Scientific Method Paper

The news in the last year has said there has been an increase in the rate of childhood obesity. What has caused this increase in the rate and how can we work to reduce it in the future. My hypothesis for my question is that the cause of obesity rate and how it is caused is that you don’t see too many children who are overweight or obese but can be caused that there are some genetic and hormonal causes towards obesity and overweight children. But it can also be caused by kids just eating too much and exercising very little. Many Americans aren't very physically active. A common reason for this is that many people spend hours watching TV, on computers either doing work, schoolwork, and leisure activities. I found that people should limit their activity to no more than 2 hours a day because more than the 2 hours can cause overweight and obesity. People rely on cars, some have fewer physical demands at home or at work because of the modern technology. Also, a lack of physical education in classes at schools. People should be active by exercising to prevent overweight and obesity because it can burn the calories that they take in from the food they eat and the drinks they drink. Most people who are inactive may increase their health. An example of what people might get from being inactive is coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colon cancer, and other health problems. I believe that our environment does not support healthy lifestyle habits like we should. It only encourages obesity. Some other reasons that can cause obesity and overweight children is Also, genetics and social factors (socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, media and marketing, and the physical environment) can influence the energy consumption and expenditure. Which, your genes may affect the amount of fat you store in your body and where on your body you carry the extra fat. Some children adopt their habits from their parents and a child who has an overweight parent who eats high calorie foods and is inactive will most likely be overweight too. A cause of a child being overweight or obese can be from emotional factors such as when they are bored, angry, or stressed. Sometimes overeating will lead to the weight gain and can cause the person to become overweight or obese. Age and lack of sleep can be a cause to become overweight or obese. In my research the obesity/overweight ratio is 1:3, but also most children have a body mass index that lies above the 95th percentile for his or her age group. I believe that we should start worrying about obesity in infancy because a number of factors contribute to health risks. Even though it has been a traditional review that plump babies are the healthy ones, that baby fat is considered a characteristic of a thriving, well fed child. Because research have found that obesity is found in BMI (body mass index), the tests can calculate whether you or your child is overweight or obese. By having children overweight and obese can prevented by the schools making healthier lunches available rather than the unhealthy lunches like chicken nuggets and french fries. Also, providing low fat milk, water, and no sugar added juices instead of soft drinks offered in school vending machines. To help reduce obesity and overweight children in the future is to provide neighborhood sidewalks, reduce peoples work schedules because people often say that they don’t have time to be physically active because of long work hours and they grab fast food, reduce the oversized food portions, start providing healthy foods, and advertise more healthy foods that bad foods. My hypothesis was proven right. With the knowledge I have learned, will help be to go forward in my profession. This is because knowing the cause of obesity and overweight people of all ages and how we can prevent it in the future will help us know that people do not have to be overweight. They have to want to chose the lifestyle they want but they can help children not become overweight or obese by simply preventing the wrong food habits. It will help me know that I can help children prevent this lifestyle when I become a teacher.