired when the" get home that the" ?ust want to rela*# so
the" do, 7he" don<t e*ercise enough, When "ou com!ine (ast (ood and no e*ercise# "ou
get (at,
!esit" has !ecome an e&idemic# !ut the science o( genetics ma" &ro'ide a sort o( cure,
:cience has o&ened u& the stud" o( nutritional genomics# the stud" o( how nutrients
a((ect "our genes# and how "our genes a((ect nutrients, :oon# dietitians ma" !e a!le to
recommend a diet !ased on "our genes, Isn<t that incredi!leB
7hese 'ideos actuall" moti'ated me a !it, I (eel li+e I need to e*ercise more# as most o(
m" time is s&ent in (ront o( a com&uter screen, I eat @uite a !it o( (ast (ood, I thin+ m"
(amil" needs to ta+e more time to go out and !u" more groceries and &re&are nutritious
dinners# rather than going with the usual and getting a !urrito (rom 7aco Bell,