the eater" Zinczenko blames the food industry for the obesity epidemic. Zinczenko opens his articles with a personal story about growing up eating fast food because his parents split up‚ his mom had to work and he had no other options. He goes on to give statistics on childhood diabetes due to obesity. Zinczenko then insists that "complicating the lack of alternatives is the lack of information about what exactly we’re consuming." over all Zinczenko is advocating changes in the fast food industry because
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Childhood obesity is quickly becoming an epidemic. Many children are failing the standards for healthy eating habits and getting good exercise‚ which is the reason for their obesity. Parents and technology are also a huge impact on children becoming obese. After reading my essay I hope this will give you an idea of how these few problems can really affect your children’s health. Technology is a cause of children becoming obese. Children spend most of their time watching television or playing video
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An Analysis of the Correlation Between Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity Karima Kaddouri Spring 2012 Research Paper # 2 Overweight children are an increasingly serious problem from the public health perspective‚ as they are at risk for a large number of diseases and medical issues like diabetes‚ cancer‚ and hypertension. The rate of teen obesity increased to 15.5 percent and the rate of childhood obesity rose to 15.3 percent since the eighties (Linn & Novosat 2008). More recently
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Tom Vilsacks stated‚ “The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk” (2011). Research conducted has shown fast food to be a leading contributor to childhood obesity with close to one third of children consuming and demonstrating weight gain and risk of obesity (Holguin‚ 2004). The fast food industry stands accused of attempting to addict people‚ at an early age‚ to their food with a direct result of increased incidences of obesity. Much like the tobacco industry
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According to a recent health survey‚ the obesity rate in adults has doubled since the 60s‚ and in children‚ has doubled since the 70s. Childhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ and it is important that we identify what health issues that come along with it‚ and what is causing it. The government should not intervene on childhood obesity‚ for it’s an issue that the parents of obese children to handle. Childhood obesity is becoming more prominent in children‚ and serious health risks accompany
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The relation between fast food and obesity Nowadays‚ fast food has become a way of life. Both children and adults like to eat fast food. However‚ fast food is unhealthy. It causes many diseases‚ like obesity. Obesity is increasing among both children and adult. This essay will describe the relation between fast food and obesity. And it will also focus on research that contributes to the understanding of link between obesity and disease risk during childhood and adolescence. This essay will be divided
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A fast Way to A Fast Food Case 2 Chapter 19 Created by : 1. Al Farid Mustofa 2. Ikhwan Bayu Adhi Setiawan 3. Jet Nendra 4. Muhammad Ibrahim 5. Nadya Oktaviani BAKRIE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT 2012 A Fast Way to A Fast Food According to a recent survey‚ the UK is particularly fond of fast food. Many people turn to fast food as it is quick‚ convenient‚ and relatively cheap even though there are many concerns over public health and obesity. With a large number of fast food
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Summary Prewriting Theme: Health/Wellness Topic: Childhood Obesity Prevention Title: Childhood obesity‑an insight into preventive strategies Intended audience: The intended audience is parents that have obese children and parents that are concerned about their children’s health and welfare in the future. Writer’s background: Subhranshu Sekhar Kar‚ Rajani Dube1‚ Sitanshu Sekhar Kar All of the writers are medical doctors‚ which include Departments of Pediatrics‚ and Obstetrics and Gynecology‚ Medical
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Fast Food‚ Fat Food Nowadays‚ fast food is a very popular trend in Thailand. Teenagers think it is very smart when they go into the fast food restaurant‚ especially‚ the restaurant which is a part of foreign franchise restaurants. Not only teenagers that like fast food but also children and adults. In the busy schedule of modern times people have no time to prepare nutritious food during the day so fast food becomes a very convenient choice. However‚ there are several health issues related to consuming
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Chubby America: Fast Food Schools Rene Robledo Strayer University Chubby America: Fast Food Schools Childhood obesity has grown rapidly over the years‚ and with it health problems such as type one and two diabetes‚ and high blood pressure. It is most likely that a child who is already overweight will reach obesity at adulthood. With obesity a major growing problem in America the government decided to act by passing a law‚ The Healthy‚ Hunger-free Kids Act. The bill allows the U.S. Department
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