Childhood Obesity: The Responsibility of Parents Although obesity is a very sensitive topic‚ it is a pressing issue in modern culture‚ and it is something we cannot ignore. Who is responsible for the health of America? Is it parents‚ teachers‚ or is it the responsibility of fast food marketers to properly inform their audience? Often the blame is shifted to other people and to other influences like billboards and commercials‚ but rarely is the individual held responsible for their health. Lawsuits
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According to Ruskin (2003)‚ “the rise of childhood obesity is part of a larger story: how corporations have laid claim to children’s imagination and play—to childhood itself.” Ruskin (2003) also states that “in the process of redefining children as “consumers”‚ corporations have redefined the nature of childhood disease.” He says that “our children suffer not from the results of infection or lack‚ but from the role the commercial culture has assigned them” (Ruskin‚ 2003). Obese children have a low
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Fast Food Healthier than Cafeteria food? Many people think that fast food is bad for our health and that it shouldn’t be allowed in school. More healthful options should be promoted but what’s the use of healthy food in school if the kids don’t want to eat it? Nobody least of all adults LIKE eating healthy if given a choice everyone always goes for the fast food.When we eat lunch at school we get the bad end of the stick. they feed us cardboard pizza‚ meat that isn’t even meat and has been
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For and against essay: FAST FOOD SHOULD BE PROHIBITED Nowadays‚ one of the biggest industries in the whole world today is fast food chains‚ lots of cities around the world are full of fast food restaurants more than ever. Therefore‚ a lot of people eat fast food because it’s cheap‚ especially during this moment of crisis that we’re facing. So‚ would it be productive if such food was banned? There are some advantages and disadvantages about banning fast food restaurants because of various reasons
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The most popular American fast food products are hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ hot dogs and French fries. Fast food has become an important part of the American Food Culture for a long time. In fact‚ America is called a fast food country due to its strong fast food habits. According to some surveys‚ Americans spend more money on fast food than on education‚ new cars and computer software buying; 200 millions of Americans visit fast food restaurants weekly; nearly 90 percents of American children visit
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Research Paper Randy Scott Eng 121 Instructor Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage
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Child Obesity "According to the Centers for Disease Control‚ obesity rates have tripled in America’s youth since 1980. Nowadays one-third of America’s children are considered overweight or obese. Many believe childhood obesity is an epidemic that is easy to understand. Today’s children in families with at least one overweight/obese child stare at computer screens instead of playing outside‚ eat sweet and salty snacks in place of fruits and vegetables and take little interest in shopping and food
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Obesity Veronica Ross GEN 499 Instructor Hamlin November 17‚ 2014 Obesity Topic: I have chosen the topic‚ obesity. “Obesity has been defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat occurring in children and people being more than 10 pounds over the weight for their height and body type” (The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 2011). I chose obesity because it has taken over a lot of our young children. Obesity in young children has become a big issue because children
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I) Emergence The fast food culture emerged as early as the 19th century. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a large workforce was required to work for 10 to 12 hours a day. With so much work to be done‚ fast food was the idea of a quick and easy lunch. In India‚ fast food culture emerged in the decades after independence‚ starting from the 1950’s. Eating at home used to be a significant aspect of Indian culture‚ so the change was gradual. Over a period of time‚ with a growth in the number of nuclear
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1. Health Hazards caused by junk food With the change in life styles‚ more and more people like to have family outings and eat outside their homes. Rather it is the house-wives who prefer to have a meal in some nukkad dhaba or a family restaurant or some eating joint. But the most preferred eating place today is no doubt Chinese cuisines which are programmed to serve their customers the readymade menu. It is perhaps the fast food which is served ready to eat and easily commercially available. It
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