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    In the past 30 years‚ childhood obesity has tripled in the United States. Childhood obesity comes with the threat of diabetes‚ asthma‚ and even heart failure. When a child is diagnosed with obesity it is a parents and families worst nightmare. I know this nightmare to be true because my first cousin‚ Delilah‚ was diagnosed obese at the age of 10. To be diagnosed obese a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) must be equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Watching Delilah face this battle was scary

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    in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Young children acquire their knowledge through direct instruction‚ modeling‚ and experiences within their environment (Lanigan‚ 2010‚ p. # 369). Children who are obese are known to have lower self-esteem‚ and a higher risk of becoming drinkers‚ smokers‚ and/or socially isolated as they mature. Health concerns such as Cardiovascular Disease; Gall Bladder problems; Hypertension; and Sleep Apnea have all been associated with childhood obesity (Robinson; Geier; Rizzolo;

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    Childhood Obesity The motto‚ “The obesity begins in the youngest age” grabs the viewers’ attention by encouraging them to live a healthier lifestyle. The ad reveals an obese person‚ inside an ice cream cone‚ with his or her belly hanging over. Obesity is being shown to the audience with a visual picture of how it is being caused. The speaker is trying to meet the prevention of this serious problem‚ in kids all the way to adulthood‚ by informing them to eat healthier‚ exercise‚ and showing

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    technology and more occupied society‚ younger children are increasingly becoming more vulnerable than older generation and one of the reason is obesity. The famous American musician Will. i . Am Claims‚ obesity as one of the factors that can actually knock America out cold‚ along with the lack of jobs‚ diabetes‚ homelessness‚ and lack of good education. Child obesity is an increasing problem in all around the world.

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    Childhood Obesity In the last hundred years‚ childhood obesity has gone from nearly nonexistent‚ to something we deal with each and every day (Larson‚ June 2010). In just the last decade however‚ it has tripled. Seeing children running in their yards used to be something normal‚ but now‚ it is something rare. Instead‚ 25% of our children are watching over 4 hours of television a day. Childhood obesity has become more common over the years‚ and it is only going to continue. Becoming involved with

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    The epidemic of childhood obesity is quickly growing throughout the U.S. In just two decades‚ childhood obesity rates from ages 2 to 19 have tripled (NHANES 2011). The rates of obese kids from 6- to 11-years-old more than doubled from 7.0 percent to 17.5 percent and rates of obese teens (ages 12 to 19) quadrupled from 5 percent to 20.5 percent. (NHANES 2011). A few decades ago‚ the question of childhood obesity was not an issue to be argued. Our grandparents and parents never acquired the weight

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    Hussain Alharethi Dr‚ Maccy PH-580 Childhood Obesity in U.S Obesity epidemic is more common a rounding the world for adults and child. Many people have positive perspective about obesity epidemic‚ they think it is just weight gain‚ but it is not true. Obesity has negative effects on human body and economic for long and short period of time. Obesity epidemic also relates to many dangerous diseases that can threat child’s life or fatal diseases such as depressions‚ heart diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚

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    Usefulness of title of article The title was sufficiently clear for average reader to understand the further content of the article. Usefulness of Abstract The authors used one well-developed‚ coherent‚ unified and concise paragraph understandable to a wide audience. The objectives and focus of the article were clearly stated and agreed with the title. The authors introduced the methods of accomplishing the task in general‚ without any specifications. The abstract was written in accordance with

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    for Disease Control and Prevention‚ CDC‚ growth charts are used to assess Timothy’s body changes. The indicator used to assess overweight/obesity is if a person is within the 95th percentile or above‚ such as Timothy‚ they are obese and if they are 85th percentile to 94.9 percentile‚ they are overweight. Some consequences that can occur from childhood obesity is that it can project into later adulthood and can cause more harm when Timothy gets older on his body. Timothy could possibly end up having

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    4 Year: 2003 Thesis An observation on the trend in the reduction in economic activity after age 55 in various countries‚ and how the varying degrees of public policies in these countries impact that trend. Methods Using other published articles as reference‚ a comparison of the public policies in Japan‚ Switzerland‚ France‚ Germany‚ United Kingdom‚ and Canada were compared to 1) explain diversity among countries and the policies for managing ageing work forces‚ 2) to show applicable remedies

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