Overcoming Childhood Obesity
Tashia King
Overcoming Obesity with Busy Statistics shows that children with busy parents are obese –vs. – those that have stay at home parents. Children that are live at home with busy parents they are more likely to be obese because they do not have anyone at home to monitor them or limit the food that they eat. When children have parents that are not so busy, they have a chance being overweight because the parents can limit the foods and maybe allow the children to be more active to help with their weight. The researcher has found that the children that are at home with busy parents are not active and if they were, there would be a chance of them losing weight. Some questions that the author will ask are: Can the parents find a …show more content…
These articles will help the researcher have a better argumentative research paper and it will give the audience a chance to see the researcher’s point of view about childhood obesity. As it states in one of the books that the author read, Children can overcome obesity if they are monitored by adults (Dalton, S 2004). The author will help parents by giving them the knowledge about obesity. This topic is so important to the researcher because the author might have to go through it. The researcher states that it is known about how hard it is to lose weight especially for kids because they do not understand the importance of the issue. The author will let them know that the first step is to admit that there is a problem and that problem is within the parent and the child. Also the author will note that when parents are that busy they tend to buy fast foods and of course we all know that it is not very healthy. As it states from one of the author’s sources, compounding the problem is the amount of fast food children eat everyday. As busy parents find themselves lacking the time or energy to cook homemade meals, more families are turning to …show more content…
(2010). David Hirsch. Webmd, LLC. Retrieved from, http://children.webmd.com/obesity-children
The Centers for Disease Control. (2010, February 25). Obesity in Children. Retrieved from, http://children.webmd.com
Dalton, S. (2004). Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic? (Ashford University Ed.) London, England. University of California Press.
Mela, D. (2005). Food, Diet, and Obesity. (Ashford University Ed.) North America: Woodhead Publishing, Limited.
Park, A. (2009). The Working Person’s Diet: Too Busy to Eat Right. Retrieved
Overcoming Obesity with Busy Statistics shows that children with busy parents are obese –vs. – those that have stay at home parents. Children that are live at home with busy parents they are more likely to be obese because they do not have anyone at home to monitor them or limit the food that they eat. When children have parents that are not so busy, they have a chance being overweight because the parents can limit the foods and maybe allow the children to be more active to help with their weight. The researcher has found that the children that are at home with busy parents are not active and if they were, there would be a chance of them losing weight. Some questions that the author will ask are: Can the parents find a …show more content…
These articles will help the researcher have a better argumentative research paper and it will give the audience a chance to see the researcher’s point of view about childhood obesity. As it states in one of the books that the author read, Children can overcome obesity if they are monitored by adults (Dalton, S 2004). The author will help parents by giving them the knowledge about obesity. This topic is so important to the researcher because the author might have to go through it. The researcher states that it is known about how hard it is to lose weight especially for kids because they do not understand the importance of the issue. The author will let them know that the first step is to admit that there is a problem and that problem is within the parent and the child. Also the author will note that when parents are that busy they tend to buy fast foods and of course we all know that it is not very healthy. As it states from one of the author’s sources, compounding the problem is the amount of fast food children eat everyday. As busy parents find themselves lacking the time or energy to cook homemade meals, more families are turning to …show more content…
(2010). David Hirsch. Webmd, LLC. Retrieved from, http://children.webmd.com/obesity-children
The Centers for Disease Control. (2010, February 25). Obesity in Children. Retrieved from, http://children.webmd.com
Dalton, S. (2004). Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic? (Ashford University Ed.) London, England. University of California Press.
Mela, D. (2005). Food, Diet, and Obesity. (Ashford University Ed.) North America: Woodhead Publishing, Limited.
Park, A. (2009). The Working Person’s Diet: Too Busy to Eat Right. Retrieved