Obesity Essays - Obesity, Bariatrics, Nutrition, Applied Sciences

The numbers do not lie, according to the National Institute of Diabetes 68% of America is either overweight or obese. By definition, a person is obese when their body has enormous proportions of fat, concentrated mainly around the abdomen. Obesity has continued to plaque the United States year after year. Obesity increases a person's risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Obesity has no preference when it comes to color or gender. Age is not a factor either, because of technology and other outside factors, child obesity has increased at alarming rates. Although the United States has the largest obese population in the world, the daily convenience of the American lifestyle causes this condition because of the affect that fast food has on the body, the lack of physical activity and the lack of knowledge concerning a healthy way of life. When it comes to food, convenience is not always a benefit but a hindrance to your body. As children, we were taught the four basic food groups: fruit, Legumes, whole grains, and vegetables. The United States Department of Agriculture as implemented a food pyramid. The new food groups are grains, vegetables, fruits, oils, milk and meat dinner or any snacking that has been done. Children fare no better then their parents when it comes to fast food. For children ages 4 to 6, their daily caloric intake is 1800 calories. Feed a child a cheeseburger Happy meal from McDonalds and they have consumed 710 calories in one meal, that is nearly ? their daily intake. Remember the body processes what it need the rest is stored as fat. The nutritional value of fast food may contribute to obesity, but a person's activity level plays just as big a role in this epidemic. Technology has changed the way the world operates. With the invention of the Internet, anything a person desires is just a click away. From grocery shopping, to writing letters, if a person has a computer it can be done. Television, video games and other electronic devices have replace imagination and outside activity for both adults and children. Child obesity rates have increased year after year because children no longer go outside to play after school, instead they stay inside and play Xbox or Play Station for hours, or they sit and watch television shows such as Sponge Bob. Technology has affected adult activity levels as well, social chat rooms, online gaming and surfing the internet as taken the places of interaction with their children. Families no longer go to parks and play; they stay inside and remain inactive. It is recommended that a person take part in at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day to remain healthy. This activity can include walking, running, jumpi ng; anything that increases your heart rate. Physical activity can reduce excess body fat caused by overeating; reducing the chances of obesity. The reduction of excess body fat increases the chance of a longer healthier life. Not only can physical activity help to decrease

Definition and Examples of Helping Verbs in English

Definition and Examples of Helping Verbs in English In English grammar, a helping verb is a  verb that comes before the main verb (or lexical verb) in a sentence. Together the helping verb and the main verb form a verb phrase.  (A helping verb is also known as an  auxiliary verb.) A helping verb always stands in front of a main verb. For example, in the sentence Shyla can ride her sisters bicycle, the helping verb can stand in front of  ride, which is the main verb. More than one helping verb can be used in a sentence. For example, in the sentence Shyla could  have  walked to school, there are two helping verbs: could  and have. Sometimes a word (such as not) separates the helping verb from the main verb. For example, in the sentence Shyla does not want a new bicycle,  the negative particle not comes between  the helping verb does, and the main verb want. Helping Verbs in English is, am, are, was, werebe, being, beenhas, have, haddo, does, didwill, shall, should, wouldcan, couldmay, might, must Examples and Observations [Some]  helping verbs  (forms of have, be, and do) may also function as main verbs. In addition, nine  modal  verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would) function only as  helping verbs. Have, be, and do change form to indicate tense; the nine modals do not. (Walter E. Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw, and Gerald J. Alred,  Writing That Works: Communicating Effectively on the Job, 10th ed.  Bedford/St. Martins, 2010)   I have always hated those upstart space toys.(Stinky Pete the Prospector in Toy Story 2, 1999)If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.(Ronald Reagan)We can stay up late, swapping manly stories.(Donkey in Shrek, 2001)Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(Ralph Waldo Emerson)Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.(Antoine de Saint-Exupery)A pigeon landed nearby. It hopped  on its little red feet and pecked into something that might have been a dirty piece of stale bread or dried mud.(Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Key. The New Yorker, 1970) Functions of Helping Verbs Helping verbs indicate shades of meaning that cannot be expressed by a main verb alone. Consider the differences in meaning in the following sentences, in which the helping verbs have been italicized: I may marry you soon.I must marry you soon.I should marry you soon.I can marry you soon. As you can see, changing the helping verb changes the meaning of the entire sentence. These differences in meaning could not be expressed simply by using the main verb, marry, alone. (Penelope Choy and Dorothy Goldbart Clark, Basic Grammar and Usage, 7th ed. Thomson, 2008) More Functions of Helping Verbs Helping verbs . . . enable us to express various conditions: If he could type, he would write the next great American novel. Helping verbs help us express permission: You may go to the movie. Helping verbs help us express ones ability to do something: She can play golf extremely well. Helping verbs enable us to ask questions: Do you think he cares? Will he win the race? (C. Edward Good, A Grammar Book for You and I Oops, Me!  Capital Books, 2002) How to Use Helping Verbs to Change Active Voice to Passive Voice If the active sentence is in the past tense, then the full verb in the passive version will be as well: Monica groomed the poodle → The poodle was groomed by Monica. 1. Monica moves to the end of the sentence; add by, so prepositional phrase is by Monica.2. The poodle moves to the front into the subject slot.3. Helping verb be is added in front of the main verb.4. Past tense marker jumps off groomed and onto helping verb be.5. Helping verb agrees with new subject (third person singular) was.6. Main verb groomed converts to its past participle form groomed. (Susan J. Behrens, Grammar: A Pocket Guide. Routledge, 2010)