Obesity in Ethnic American Women

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Much research and many studies have been conducted to examine the increasing phenomenon of obesity among youth and adults in many countries around the world. With the United States and England as the two nations having the highest growth rate of people with obesity, research and studies on obesity have focused on the comparison and analysis of people in these nations grouped into classes of age, race, and socio-environment. This paper is a literature review on the subject of obesity. This review gathers information and data from previous research and studies, journals and articles, which cover an analysis and discussion of obesity among women across Hispanic and African-American ethnic groups. It gathers information about why the prevalence of obesity within these groups is significantly higher than other groups. To enable further and better understanding of the topic, this paper includes a discussion of the causes and effects of obesity and the obesity treatments that are medically available.

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"Obesity has been a growing concern of many health care professionals around the world for some decades now. A multitude of treatment methods and medical procedures are being studied in the field of medicine to cease the uncontrollable growth rate of people who develop over-eating disorders, or what is commonly known as Obesity.

Medically, the main concern of health professionals regarding obesity is the threat it poses to the diverse aspects of an individual's health. Obesity is found to be the root cause of many health
problems and diseases such as hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases. Aside from these, the well being of an individual's behavioral, psychological, and sociological aspects are significantly affected by obesity."

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