Childhood Obesity Analysis
Summary Prewriting
Theme: Health/Wellness
Topic: Childhood Obesity Prevention
Title: Childhood obesity‑an insight into preventive strategies
Intended audience: The intended audience is parents that have obese children and parents that are concerned about their children’s health and welfare in the future.
Writer’s background: Subhranshu Sekhar Kar, Rajani Dube1, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar
All of the writers are medical doctors, which include Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Health Sciences University, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research.
Writer’s angle: The writer’s angle is to specify what can be done to prevent childhood obesity. …show more content…
About 70% of obese adolescents grow up to become obese adults.” Parents need to be responsible and teach their children what the right ways are when it comes to being healthy and working out. If you have a busy life or do not have a stable income to teach your kids the benefits of eating healthy then you should always at least make an effort to let them know what is acceptable. The parents themselves should be eating healthy and staying active so that you can show your children that you can do anything you put your mind …show more content…
I was unaware that even in low-income countries there is an issue with obesity. This is a worldwide epidemic. Having a plan that will help children live longer and healthier lives is paramount and having the parents actually care what their children eat and do is important. It is interesting that Kar states that one of the places that should be promoting good eating habits and physical activity is schools. Children are in school 60% of the time and should be a place of teaching good habits. Even though parents play a role in how children eat and what they do, it is still not enough. Overall, I agree that parents need to step up and take responsibility for their children even when they are obese. Parents do not understand that everything they do reflects on their
Theme: Health/Wellness
Topic: Childhood Obesity Prevention
Title: Childhood obesity‑an insight into preventive strategies
Intended audience: The intended audience is parents that have obese children and parents that are concerned about their children’s health and welfare in the future.
Writer’s background: Subhranshu Sekhar Kar, Rajani Dube1, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar
All of the writers are medical doctors, which include Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Health Sciences University, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research.
Writer’s angle: The writer’s angle is to specify what can be done to prevent childhood obesity. …show more content…
About 70% of obese adolescents grow up to become obese adults.” Parents need to be responsible and teach their children what the right ways are when it comes to being healthy and working out. If you have a busy life or do not have a stable income to teach your kids the benefits of eating healthy then you should always at least make an effort to let them know what is acceptable. The parents themselves should be eating healthy and staying active so that you can show your children that you can do anything you put your mind …show more content…
I was unaware that even in low-income countries there is an issue with obesity. This is a worldwide epidemic. Having a plan that will help children live longer and healthier lives is paramount and having the parents actually care what their children eat and do is important. It is interesting that Kar states that one of the places that should be promoting good eating habits and physical activity is schools. Children are in school 60% of the time and should be a place of teaching good habits. Even though parents play a role in how children eat and what they do, it is still not enough. Overall, I agree that parents need to step up and take responsibility for their children even when they are obese. Parents do not understand that everything they do reflects on their