Scientific Concepts, Theories, & Inquiry



Scientific Concepts, Theories, & Inquiry

Introduction

Experimental research focuses on identifying whether the exercises are effective to address the obesity issue. The research uses control group that exercised for a specified period of time and the non control group. The aim is to identify if the regular exercise helps reducing the body mass index.

Research Background

Excess fat makes the mobility of an obese person is very low. For this reason, certain activities that are easy for anyone will be very difficult for a person with a significant overweight. Even everyday activities can become unreachable. Playing sports with friends, walking, go a vacation place, take the kids to the park, go by bus or plane, getting into a car, rising from a chair or bed or climb a ladder to end up becoming mortifying situations those suffering from morbid obesity. Shortness of breath, excessive sweating and constant tiredness are other consequences suffered by obese people (Risquez, 2010, 65-126).

The obesity also causes psychological and emotional effects that are very negative. These aspects include feeling neglected, unattractive to the opposite sex or discriminated against and may cause a person who is extremely overweight suffer severe depressive disorders. Many people with morbid obesity or severe end up completely isolated and seclusion at home, avoid getting out of bed or chair as each movement find it a great physical effort. This only serves to worsen their situation to bring it to a point where it will become increasingly difficult to turn around and this situation (Risquez, 2010, 65-126).

The higher the degree of obesity, the greater the impact on health and quality of life and greater are the risks of developing other diseases. There are also cases in which a man or woman with a mild degree of obesity or even does not reach the degree of obesity, sits obese, have low self-esteem and falls into a depression.

Recent estimates of child obesity in the U.S are widely quoted to be about 1 in 3. This will obviously have a detrimental effect on all levels for all those concerned, including dire personal, social and also economic consequences in the immediate years to come. It is therefore more important than ever before that this obesity epidemic is halted and reversed and one way to do this is to identify risk factors for obesity in longitudinal settings and look at their effects. Factors such as ethnicity are obviously extremely difficult to manipulate and not to mention sensitive and unethical. However seeking a greater understanding behind why certain ethnic groups have higher rates of child obesity may provide valuable environmental cues specific to cultures, which could go on to help address problems such as low educational attainment in deprived neighborhood areas which possibly play a part in child obesity (Wang, Lobstein, 2006, 26-98).

Statement of Problem

Already more than one in three Americans is obese, and in the coming years, the number is expected to grow. The height of the obesity epidemic has been reached as at least 42 percent ...