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one of the causes of diabetes, which is the elevation of blood sugar levels that can lead to the damaging of tissues throughout the body (Health implications3). Being obese can also contribute to elevated cholesterol, heart disease and high blood pressure. It’s also a risk factor for several cancers, like colon, prostate and breast cancer (Health inplications3). Many studies have also been done that show obesity can have an affect on a person’s longevity. Obesity can create enormous psychological and social burdens as well (Comings237). In fact in terms of suffering, these burdens may be even greater than the physical burdens of obesity. Morbidly obese people often experience discrimination at work and can’t even enjoy simple things like watching a movie in a theatre or riding a bus. Many obese people try to avoid social interaction or public places so they won’t have to listen to people ridicule and make fun of them.
Obesity is considered a chronic illness that requires medical treatment and life long management (cottrell36). So one essential step in overcoming obesity is for obese people learn weight management skills to monitor and modify their energy balance (Brown3). Weight reduction may be life saving to people with extreme obesity (Focus on obesity2). Several strategies can be used for proper weight reduction. Nutritional dieting combined with an exercise program is the most common cure for overweight people. Weight loss medication is also common but a controversial treatment for obesity. Most diet pills help reduce and maintain weight loss and can have negative effects but they seem to work so people don’t care about the side effects. FDA found that many diet pills could lead to serious heart valve damage and other problems such as headaches, constipation and a increase in blood pressure (Cottrell36). Surgery is also another option that can be considered for those who are extremely obese 100 pounds or more overweight (Malat3).
The evidence is overwhelming; obesity has adverse effects on health and longevity. Obesity contributes to the deaths of an estimated 300,000 Americans every year (focus on obesity3). We are Fortunate there are ways to help obese people. One of the methods is to increase the understanding of obesity to enable prevention. It is also important to get appropriate medical help to reduce being overweight with the right program of diet, exercise and lifestyle changes in order to avoid long term complications associated with excess body weight and fat.
3) I agree with their strategies, the goal is to take full advantage of the internet to sell products and services, streamline operations and purchase materials and supplies. So far this seems to be working for Ge according to their numbers.
1) Yes I believe they are, many of these businesses are able to digitize the parts of their business that do not [next page]