Child Obesity is Epidemic Child Obesity is Epidemic Rosanna Torres Western Governors University WGU student ID#: 000254815 1 Obesity is defined as an abnormal amount of body fat that causes health problems such as; diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). Obesity can be determined measuring the child’s body mass index (BMI) is calculated by the child’s height‚ weight‚ and age to determine if you have excess fat. It is known that children
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11/23/12 Preventing Obesity As a citizen of the United States‚ being aware of our future is inevitable. There are many things we do in precaution for our future’s well-being. Statistics show that obesity rates are on a continuous rise which many people are not aware of. Everyone has their own opinions and may look at our country’s obesity problem in different ways. This problem is not just affecting our future‚ but our children’s futures as well. It is completely unfair to bring a child into this world
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American children is affected by obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). Many factors contribute to this epidemic outcome. The following paragraphs will explore these factors such as how the disease is caused and what causes the disease in American children. This research paper will also present how to prevent and control obesity in children‚ the rise of cost of medical bills‚ and how being obese can affect the human body mentally and physically. Obesity is not just gaining a few
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specific nursing field. The topic which I have chosen is combining the role of the health visitor and tackling obesity in children. The rationale for this specific topic is that child obesity is a very current and growing issue in the UK. My chosen topic is related specifically to child nursing as according to ProQuest (2017)‚ Overweight and obese children are a large concern because if obesity begins during infancy and early childhood‚ they are at a much higher risk of developing a multitude of health
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lose baby fat before it gets to be a serious problem. The growth of technology has formed a major impact on the obesity of today`s children. This technology has substituted normal childhood play exercises with computer games that take less physical effort. Because of technology in today’s society the problem with child obesity has become tremendously intensified. First‚ what is child obesity? The term child obesity means a child is a person between birth and puberty and obese is extremely fat: corpulent
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Medical Advancements Due to Technology There has been much advancement in the medical field due to the advancement in technology. These advancements could allow humans to not only live a longer life but also a life with healthier years. So the question is can society take to the idea of not only living a longer but also to the process of living a longer life? In this paper‚ I will be talking about the medical advancements we have thanks to the advancements in technology and what these medical advancements
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My topic is america’s most known issues or controversial which is child obesity‚ Today ⅓ of children ages 3 to 18 are obese. One of the issue will be focusing on healthcare and nations social reflections.As we know every year U.S alone are spending $14 billion dollars in medical cost every year there a tremendous amount of cost that is stifling the business ‚ If one of the highest obesity rate and other health issues were to be decreased which could save communities cost for health care approximately
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for Their Child’s Obesity? Pro: My opinion is that parents should be blamed for their child’s obesity‚ whether it be partially or fully‚ they do influence their child’s weight. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming‚ so they should be able to help their child maintain a healthy weight. Parents also have control over what their children do‚ resulting in the fact that parents could enroll their child in an excersize
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billion people‚ which are one-third of the world’s population‚ are suffering from obesity (Oslow). Furthermore‚ a joint report made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health has predicted that nearly 50% of the U.S. population in 39 states will be obese by 2030. As a result of the inactive lifestyle‚ the unsupportive society‚ the genes and the family history‚ the world is facing a serious obesity problem.
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Child Obesity Heart problems‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes and depression are just a few of the many health problems obesity can lead to. Obesity has been a major issue for many years throughout the whole world but especially in the United States. Children as well as adults suffer from obesity and‚ of course it is a major concern for parents. Three major factors contributing to this epidemic are: the poor quality of school lunches served throughout childhood‚ the quantity
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