Obesity and Eating disorders (This is about final exam)

You see their photos everywhere: skinny models showing off the latest fashion, thin celebrities dinning in expensive restaurants and unhealthy looking young stars having their pictures published in magazines. It is not surprising that American women seem to be obsessed with their weight. Over the past few years, the media have been filled with the tragic stories of famous women whose abnormal eating behavior led to serious health problems and even death. At the opposite extreme, excessive overweight or obesity, while rarely deadly in itself, increases the risks of life-threatening medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.



Both this problems represent normal dieting gone wrong. Women suffering from eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia starve themselves to get thin or induce vomiting after they eat a lot. On the other hand overweight women-defined medically as those who are more than 20% over their ideal weight- are often obsessed with eating large amounts of food.



While eating disorders may begin with obsession with food and weight, they are most often about much more than food. People with eating disorders often use food and the control of food in an attempt to deal with emotions that may seem over-whelming. For some, dieting may begin as a way to cope with painful emotions but ultimately, these behaviors will damage a person’s physical and emotional health.

Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use. Factors that affect obesity might include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods and not being physically active. Obesity is a complex issue in which a person’s weight gain seriously endangers their health. Obesity and weight related issues are a global problem that is becoming the number one reason why people seek help.

The media, family, and friends may be sending women mixed messages about food and weight that encourage disordered eating. Today's society promotes thinness and does not promote fatness, but high-calorie foods are widely available. At the same time, levels of physical activity are low as television and computers have become popular, travel by car has replaced walking, and many communities do not have space for walking.

IN PRAISE OF THE F WORD REVIEW TEST 4 Ms Rosemary

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Compare and Contrast Essay Ms.Kristi
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The government of the United States is made up of three branches:
the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial
branch. The legislative branch, called Congress, is responsible for
making laws. Congress is made up of two houses: the Senate and
the House of Representatives. In this essay, I will describe the
differences and similarities between these two houses of Congress.

There are many differences between the Senate and the House of
Representatives. The Vice President of the United States is the
head of the Senate. He must vote in the Senate if there is a tie.
On the other hand, the House of Representatives’ leader is called
the Speaker of the House. The representatives elect him or her.

Another difference is that the Senate is made up of 100 senators,
two from each state. The House of Representatives, however, is
made up of 435 representatives. The number of representatives
from each state is determined by that state’s population. The
greater the population in a state, the more representatives that
state will have in the House. A third difference is that senators are
elected to six-year terms, while representatives are elected to
serve two-year terms. Every two years, the nation holds an election
for members of Congress. At that time, all members of the House of
Representatives and one-third of the Senate are up for re-election.

There are also similarities between the Senate and the House of
Representatives. For example, both houses of Congress are made
up of men and women. Both senators and representatives are
members of Congress who must work together toward the same
goal: to create, discuss, debate and vote on bills, some of which
eventually become laws. In the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington
D.C., senators and representatives often meet with each other
and in smaller groups to discuss laws. Before the President can
sign a bill into law, it must first be approved by a majority of
members in both the House and Senate.

Although Congress is made up of two types of lawmakers,
they must work together for the benefit of all Americans.