Dear Ma’am/ Sir that takes part of the Childhood Obesity Foundation‚ It is apparent that you take part in an extremely important program‚ and I respect you for that. I am contacting you about the inquires of a exceedingly immense problem that is affecting our country (America) substantially‚ which is a huge factor in childhood obesity. The abundance of quality of healthy‚ nutritious school lunches supplied for students has taken a turn for the worst. Nutrition and health is tremendously
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Childhood Obesity: An Annotated Bibliography Kornides‚ M.L.‚ Kitsantas‚ P.‚ &Villarruel‚ A. (2011).Factors associated with obesity in Latino children. Hispanic Health Care International‚ 9(3). Several factors determine the high prevalence of obesity among Latino children. The intention of this article was to reassess the latest literature on the factors related to overweight and obesity in Latino children furnish nursing implications‚ and propose direction for future research. Twenty
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Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States of America and continues to increase at an alarming rate. To eradicate this problem‚ children need to spend more time engaged in physical activity‚ instead of watching television. In this paper‚ evidence will show how television is having a negative impact on children‚ by way of commercialism and advertising. An overwhelming majority of commercials are geared toward children that entice them to make bad food choices. Today’s
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A Growing Epidemic: Childhood Obesity LaToya N Jorden Instructor Ludvigsen [ November 19‚ 2012 ] Obesity is on the rise amongst children in America. The potential consequences of childhood obesity‚ such as increased risk for depression‚ poor body image‚ and an array of serious diseases are cause for great concern. By using research‚ I will find data that shows this topic is a real problem on the rise. Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States-triple the
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Olethia Curry Professor Benjamin English 112 November 10‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity: Is It A Form of Child Abuse? Childhood obesity is a huge problem in the United States. It is known as a serious medical condition that causes other medical problems. Obesity is generally caused by genetics‚ certain illnesses‚ and uncontrolled behavior or overeating. According to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)‚ “Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of
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because of one issue like childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a rising in the United States. Subtitle 1: What is Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity is a raising issue in the United States but not just in young children. It is also affecting children of all ages. Meanwhile obesity is a growing health issue that some children cannot overcome. Obesity starts off slow then it begins to take over your life like a drug but not just your human life ‚ your sanity as well. Obesity is a major problem not
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According to a recent health survey‚ the obesity rate in adults has doubled since the 60s‚ and in children‚ has doubled since the 70s. Childhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ and it is important that we identify what health issues that come along with it‚ and what is causing it. The government should not intervene on childhood obesity‚ for it’s an issue that the parents of obese children to handle. Childhood obesity is becoming more prominent in children‚ and serious health risks accompany
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The Causes of Obesity in America In 1835‚ Adolphe Quetelet defined the body measurements of the average person based on height and weight. “For an adult to be considered at a healthy weight‚ their body mass index must be between 18.5 and 24.9. An adult with a body mass index between 25 and 29 are considered overweight‚ and anyone above 30 is considered obese.” (HBO Documentary Films) Obesity has become a major health issue in many countries around the world. Doubling since the 1980’s‚ obesity now
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Action Plan: The best way to start working into reeucing childhood obesity‚ is to create awarnes of the problem. Parents‚ schools‚ communities and the governemnt needs to know the severity of childhood obesity‚ so creating awarness of the problem will help them see the problem. People might not notice how much of a probleem childhood obesity really since it took many years to become an epedemic. People tend to notice the realseverity of the problem when it happens in a short period of time
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