1.1. 38% of adults and 17% of teenagers touched by obesity
1.2. Obesity is when a person reaches 30 on the BMI, which is the body mass index.
1.3. A big problem : Obesity is the cause of many diseases such as diabetes, all sorts of cancers, Alzheimer, Heart problems... in extreme cases, the term employed is "morbid" obesity.
2. What has already been done to fight against obesity ?
2.1. Lots of actors were created in order to fight against the epidemic, such as foundations, industries, professional institutes... which are invested in science and supporting this cause, involving hundreds of millions of dollars. For exemple , clinical trials have been made in order to develop new drugs.
2.2. Numerous studies have been made in order to understand the actual situation in America, the objective being to understand these results so that they can be used to help fight against obesity.
3. Is obesity decreasing ?
3.1. Despite all these measures, few are the results. The article conveys that not only the results are not significant , but also makes us realize that the problem is to stop people to get bigger.
4. GLOG
5. VIDEO AND ARTICLE
6. KEY WORDS
7. CARTOON
8. WHY ? We decided to go further in our researches and choose an article published by the public health.
8.1. -The expansion of fast foods and industries
8.2. - An unhealthy lifestyle : not enough sport.
8.3. - New technologies
8.4. - Financial limits
9. Any Solutions ?
9.1. - Invest more money in residential districts and public infrastructures
9.2. Bring awareness to the youth and adults.
9.3. Fat tax : Our own personal idea ( See cartoon #3)
