The Evolution of Obesity in America

Hi, my name is lexi Hernandez in my project is

the evolution of obesity in America.

Let's get into a little bit about who we are

in the background.

As some of you may know, there has been a

huge change in the way americans eat and exercise.

Over the last few decades, as technology has advanced, americans

have become less active.

Americans have increased their portion sizes and fast food chains

are viewed as an easy option, frequent education about obesity,

exercise and diet across young teens in America can elicit

some change.

Here are some solutions.

We plan to educate young teens on their health in

some ways that they can maintain the ideal weight for

their age and size.

Many young teens are not informed of sufficient exercise and

smart eating choices.

Let's talk about some surprising facts.

It's definitely safe to say that Americans are eating more

now than ever before.

Studies show that from 1977 to 1996, the portion sizes

have increased inside and outside of homes.

The amount of calories in a meal at a restaurant

can be over the recommended calories for one whole day.

The overall the overall occurrence of obesity in the United

States has gone from 14.5 to 30.9 from 1971 to

1999. What you need to know, maintaining a healthy diet

and staying active are extremely important for staying in shape.

But there are many misconceptions when it comes to these

two ideas, Let's talk a little bit about diet.

There's a lot of misconceptions about dieting.

Many people believe that you have to starve yourself, you

have to eat less and you have to eat food

that doesn't taste good.

In fact, none of these things are true food is

fuel and your body needs to eat.

It is important for you to eat small meals very

frequently, healthy food does not always mean blander, gross.

There are many healthy recipes out there that can keep

you fit and still taste good.

Now, a little bit about exercising.

First off, there are many forms of exercise so that

you can pick what best suits you.

You do not just have to stick to one form

of exercise.

Another common misconception is that you are not exercising correctly

if you aren't losing weight, which is very far from

to seeing that gaining muscle can cause you to gain

weight. Let's talk a little bit about our method in

high school, they have public speakers come a handful of

times a year, but the topics presented are very rarely

about obesity and they can become very boring.

We want to give this to students that are in

high school because this is the time when they are

young and adaptable.

Many of these presentations currently being held failed to hold

the focus of young adults, not only that, but the

information goes in one ear and out the other as

soon as they step out the door.

One way to help them retain the information being presented

is to send them with the recipe book in an

exercise book home so they can feel comfortable and knowledgeable

about what they are doing.

Another way to hold their attention would be with the

vibrant speaker and lots of visuals.

What do we hope to achieve?

Our goal is to improve the health of americans by

educating them on ways to exercise and eat healthy.

Let's talk a little bit about our objectives.

We want to decrease the occurrence of prediabetes and adolescents

by 10%.

Type two diabetes accounts for 90-95 of all cases and

we hope to decrease this to 70 Each year.

There are about 1.4 million cases of diabetes and we

hope to decrease this number to one million at least.

Each of these objections will be attained through the presentations

given across high schools in America and also the recipe

and exercise book handed out at these presentations.

Let's talk a little bit about our methodology.

Step number one create an interesting presentation on obesity, creating

a presentation that can keep young adults attention is crucial

in order to get the information across correctly.

If the presentation is long drawn out or boring, the

audience will not retain any of the information and they

will not learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

This would be up to me and anyone in the

community that wants to take part in this journey.

Next we have fine schools across America to give the

presentation. Finally, schools that will allow us to give a

presentation is crucial because without their permission it will be

challenging to present this information and resources to young adults.

This would be up to mean anyone in the community

with school resources.

Step# three Find a source to provide diet and

exercise information along with the informational presentation, We want to

provide our audience with the book of recipes in the

book of exercises.

This will give our audience that push to exchange their

diet and activity because they will have a resource to

guide them through their journey.

This will be up to the nutritionist on the team

in a year.

We plan to continue our presentations across America.

We will also continue to provide our audience with a

book on exercising and a recipe book.

These resources will give our audience that push to take

the next step on their journey.

We also plan on giving this presentation to each high

school once a year after after every year.

We plan on forming an online survey not only to

track any progress being made, but also to see if

there's any changes that we can make to make our

project better.

Our strategy for the long term is to continue with

our plan, but to closely analyze the occurrence of prediabetes

and adolescents.

If our project is successful, we can expect to see

a decrease in this occurrence.

This is a long term strategy because it will take

years to see an actual change in the percentage.

It will also take us years to reach the minds

of young adults in order to elicit this type of

change. My name's Lexi Hernandez and I hope that my

project can educate you on the evolution of obesity in

America. Thank you.

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