Contents
Abstract................................................................ ......................................................................3
Introduction............................................................ ....................................................................4
Main Findings of the Articles................................................................ .....................................5
Results................................................................. .....................................................................16
Discussion.............................................................. ..................................................................19
Conclusions............................................................. .................................................................21
Abstract
Background. Obesity is a chronic disease causing pathological changes and complications in one’s body. It has already displaced infectious diseases and undernutrition as the main killers of people.1 In the modern world it has become so widespread that sometimes it is called an epidemic. More and more people suffer from it and its detrimental consequences. The increasing prevalence of obesity has a considerable effect on health care spendings.1 That is why this is the subject which requires additional researches. Though there already exist health care services aimed at preventing and treating obesity, still an effective medical framework should be developed in order to successfully combat the disease.1
Objective. The purpose of the research is to analyze available scientific literature discussing the problem of obesity within American community and, in particular, the contribution of high-fat food to obesity.
Methodology. The Pubmed database as well as Google Academy search engine were used. In order to find relevant articles the following keywords were entered: obesity, high-fat food, American diet, fast food. After the search, fifteen articles were chosen for analysis on the basis of which the given review was produced.
Results. The findings of the research on the basis of articles were attentively analyzed and summarized in the Overview Table. The details of each study can be found in the section entitled Main Findings of the Articles.
Conclusion. Obesity prevalence among American community is a multifactorial problem. Each of the analyzed articles addresses it from different sides to produce a complete picture. One of the main reasons of it spreading among all groups of population is consuming unhealthy food, such as fast food, rich in fat.
Obesity:
How does the High Fat American Diet Contribute to Obesity?
Introduction
The issue of healthy food and healthy life-style is, without doubt, a sensitive and ever-lasting one. That is why it so much occupies researchers’ minds all over the world. Obesity, being highly discussed throughout the entire history of the mankind, still remains a topical question. Furthermore, it is often said to have reached critical proportions. Nearly 250 million people in the world are considered to be obese and it has been predicted that the number will reach 300 million in 10-15 years.1
Obesity is a chronic disease caused by consuming more calories than are used by an individual. And like any other dangerous disease it causes pathologic changes in one’s body: it produces such clinical complications as diabetes mellitus, gallbladder disease, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis and even some forms of cancer, etc. by releasing cytokines and other products of fat cell metabolism.1 The results of such consequences are obvious: people become weaker and costs for health care start to soar.
A good way out would be effective preventive measures. But in order to avoid something beforehand, it is of utmost importance to define its reasons and triggers. Since obesity is considered a multifactorial disease, it provides a medical framework in which one should regard both preventive measures and treatment techniques.1
In the given paper …