Works Cited

CDC. Obesity vs. Diabetes. 2007. Ourresolution.com. Covidien, n.d. Web. 16 Nov.
2010. .

F., Jim. A Picture of Obesity Around the World. 14 Sept. 2010. Diet-blog.com.
Diet-Blog, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. .

Layton, Juila. How Calories Work. 2010. Health.howstuffworks.com. Discovery
Communications, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. .

Murphy, Terri. "Carbohydrates." Clinical Reference Systems. Vol. 2010. McKesson Health Solutions LLC, 2010. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.

Saunders, Donald. "Morbid Obesity - A Growing Problem." Ezinearticles.com.
EzineArticles.com, 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .

TeenHealth. "Figuring Our Fat and Calories." Kidshealth.org. The Nemours
Foundation, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. .

The Vicious Cycle of Childhood Obesity. 2004. Bigboysintraining.com. Free CSS
Templates, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. .

"Weight Loss." Caloriecount.about.com. The New York Times Co., 2010. Web. 16
Nov. 2010. .

Zelman, Kathleen. "Test Your Weight Gain Wisdom." Medicinenet.com. MedicineNet,
Inc, 2010. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. .

Reflection Paragraph On Sources

I was very successful in finding good trustworthy sources. I was successful because when talking about facts such as calories, carbohydrates, and fat grams there is not any bias sources. My sites were trustworthy because they were facts and these facts were found on more than one source. Although this topic is mostly about facts when it came to talking about how many calories you should eat a day there were some sites that displayed author bias. To avoid this I searched harder and ended up finding what I was looking for. All in all 95% of my sources were trustworthy.

Reflection Paragraph On Process

I really enjoyed the process of this research blog. I did not feel as if this project was easy or hard and I like that. Some things I searched for was not there and I had to search harder to find the information I was looking for. I really enjoyed everything about this project because I learned numerous amounts of things. If I could change something I do not think I would change anything because I learned a lot of things I would not have learned if I did not do this project.

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Reflection Paragraph On Findings

While researching my topic I found a lot of helpful information. The most important facts that I learned were that calories are the enemy when fighting obesity. I also learned that there are healthy forms of carbohydrates and fat grams. Something else I learned was 10% of our daily calories are supposed to come from fat. The facts that most surprised me were that you can actually gain weight from not eating enough calories. I also found it surprising that obesity is the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Another surprising fact I learned was that an Americans average diet, 34% to 40% of their calories comes from fat. I really do not have anymore questions about my topic. I feel very strong about my topic now. Before I was clueless to what calories, carbohydrates, and fat grams were, but now I know what they are and how they work for our body.

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Fat grams are needed in your diet but how many fat grams do you have to consume before it leads to weight gain or heart problems? Everyone needs fat in their diet because fat is used as fuel. The problem is if the fat is not getting burned off it gets stored in the body’s fat cells. Fat is nine calories per gram while carbohydrates and protein is only four. Only 10% of your daily calories should come from fat. For your consumption of fat grams to lead to weight gain or health problems you have to consume more fat grams than you can burn off. Too many fat grams and you can have a heart attack, high cholesterol, and have clogged arteries.

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Diabetes can be caused from being overweight if it is not inherited. Diabetics have to be careful when watching their carbohydrate intake; but, why don’t they have to watch their calorie or fat gram intake? When you have diabetes you put yourself at a much higher risk for the following: damage to the eyes, kidney, nerves, and blood vessels. In order to make sure this doesn’t happen they have to keep their blood sugar levels under control. The reason why diabetics have to watch their carbohydrate intake is because carbohydrates tend to raise blood sugar intake. Diabetics can still eat carbohydrates, but they should try to eat more complex carbohydrates because they are healthier for you. It is important to choose carefully which carbohydrates you eat. Many processed carbohydrates include added sugars, syrups, or fat, which add a lot of calories and can lead to weight gain and other health problems (Murphy). Diabetics should try and stay away from these carbohydrates because they tend to raise your blood sugar faster than complex carbohydrates.

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With Obesity being the second- leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States: Who is the real enemy? Is it calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams? In your diet, you need calories; but, if too many are consumed they can begin to be stored in your fat cells. Although you shouldn’t eat too many calories; not eating enough can also be bad for your diet. When you do not eat enough calories your weight will increase because your body has adopted a lower metabolic rate making you gain weight back quickly (Caloriecount.about.com). In a healthy diet you also need carbohydrates because they are a primary source of energy. The problem is there are good and bad forms of carbohydrates. Americans mostly consume simple carbohydrates which are bad. Your simple carbohydrates are your basic sugars. The healthy forms of carbohydrates are your complex carbohydrates which are your whole grains. It is said that 10% of your daily calories should come from fat. In the average American diet 34% to 40% of their daily calories come from fat. There are bad and good forms of fat. The good forms of fat are unsaturated which is meant to lower cholesterol and reduce your risk of a heart problems. The bad forms of fat are your saturated fats which are found in animal products. This can raise blood cholesterol and lead to heart problems. After researching this information, it is clear that calories are the enemy when fighting obesity. Calories are the enemy because too many or too less can cause you to gain weight. Overtime making you become overweight and or obese.

Quote, Paraphrase, and Citation #5

"When your calories expended is higher than the calories consumed you will lose weight. If you eat too little you will not have the energy to exercise and will wind up thin and still flabby. Then when you cease depriving yourself (which always happens) your weight will increase again and, since your body has adopted a lower metabolic rate you will gain weight back quickly."

In this quote, they were trying to say that to lose weight you have to burn off more calories than you are taking in, but if you do not consume enough calories you will still gain weight in the long run. Because you will began to slow down your metabolic rate causing the weight to come back faster than it had been sheded off. This relates to my topic because it shows that calories can be the enemy not because you eat too much of it but because you do not eat enough of it.

"Weight Loss." Caloriecount.about.com. The New York Times Co., 2010. Web. 16
Nov. 2010. .

Quote, Paraphrase, and Citation #4

“In addition, the drop in the cost of food as a proportion of income and the ready availability of, and sophisticated marketing for, a huge variety of fast and convenience foods makes it a simple and often pleasurable experience to consume far more calories than we are burning off each day.”

In this quote by Donald Saunders it is saying that the cause of obesity can be because of economic problems making people result to cheaper fast food places that make people consume far more calories than that person is burning off causing them to become obese. In the case lack of money and exercise is the problem and because of this it is causing calories to become the enemy because healthier foods cost more money. Donald Saunders is trying to say that the cause of obesity is not because the people are apathetic about there weight but because non- healthy foods can be afforded over healthy food. This relates to my topic because it shows that calories can become the enemy because of economic reasons.

Saunders, Donald. "Morbid Obesity - A Growing Problem." Ezinearticles.com.
EzineArticles.com, 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. .

Graph/chart/map and Citation

In this chart from Ourresolution.com shows that Obesity hasn’t always been a massive dilemma in the United States. With Obesity escalating the amount of people with Diabetes also rise. This relates to my topic because it shows that calories, carbohydrates, and fat grams are the enemy because Diabetes is a result of being overweight or being obese if it is not inherited from you family. If you consume too many calories, carbohydrates, and/or fat grams overtime you become obese.

CDC. Obesity vs. Diabetes. 2007. Ourresolution.com. Covidien, n.d. Web. 16 Nov.
2010. .

Quote, Paraphrase, and Citation #3

“It is important to choose carefully which carbohydrates you eat. Many processed carbohydrates include added sugars, syrups, or fat, which add a lot of calories and can lead to weight gain and other health problems.”

In this quote from McKesson Health Solutions, it is talking about how certain carbohydrates can lead to weight gain and health problems. Some carbohydrates are healthier than others. Carbohydrates that include sugars, syrups, or fat add calories that make you gain weight if the calories never get burned off in a form of exercise. Some healthy carbohydrates are the following: beans, whole fruits, whole wheat, oats, bran, brown rice, barley, and whole-grain, low-sugar breakfast cereals. You can eat these carbohydrates but not an excessive amount of it may lead to problems in the future. This relates to my topic because it shows that carbohydrates can become a enemy in fighting obesity if you are not careful in which carbohydrates you eat and how much of them that you eat.

Murphy, Terri. "Carbohydrates." Clinical Reference Systems. Vol. 2010. McKesson Health Solutions LLC, 2010. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.

Photo, Caption, and Citation #3

In this photo, it is clearly visible that calories are the enemy. Calories are a form of energy; too many calories can add on extra pounds. In this picture, it shows the energy you get from eating the food what impact it would have on a non- living object. This relates to my topic because not only does it show that calories are the enemy, but also why they are the enemy when fighting obesity.

Layton, Juila. How Calories Work. 2010. Health.howstuffworks.com. Discovery
Communications, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. .

Quote, Paraphase, and Citation #2

“The body also uses fat as fuel. If fats that a person has eaten aren't burned as energy or used as building blocks, they are stored by the body in fat cells.”

In this quote from Teen Health, they are trying to say that you need fat because it is used as fuel and if it is not burned it is stored for long term use. The problem is if you eat fatty foods and never burn them off the fat builds up in your fat cells and begins to cause problems. Fat grams can be an enemy in fighting obesity only if you let it be. This relates to my topic because it shows that fat grams can be part of the problem in fighting obesity when the person is not exercising.

TeenHealth. "Figuring Our Fat and Calories." Kidshealth.org. The Nemours
Foundation, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. .

Photo, Caption, and Citation #2

In this photo, it is showing that America has the most obese people in the world while Korea and Japan is tied for the least. This photo shows that Americas consume too many calories and fatty foods because that is how you gain weight. This relates to my topic because it shows the enemy in fighting obesity is fat grams because in Korea they do not have too many fat grams in their foods but America food does.

F., Jim. A Picture of Obesity Around the World. 14 Sept. 2010. Diet-blog.com.
Diet-Blog, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. .

Quote, Paraphase, and Citation #1

"Well, the answer is simple, and it's nothing new. No matter what you've heard about net carbs and impact carbs, weight loss boils down one thing: Calories in versus calories out."

In this quote Kathleen is saying that Calories are the enemy when fighting obesity. You can't lose weight if you comsume too many calories or do not burn off the calories you take in. Carbohydrates do play a part in obesity, but calories determine your overall weight. If you try and lose weight and is not succesful do not balme carbs; a persons's calorie intake determines if a person is going to lose the weight or not.When it comes to obesity, carbohydrates and fat grams play a part, but calories play a bigger role, according to Kathleeen.


Zelman, Kathleen. "Test Your Weight Gain Wisdom." Medicinenet.com. MedicineNet,
Inc, 2010. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. .

Photo, Caption, and Citation #1

In this picture it is showing how not eating healthy and not exercising can contribute to weight gain and overtime cause you to become obese. This relates to my topic because when a person does not eat healthy foods mostly fatty foods or foods high in calories makes you gain weight. My topic is talking about which is the enemy and clearly in this picture fatty foods are the enemy.

The Vicious Cycle of Childhood Obesity. 2004. Bigboysintraining.com. Free CSS
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Preliminary Links and Descriptions

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314

On this website, it is talking about what obesity is and how it is defined. It also talks about what diseases may come about if you are obese. It also talks about BMI, which is a number based upon weight and height to determine your degree of obesity or even if you are obese. Mayo Clinic provided this information and it can be helpful because it tells you what obesity is.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/calorie.html

In this article, you can find out what calories are and what they can do for you. It tells you where you can find how many calories are in what you eat. It also tells you how calories can be good for you but at the same time bad for you. Kids Health provided this information and it can be helpful because it tells you what calories are and how they can be helpful to your diet.

http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=61

In this article, you can find out what carbohydrates are and also what foods they are found in. It breaks down carbohydrates sugars and starches with equations to show you how they are broken down in your body. Anthony Carpi provided this information on vision learning and this information can be helpful because it gives you a better understanding of what carbohydrates can do for our body.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html

In this article, it tells you what fat grams are and how you can determine how many fat grams are in what you are eating. This article also tells you how much fat should be in your diet and also what can happen if you consume to many fat grams. Kids Health provided this information and it can be helpful because it tells you what fat grams are and how they can help and hurt your diet.

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What I Want To Know About My Topic

While researching my topic, I want to know in fighting obesity, are calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams the enemy? How many people in America are obese? You are what you eat, but what is in food that is so bad that it causes obesity? I know that you need to consume calories for energy, but how many calories are too much? Can you gain weight from not eating enough calories? How many carbohydrates should you take in daily? Are there healthy forms of carbohydrates or just sugar? Why do diabetics have to watch their carbohydrate intake, but not their calorie or fat gram intake? What makes your blood sugar raise? How many fat grams do you have to eat before it leads to weight gain or heart problems? What good comes out of eating fat grams? Why is this only a problem in the United States? Or is it slowly becoming a global issue?

What I Already Know About My Topic

What I know about the topic already is that is it not healthy to be obese. Being obese can raise your risk for may diseases such as heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. The United States is ranked the highest for obesity. The state that is ranked the highest is South Carolina. You take in calories and burn them off as energy, but when you consume too many calories they get stored in your fat cells. In a healthy diet there has to be fat grams consumed, if not it leads to problems in the long run. When you eat fat grams it helps for long term energy storage but too many can raise your risk of certain diseases. Carbohydrates are your fibers and sugars; sugars are short term energy but too much and you can also raise your risk for diseases and also raise your blood sugar. Diabetics have to be careful to control their carbohydrate intake.

Obesity: The Story Behind My Topic

I chose this topic because recently I stopped eating meat and started being more healthy. Before I eat anything I always look at the nutrition label and see what nutrition is in what I am eating.It is very easy for me to stay healthy as well as my family because we care about what we put into our bodies. Are people obese because that do not care? I always knew to stay away from food that are high in fat especially trans fat and try not to consume too many calories or sugars. I am a healthy person and try to help the people around me to be healthy as well. I always see commercials talking about diet plans and diet pills or surgery. It just made me think why are people fat? Is it because the eat too many calories? Too many fat grams? Or too many carbohydrates? Or is it a combination of all?