Ayleen A. Santos
November 28, 2019
BEHS 103
Presentation Progress Report
A well-written paragraph that states in detail what your topic is. Be sure to clearly link your topic to
both technology and society/societal trends.
My topic for my final project is the influence of technology on obesity. I have chosen 5 sources that I plan
to argue the positive views, negative views, cultural views, policy referenced, and proof of advancement
in technology affecting their weight. Technology and society/societal trends are both link to high obesity
We will argue that technological change has increased “weight growth by making home- and market-
production more sedentary and by lowering food prices through agricultural innovation. In addition, we
illustrate that, while exercise and food intake are complements, reductions in exercise will always raise
optimal body weight, as will increases in food intake.” My presentation will also characterize how body
weight varies when it comes to income, within the country, and across countries. Explaining thoroughly
of technology’s positive and negative impacts on a person’s weight can change one’s routine with
nutrition and possibly lower statistics.
A well-written paragraph that identifies the type of presentation you plan to give (e.g. slideshow,
written materials, podcast, YouTube, etc.). Your presentation should be creative, engaging, and
informative. Remember that in the last week of class, YOU become the teachers. Think about your
audience and how to present material in an interesting and clear manner.
My final project will be presented via PowerPoint. While processing my PowerPoint slides, I feel the
presentation will be a lot more engaging as I plan on sliding videos on several countries explaining their
cost of living. I also plan on going deep in statistics that explain the negative and positive impacts on
technology. The goal is to change the minds of those who want to eliminate technology completely and
to help those who are struggling to change their daily routines into something better. When presenting
material, I plan to also include questions that will later be answered as we are going a long into the
slides.
Define your topic, linking it to technology and society: (Slide #4) Influences on obesity when
Technology is in use.
Trace the history of your topic: History on this topic includes issues with the high rise of upcoming
childhood obesity. While explaining history may be a deem difficult, explaining examples and
scenarios will help. An example would be explaining how less children are in the playground and are
now stuck on video games and becoming less active. Realistic examples can definitely trace a
memory of the audience to when they were highly active and how much it has changed now.
•Describe how your topic compares to at least one other culture: When comparing cultures, I plan on
explaining America’s world of living compared to Japan’s analysis. Using statistic and diagrams, my point
is to explain how American population is more obese than of the Japanese population and why.
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Discussing the imbalance of calorie intake as well as environmental factors can explain the volume of
food consumption. When the learnings of a culture, the small model of society learn to adapt starting as
children. Now, involving technology, there is a blockage of growth.
•Identify relevant policies related to your topic : Policies, laws, and regulations are extremely needed
when the environmental and social changes that will have an impact on increasing obesity.
•Discuss future trends related to your topic: The future trends with this topic is that economic growth
and technological change have huge incentives for long-run growth in weight. With the recent rise in
obesity, the hypothesis that technological change has simultaneously raised the cost of physical activity
and lowered the cost of calories.
1st Slide: The first slide of my presentation will include the topic and of course the title of my final
project.
2nd slide: Table of Contents with explanations and cited sources
3rd slide: Includes Questions/Objectives that will be answered throughout the presentation.
4th Slide: Includes the positive impacts of Technology
5th Slide: Includes the negative impacts of technology; also introducing obesity topic
6th Slide: Obesity and technology in America
7th Slide: Obesity and technology across the country (Japan Example)
8th slide: Obesity/Society influenced by technology (Policy references)
9th Slide: More statistics as to how Technology influences obesity
10th Slide: Video of supporting evidence.
11th Slide: Conclusion/Citations
Questions that will be in presentations : The question becomes whether it truly is the fault of technology
today that is causing this issue to become so prominent or is it the faults of the individuals and their
families? Do the cons outweigh pros that tag along with the ever-expanding world of technology?
Additional Information to argue presentation:
The pros and cons of technological use are very evident and will have a major effect on our society in the
very near future. The issue will be, do we increase technology to the point where physical exercise would
be limited, or do we some way have to figure out a perfect balance between both things in order to have
an efficient society and healthy individuals.
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Courses that will be used to argue presentation:
Daim, U., Engineering and Technology Management Department, Portland State University, &
Bogazici University. (n.d.). Adoption of health information technologies: the case of a wireless
monitor for diabetes and obesity patients. Retrieved from
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09537325.2013.823150.
Saarni, S. I., Anttila, H., Saarni, S. E., Mustajoki, P., Koivukangas, V., Ikonen, T. S., & Malmivaara, A.
(2011, April 10). Ethical Issues of Obesity Surgery-a Health Technology Assessment. Retrieved
from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-011-0386-1.
deShazo, R. D., Hall, J. E., & Skipworth, L. B. (2014, December 19). Obesity Bias, Medical
Technology, and the Hormonal Hypothesis: Should We Stop Demonizing Fat People? Retrieved
from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002934314012054.
Clark, R., H., Bissell, & Peters. (2007, April 18). How do parents' child-feeding behaviors influence
child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy. Retrieved from
https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/29/2/132/1505733.
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