Childhood Obesity Research Paper

The Early Stages Of Childhood Obesity

Jamie Ramirez

English Comp. 122

Melissa Holmberg

March 2, 2011

The topic I originally chose for my paper was “Addressing the issues of childhood obesity.” However after doing some research and finding different material to study I narrowed it down to “the early stages of childhood obesity.”I chose this topic because I have a lot of questions right now about childhood obesity that I would like answers for. My son is not obese but he constantly wants to eat and he doesn’t get a whole lot of exercise. We do worry that he will be overweight some day and we warn him of the consequences but he just can’t seem to stop. He thinks he’s always hungry sometimes I wonder if he is trying to
I feel this subject is very important. Parents need to be more aware of the problem we are facing with our children today. Childhood obesity is a rising concern for our children today. In fact my research has shown “that in the past two decades childhood obesity has doubled in the united states.25% of children from age two to age eighteen meet the standards for being obese. About 20% of these children are in danger of becoming an obese adult.” T.P. & M. K. [2000]
The Overweight Child Buffalo, New York: Firefly books. “Childhood obesity also plays a part in several childhood diseases. Some of which include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.”
T.P. & M. K. [2000] The Overweight Child Buffalo, New York: Firefly books.

There are two topics I plan to argue in this paper. One topic is whether wealth plays a part in childhood obesity. The other is whether or not this varies by gender. I also plan to answer
In fact the two, more often than not, always go to together. When there is child obesity there is a possible presence of depression.
When depression is prevalent, most likely obesity is expected to be present too. Child obesity and depression are two of the most debilitating health problems that have affected more children than before.”
“The number of children suffering from the ill effects of obesity is increasing which is conversely proportional to the rising number of children suffering from depression. Though it has not been established that the main cause of depression is obesity likewise the sole contributing factor of obesity is depression is yet to be proven, but the link between child obesity and depression is so clear that its needs immediate attention. Depression regardless of its cause can also be a cause of obesity. Children suffering from depression stay at home more often. Since they have difficulty relating with other children they prefer to stay at home and watch television instead. They become couch potato. They have the tendency to eat more than what is being required of them. If