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Research Paper Obesity

David Fleming
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Obesity has become a very common thing these days in America. The numbers of obese people in America has increased incredibly over the years, who do we blame for it? Fast food restaurants? This has been a hot topic recently. However, when it comes down to it, obesity is a combination of lifestyle, genetics, a psychological state of mind, exercise, and depression (Hannsink, 1995).

The clinical definition of obesity is a relative term used to describe the condition of where the ratio of body fat, which is measurable, to the total body mass is higher than the accepted norm (Hannsink, 1995). Body fat is about fifteen percent of total body mass for the normal male adult and 20 to 25 percent for the normal female adult (Hannsink, 1995). Obesity and overweight are often used wrong because their technical definitions are different. Overweight refers to an excess of body weight that includes all tissues.......

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