ABS 200 Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Obesity
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Obesity
ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science
Let's face it; we're a nation of fat people. In a world where thin is in and is glamorized by the media, how is it that 68.7% of American adults are either obese or overweight? If we look at the youth of our nation, obesity is even affecting them as well. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years (Ogden, Carroll, Flegal, 2010). The percentage of children aged 6-11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12-19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period (Ogden, Carroll, Flegal, 2010). What has happened in those years that obesity is on the...
