Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Matt Vogel University of South Dakota Introduction: Would you like to super-size this meal for an extra $.39? That is a question far too many Americans hear everyday. People in this country are getting fatter and fatter. "In a study conducted by the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the prevalence of obese children age 6 to 11 is three times as high as 30 years ago‚" (Arnst and Kiley‚ 2004). Additionally‚ 31% of the total U.S. population is classified
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Childhood Obesity: The Responsibility of Parents Although obesity is a very sensitive topic‚ it is a pressing issue in modern culture‚ and it is something we cannot ignore. Who is responsible for the health of America? Is it parents‚ teachers‚ or is it the responsibility of fast food marketers to properly inform their audience? Often the blame is shifted to other people and to other influences like billboards and commercials‚ but rarely is the individual held responsible for their health. Lawsuits
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Abstract. Childhood obesity has become one of the most common health problems facing children in America. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveal that ethnic minority children in the United States are at particular risk for development of cardiovascular disease due to their disproportionate levels of obesity. In treating childhood obesity among ethnic minorities‚ practitioners need to be mindful of the cultural norms surrounding body size. Additional concerns
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Childhood Obesity: How to Stop it Before it Begins June 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: How to Stop it Before it Begins In the past 20 years childhood obesity has dramatically increased in the United States. Approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children between the ages of 2-19 are obese. (Putnam‚ 2012). Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or wellbeing. Unfortunately due to the rise of obesity in children it is being recognized as a serious
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Childhood Obesity “One out of every five children in the U.S. is overweight or obese” (“Obesity in Children”)‚ and as the number rises the significance of the problem grows. Obesity is a widespread epidemic that is taking a toll not only on the US‚ but also other parts of the world. There are many causes for obesity in young children that stem from genetics‚ poor diet‚ and lack of physical activity. Obesity in children not only puts them at many risks for disease during their early ages‚ but also
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Childhood Obesity In this essay I’m going to be explaining childhood obesity. And some of the leading causes of this problem and ways I think could be helpful in finding a way to fix this problem. Some of the things will be things that I have experienced and seen and some of it will be things that I read up on. So before I began do you think that this problem is caused from society as a whole becoming lazy‚ the media shoving unhealthy food and beverages in our face in many different forms from
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The childhood obesity rate has tripled in the past thirty years. The CDC reports that childhood obesity is the result of eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity (CDC). This is a serious problem for all Americans. Obese children are more likely to become obese adults. Adult obesity is associated with a number of serious health conditions including heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and some cancers. If children are overweight‚ obesity in adulthood is likely to
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Timms 1 Ashawnnae Timms Ms. Zinti English4 April‚ 20‚2014 Causes And Effects Of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is not just an issue in the United States its wide-ranging. The amount of overweight and obese children in the U.S has increased at a rapid speed over the pass years‚ and there is no chance of it slowing down unless matters are taken. A fast-food craze has swept the nation‚ consequentially leaving a trail of defective nutrition in its wake. Fast-food corporations seems to be
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Annotated Bibliography for Childhood Obesity Natalia Pimushkina DeVry University Annotated Bibliography for Childhood Obesity Child obesity became a very serious issue that is taking on the health of the nation ’s children. It is everyone responsibility to work on preventing and reducing childhood obesity‚ from the parents who are suppose to care about their children’s health‚ to the public health representatives‚ who should care about a future healthy nation
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Childhood Obesity: Cause and Effect December 3‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Gone are the days of children playing hide and seek outside‚ walking long distances to and from school‚ walking to a friend’s house to play on the weekends and walking to the bus stop to go to mall with friends and in essence exerting physically. It is rare to find a child carrying a sack lunch to school which would include a healthy lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ an apple and perhaps a cookie or chips
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