and Economics: Obesity in Children Obesity represents a critical health care issue in the U.S. today. Scientists and researchers of the field of reproductive medicine are well aware of the danger that excess body fat hence body weight has to patients. Obese patients have greater occurrences of infertility than their leaner counterparts do. The obese individuals have been noticed to be at a higher risk in case of pregnancy and additional prenatal complications. Obesity is defined as an
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Variable Causes of Childhood Obesity Can childhood obesity be eradicated by diet and exercise alone? While this question may cause some to ponder‚ many will undoubtedly say yes. Yet‚ when we consider that childhood obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide‚ the answer should cause us to proceed unbiased and with great thought. The assumption that high caloric diets and sedentary lifestyles is the only road to obesity is a misconception. Social Cognitive Theorist Albert Bandura defines
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Parents & Child Caretakers Obesity in America is literally a growing problem‚ affecting every age group. Children are the most venerable group because they have no control over where they have dinner or how often they have fast food. Parents and guardians make decisions about food and are responsible for the health of children. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last twenty years. This is concerning because Type Two diabetes is a horrible‚ crippling disease that is affecting children
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Taking Control of Obesity Annaisso Hooper ENG 122 English Composition II Sharon Hanscom February 6‚ 2012 Taking Control of Obesity What is being done about childhood obesity and how could parents improve good healthy habits? Parents should be mindful of the foods children eat and exercise routines. Childhood obesity is often a result of a lack of nutrition‚ exercise‚ and self control. Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Parents are role models and should demonstrate
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Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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Greg Last‚ a local doctor‚ shared the following story about obesity‚ “I’ve been a physician for nearly forty years but it wasn’t until just recent years I’ve seen staggering amounts of patients with chronic illnesses related to an inactive and overfed lifestyle‚” (Last). Here‚ in America obesity rates are on what seems to be an unstoppable incline. Recent statistics show that from 1980 to 2000 obesity rates more than doubled. It was then described as reaching epidemic proportions not much later
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IS CHILD OBESITY A DISEASE? PRO CHILD OBESITY IS A DISEASE CON CHILD OBESITY IS A DISEASE Child obesity is a disease- On June 18‚ 2013 the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease. This puts more emphasis on the health condition by doctors and insurance companies to minimize its effects. Child obesity is not a disease- They say calling obesity a disease would stigmatize a huge population‚ and categorize some people as sick who actually may be healthy. Obesity‚ like
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A few decades ago‚ the debate of childhood obesity was not a matter to be discussed. Our parents and grandparents never questioned the weight of their children‚ their friends’ children or any other child they came into contact with. Their children ate healthy foods from the table and played outside all day. The subject of childhood weight has changed quit a bit since those days. With the introduction of fast foods‚ Playstation and Xbox games‚ our kids live sedentary lives and therefore
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Obesity in American Samoa While researching this project I discovered an amazing family centered culture in which I would be proud to belong. I discovered the beauties of a unique and unfamiliar group of islands‚ a faraway place with no apparent connection to the U.S. mainland. I found American Samoa. I also discovered a very distinct problem‚ a disease if you will. Obesity the disease is the cause of multiple health issues. So many that trying to count would be consuming. Obesity‚
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Obesity: Causes‚ Consequences‚ & Resolutions I can recall the very first time I heard the word “Obese”. I was ten years old at our family doctor’s office. My mother‚ brothers‚ and I were sitting in the room waiting to see the doctor. The doctor arrived he performed examinations on my brothers and I. Once he finished he began talking to our mother about my weight and how I needed to lose some pounds. He expressed concerns about me becoming obese by the time I was a teenager. I remember
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