Summary: Preventing Childhood Obesity
Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
William H Martin
SPHE379 B001
I. Introduction a. Research has indicated that obesity in children is a spreading problem that poses serious health risks. It has also been indicated that good fitness in childhood improves cognitive development. b. Programs to improve the fitness of children should be enacted to protect and improve their lives. II. Combating childhood obesity c. Risks of childhood obesity i. Most industrialized nations have seen a steady increase in childhood obesity over the last thirty years (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010, pg. 1). ii. Childhood obesity and hypertension are two significant indicators of premature death in children (Franks, …show more content…
Studies have indicated that obesity can reduce a person’s life expectancy by up to seven years (Biro and Wien, 2010, pg. 1499S). d. Advantages of childhood fitness iv. Children, young adults, and adults with higher fitness levels outperform their peers of lower fitness levels in cognitive challenges (Chaddock et al., 2012, “Childhood aerobic fitness”, pg. 427). v. Brain function is higher in children with higher fitness levels as measured by an fMRI (Chaddock et al., 2012, “A functional MRI”, pg. 265). e. Methods vi. The energy gap is the most significant obstacle. Caregivers, families, and institutions have to regulate diet and incorporate fitness programs that accommodate a variety of fitness levels (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010, pg. 6). III. Summary and Conclusions f. Summary of research vii. Childhood obesity is a growing and very serious health issue. viii. Childhood fitness is not only essential to fending off the dangers of childhood obesity, but it is actually beneficial to childhood development and brain function. ix. Existing fitness programs fail to account for the energy gap which has been identified as the most significant cause of childhood fitness program …show more content…
Biro, F. M., & Wien, M. (2010). Childhood obesity and adult morbidities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(5), 1499S-1505S. Retrieved from http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/91/5/1499S.full.pdf+html j. Chaddock, L., Erickson, K. I., Prakash, R. S., Voss, M. W., VanPatter, M., Pontifex, M. B., et al. (2012). A functional MRI investigation of the association between childhood aerobic fitness and neurocognitive control. Biological Psychology, 89, 260-268. Retrieved from http://education.msu.edu/kin/hbcl/_articles/Chaddock_2012_AFunctionalMRIInvestigation.pdf k. Chaddock, L., Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Johnson, C. R., Raine, L. B., & Kramer, A. F. (2012). Childhood aerobic fitness predicts cognitive performance one year later. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(5), 421-430. Retrieved from kch.illinois.edu/Research/Labs/neurocognitive-kinesiology/files/Articles/Chaddock_2012_ChildhoodAerobicFitnessPredicts.pdf l. Franks, P. W., Hanson, R. L., & Looker, H. C. (2010). Childhood obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors, and premature death. New England Journal of Medicine, 362(6). Retrieved from
William H Martin
SPHE379 B001
I. Introduction a. Research has indicated that obesity in children is a spreading problem that poses serious health risks. It has also been indicated that good fitness in childhood improves cognitive development. b. Programs to improve the fitness of children should be enacted to protect and improve their lives. II. Combating childhood obesity c. Risks of childhood obesity i. Most industrialized nations have seen a steady increase in childhood obesity over the last thirty years (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010, pg. 1). ii. Childhood obesity and hypertension are two significant indicators of premature death in children (Franks, …show more content…
Studies have indicated that obesity can reduce a person’s life expectancy by up to seven years (Biro and Wien, 2010, pg. 1499S). d. Advantages of childhood fitness iv. Children, young adults, and adults with higher fitness levels outperform their peers of lower fitness levels in cognitive challenges (Chaddock et al., 2012, “Childhood aerobic fitness”, pg. 427). v. Brain function is higher in children with higher fitness levels as measured by an fMRI (Chaddock et al., 2012, “A functional MRI”, pg. 265). e. Methods vi. The energy gap is the most significant obstacle. Caregivers, families, and institutions have to regulate diet and incorporate fitness programs that accommodate a variety of fitness levels (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010, pg. 6). III. Summary and Conclusions f. Summary of research vii. Childhood obesity is a growing and very serious health issue. viii. Childhood fitness is not only essential to fending off the dangers of childhood obesity, but it is actually beneficial to childhood development and brain function. ix. Existing fitness programs fail to account for the energy gap which has been identified as the most significant cause of childhood fitness program …show more content…
Biro, F. M., & Wien, M. (2010). Childhood obesity and adult morbidities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(5), 1499S-1505S. Retrieved from http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/91/5/1499S.full.pdf+html j. Chaddock, L., Erickson, K. I., Prakash, R. S., Voss, M. W., VanPatter, M., Pontifex, M. B., et al. (2012). A functional MRI investigation of the association between childhood aerobic fitness and neurocognitive control. Biological Psychology, 89, 260-268. Retrieved from http://education.msu.edu/kin/hbcl/_articles/Chaddock_2012_AFunctionalMRIInvestigation.pdf k. Chaddock, L., Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Johnson, C. R., Raine, L. B., & Kramer, A. F. (2012). Childhood aerobic fitness predicts cognitive performance one year later. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(5), 421-430. Retrieved from kch.illinois.edu/Research/Labs/neurocognitive-kinesiology/files/Articles/Chaddock_2012_ChildhoodAerobicFitnessPredicts.pdf l. Franks, P. W., Hanson, R. L., & Looker, H. C. (2010). Childhood obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors, and premature death. New England Journal of Medicine, 362(6). Retrieved from