Campus Santo Tomás de Aquino Name Mario Ceballos ID 2009-5513 Teacher Jamila Hussain Topic Childhood obesity in the United States Santo Domingo‚ Dominican Republic Cause and effect essay Childhood obesity in the United States Recently a big problem has presented in the children from United States. Obesity is a huge issue nowadays‚ according to the to the American Obesity Associaction between 16 and 33 percent of children are obese and those numbers are expected to continue
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Obesity has been a serious health problem in the United States in the past ten years. More and more people suffer from obesity and the problem should not be ignored. We should tackle it wisely and effectively. In this paper‚ we are going to analyse the obesity situation in the United States and recommend solutions for those who are suffering from this sickness. Furthermore‚ the other purpose of this paper is to encourage people to do more excercise and have more healthy meals in order to maintain
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Who’s To Blame for Obesity? Do you want to be surrounded with a society filled with obese children? Obesity has become a big problem in America. Parents are not being careful with the amount of junk food they’re allowing their kids to take in. According to Daniel Wientraub’s article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”‚ he claims that parents are in the position to fight the epidemic of overweight children‚ not the government or fast food companies. I agree with Daniel Wientraub because
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Obesity: A Sociological Epidemic Abstract The sociological aspect of obesity shown through the impact of families‚ the government and the economy. The rapidly growing‚ fast-paced‚ technological society creates an epidemic of sorts. Families pursue the use of technology‚ restaurants and fast-paced eating as well as single parenting and parental denial. The government sets a significant health care cost to obesity‚ which prevents a solution and increases risks. A non-stable economy brings about
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Obesity: The Struggles and How to Overcome Them Obesity is one of the biggest struggles with children and their parents today even more than drug and alcohol abuse. There are many causes why a child may become obese. Parents should take the proper steps to ensure that their children have healthy lifestyles. If not‚ the children may have many problems now and later on in life. These problems will not be easy to fix when the children are adults‚ so the children should start to change as soon
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Childhood obesity is a huge problem in today’s society. Often you will encounter many children and young adults in different places that weigh too much for their age/height. Children that consume a lot of junk food and do not exercise regularly are at a high risk of becoming overweight. “Today‚ almost 10 percent of infants and toddlers carry excess weight for their length‚ and slightly more than twenty percent of children between the ages of two and five are already overweight or obese.” (Early Childhood)
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Final: Fighting Childhood Obesity Mary E. Mendes ENG/122 December 3‚ 2012 Ebony Gibson Final: Fighting Childhood Obesity Final Project Draft: Childhood Obesity Growing up as a child and adolescent in the United States is met with many obstacles including exposure to domestic violence‚ proper education‚ lack of proper nutrition and other socioeconomic issues within the family unit. One particular issue that has begun to grow is childhood obesity which can lead to many health and social
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Xxxxx xxxxxx Professor xxxxxx English 101 Date The Cause and Effects of Childhood Obesity The damaging effects on a child’s physical and mental health are two of the main aspects that are associated with childhood obesity. This condition is at epidemic proportions in the United States. (Henry and Martin‚ 13-6) Childhood obesity is a condition where a child weights more than the normal weight for a child their age. There are several factors that cause this condition such as food choices‚ lack of
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Mass Media and Obesity The media in today’s society has shown its advantages and disadvantages in order to attract a certain group of consumers. People are exposed to advertisements every day and everywhere. Ads and campaigns are seen by simply walking down the street; posted on walls‚ boards‚ and store windows. Even while driving‚ advertisements are on billboards in areas where there is heavy traffic. The most popular way companies are selling their products is by doing TV commercials. Most households
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Chris Watkins 4-5-10 Eng 101 Mr. Johnson Childhood Obesity in America There are more children overweight now than ever before. The reasons for this are that parents are do not care what their children eat‚ their portions are too big‚ or children are just too lazy. There are statistics to back this up. Statistics show that 30.7 % of Caucasian children‚ 30% of African American Children‚ and 37.9 % of Mexican American children are overweight “(Overweight)”. Those statistics are just for children
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