second 5 entries

Fontaine, Kevin R., David T. Redden, Chenxi Wang, Andrew O. Westfall, and David B. Allison. "Years of Life Lost Due to Obesity." The American Medical Association 289.2 (2003). Jama. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. .

That article from JAMA is going to help me to explain to you that obesity can go as serious as killing people, so you may live shorter than you expected. Also, it will help me to explain to you the BMI’s part in obesity.


Wee, Christina C. "A 52 Year Old Woman with Obesity." The American Medical Association 302.10 (2009). Jama. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. .

Another article from JAMA is about a woman who faces obesity. That article will explain us a 52 years old woman and her body’s story in obesity. In order to learn how bad obesity can make us feel and unhealthy , we will look at that lady’s situation individually. Then, maybe you can have an empathy with her.




Hu, Frank B., Tricia Y. Li, and Graham A. Colditz. "Television Watching and Other Sedentary Behaviors in Relation to Risk of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women." The American Medical Association 289.14 (2003). Jama. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. .

Another article from JAMA is about a connection between sedentary life style and obesity. That article will help me to explain to you that not just unhealthy food but also , sitting down all the time and not doing exercises can increase the risk of obesity.


Cleave, Jeanne Van, and Steven L. Gortmaker. "Dynamics of Obesity and Chronic Health Conditions among Children and Youth." The American Medical Association 303.7 (2010). Jama. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. .

Another article from JAMA will explain us the chronic conditions of obesity among children and youth; how the chronic conditions increase and what problems they cause for children.


Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: an Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin, 2008. Print.

The book by Michael Pollan,is going to help me to explain to you how healthy are the products we eat ,what we should eat , and how much .That book will give us great information about the food we have and the changes that is made to it.