Obesity and Rollup: a Personal Invention

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The percentage of adults overweight or obese in the U.S. is roughly around 69.2%, with 33% being overweight, 35.7% obese, and nearly 6.3% extremely obese. Children and adolescences have a lower percentage at 33.6% being overweight and obese (Starkoff). These numbers are staggering and there seems to be no sign of improvement. Part of the problem of rising obesity rates is due to over consumption of sugar. Sugar typically refers to white, granulated sugar, also called sucrose. Sugar intake from sugary foods and sweeteners like granulated sugar cause blood sugar to spike and then tumble, which can result in moodiness and low energy. A diet high in added sugar can also lead to weight gain and promote cavities and tooth decay. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting total intake of discretionary calories, which include added sugars and solid fats, to 5%–15% of daily caloric intake, yet many Americans continue to exceed these recommendations (Welsh, Sharma & Grellinger, 2011). Approximately 16% of children and adolescents’ total caloric intakes came from added sugars.
People are consuming these oversized beverages and sugary foods and not thinking of the effects to their overall health. A major problem, specifically with soft drinks, is that people do not feel as full as if they had eaten the same amount of calories from a solid food. Excess consumption of sugary foods and beverages can be associated with a lower intake of minerals, vitamins, and a lack of phytochemicals. These foods and beverages provide large amounts of sugar, mainly high fructose corn syrup, for many people’s diet. High fructose corn syrup does not trigger the production of insulin or leptin. Without the production of leptin and insulin, the body does not re...

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