Obesity is a huge epidemic in America‚ as more alarming statistics begin to emerge - including estimates that 30% of all adults and as many as one-third of all children in the US are obese. About one in five children in the United States is now overweight! (Child Obesity Facts‚ 1999‚ para.2) Childhood obesity has lasting psychological effects‚ due to parental knowledge‚ lack of physical activities‚ and food advertisement; which has made obesity become a major health issue in many young children’s
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GentryC_M3_A2.doc. September 26‚ 2012 Thesis statement : Today most children are more into video technology and violence than they are into normal outside physical activity which is the biggest problem of child obesity. Video technology has decreased the amount of physical activity in children. Because of my nephew’s interest in video games‚ he played less outdoors than most children his age. The only physical activity he was really getting
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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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Parent’s Role in Preventing Child Obesity Stacey Rainwater October 4‚ 2010 Parent’s Role in Preventing Child Obesity Sadly‚ child obesity has become one of the major health problems world wide. As I began my research‚ there was no doubt in my mind that proving the parent’s lack of taking responsibility for the health of their children was going to be an easy point to prove. As I dug deeper and deeper‚ I found that I was quite wrong‚ and that it is unfair to place blame on the parents alone
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Ways in Which Technology Has Changed Over the Years Due to Technology Eric Bailey Class Is today’s technology a positive advancement? Over the past few years technology has taken over society. Computers are a magnificent feat of technology and growing necessity in the world we live in today. They have grown from simple calculators to machines with functions that are vastly outgrowing the human mind. Computers have become so common that almost every home has at least one computer
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“A Childs Development Without Technology” It has almost become unavoidable to integrate technology into our everyday life. There has become a serious crutch leading to a negative impact on upcoming generations. Children ages two to ten now rely too much on technology for the majority of their playing‚ which limits challenges to their development such as; their optimal sensory and motor development skills‚ their social language‚ increasing their use of imagination and even their eyesight can become
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The Effects of Viewing Television Has on Child Obesity Since television was first introduced‚ it has grabbed the attention of many. Allowing families to gather with one another and spend time watching their favorite shows. Though now it seems that television is playing a new role in many people’s everyday life by taking large amount of their free time. Many adults sit and watch hours of TV every day and now the trait is passing down to their youth. Children would prefer to watch TV‚ than rather
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A Double-Edged Sword: How Does Technology Impact Development? Children live in a world that is abundant with television‚ video games‚ iPads‚ computers‚ and cell phones. “Nearly every working and living place has computers‚ and over two-thirds of children in industrialized countries have a computer at home” (Rauterberg‚ 2004). Almost all the three-year-old children I interviewed at Williamsburg Campus Child Care reported that they watch TV every day. Many children use their parents’ computers and
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Health and Wellness Term paper Obesity in children Obesity is a growing problem with children in the world. Obesity is not an issue that is just United States specific‚ many countries are dealing with overweight and obese children. “Obesity in children has more than doubled in the past 30 years and it is thought to continue to grow” (Whiteman). With obesity in children on the rise diseases and health issues is also rising. There are two reasons for these rises in obesity‚ and they are children do not
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Obesity: A Complex Problem with a Simple Solution Many people in the United States believe that if it weren’t for fast food restaurants‚ they would not be obese. McDonald’s has been blamed 100% and sued for individual weight problems of Americans. While fast food may be one of the contributors to the obesity epidemic‚ it surely doesn’t stand-alone. Obesity is caused by many factors‚ depression‚ sedentary lifestyle‚ overeating disorders and food choices. Many of those factors are learned and
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