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    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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    Obesity in Children 1.0 Introduction Article 1: Obesity among School Children – Causes and Treatment Writer: Prof. Dr. Nasoha Saabin Source: http://mthago.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/obesity-among-school-children-causes-and-treatment/ Obesity among school children in Malaysia is gradually growing until the Minister of Health has issued a rule to prohibit school canteen from selling Nasi Lemak to the school children as he believes that Nasi Lemak has provided too much carbohydrate

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    Is There Any Need to Be Worried About Childhood Obesity? Catherine (Boyuan Zheng) ESLI Level 5P Is There Any Need to Be Worried About Childhood Obesity? 1. Introduction Childhood obesity is a major focus of the society and the public health officials. And childhood obesity trends have increased dramatically over the past several years (Staniford‚ Breckon‚ & Copeland‚ 2012‚ p. 545). Overweight is measured by body mass index which is called BMI. According to the survey from the 2003 to 2004

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    Childhood Obesity Diana Hardesty Abstract Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2012). In 2008 more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2012). Childhood obesity is not only a family problem; childhood obesity is a nation ’s problem with severe health risk. Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on health and

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    Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. The NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) conducted research in 2010 and found that 22.8% of children between 5-17 years of age were classified as overweight or obese (Health NSW‚ 2012). Studies have shown a dramatic rise in the number of obese children in the last few decades and it has been shown that between 1980 and 2000‚ obesity rates doubled among children and tripled among teens

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    on Childhood Obesity Chapter One The number of children that are considered overweight or obese has doubled since the 1970’s. Besides the dangers to health that are linked with obesity‚ there is also significant psychological damage associated with the social discrimination that goes along with being overweight ( Escott-Stump & Mahan‚ 2004). It is estimated that 21 percent of American children and adolescents ages 12 to 19 are obese. What causes obesity may appear fairly

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    Obesity in Children Kayla Gotch ENG 122 Instructor Tiffany Young April 2‚ 2012 Obesity in Children Childhood obesity is a growing health concern nationwide. Obesity is a disorder in which the body fat content has become so high that it creates health problems and increased risk of health problems (Childhood Obesity: An Overview. Children & Society‚ 21(5)‚ 390-396). Doctors agree that there are two primary factors in creating obese children. First‚ the children and teenagers are not eating

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    Childhood Obesity Public Health Issue: Childhood Obesity Anna Walker‚ the Healthcare Commission Chief Executive explained that "Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that can follow people much later into life. It is a causal factor in a number of chronic diseases and conditions including high blood pressure‚ heart disease and type 2 diabetes” (Audit Commission 2006). The World Health Organisation‚ describes obesity as having “reached global epidemic proportions‚ with more than 1.6 billion

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    Rahming 1 Giovanni Rahming Ms. Joan Norman English 119 29th March‚ 2010 Causes of Childhood Obesity At some point in life‚ every parent has told their child to eat their vegetables. Most children ignore this request‚ however they should oblige. Obesity among children is becoming more and more common in today’s society and many people are wondering why. In 2006‚ then Minister of Health Dr. Marcus Bethel stated in the House of Assembly that 65% of adult Bahamians are overweight and 23% of

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    2012 Obesity? Is it a disease or a Lifestyle? Problem Statement Less than half of Americans struggle with obesity today‚ but it is credited with causing over sixty known diseases. Whereas obesity is not a disease‚ it does cause myriads of health risks. Our bodies are very complex systems‚ and they need to be taken care of. When people do not properly care for their bodies‚ they begin to have too much fat on their bodies which puts them at high risk for detrimental health issues. Obesity has become

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