nutritional problems in developed countries such as the United States.” (Feldman 153) It is essential to include foods with low-fat content like yogurt or vegetables and to avoid foods with high sodium content like baked goods or unhealthy cereals. Early childhood
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I have noticed in various articles in the newspaper‚ TV programs‚ magazines‚ and other media sources that there is a major concern for childhood obesity. There is a reality TV program that features Shaquille O’ Neal and his effort in conquering childhood obesity entitled‚ Shaq’s Big Challenge‚ and features a team of four boys and two girls that are encouraged to push themselves in order to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle leading to a new sense of pride and being. This an effort put forth by
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Theories of Aging related to Nursing From the reading this week I learned that even though some cognitive functions in old age decline people regardless of age can continue to learn. The cognitive skills that remain stable are attention span‚ language skills‚ communication skills‚ comprehension and discourse and visual perception. Some of the skills that decline with age are verbal fluency logical analysis‚ selective attention object naming and complex vision spatial skills.( Toughy and Jett 2010)
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Health Issue Childhood obesity is a disease that had affected many kids and teenagers and should be taken very serious. It is generated when a child is extremely over the scale of the normal weight for his or her age range. Childhood obesity is really upsetting because when children start to gain extra weight at a young age‚ it has a negative impact on their wellbeing in the long run. For example; diabetes‚ hypertension and elevated cholesterol all can be a result of childhood obesity (CDC‚ 2015)
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Childhood Obesity: A growing problem in the United State Why is childhood obesity increasing so much? Schools play a role in childhood obesity. There are ways to prevent it. I think schools should give healthier lunch‚ they should ban their high calorie snacks and drinks‚ and they should have more physical activities. If we don’t start now in a few more years 90 % off all children will become obese. All the unhealthy things that schools provide for children increase their weight. Childhood obesity
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Childhood Obesity: Why Are Our Children Fat? Childhood obesity has become a rising problem that is because its effects carry on into adulthood. Over the last thirty years‚ overweight children and adolescents in America has more than doubled. Children are increasingly engaged in more non-active activities rather than exercising. Watching television may contribute to childhood obesity both by reducing energy expenditure from displacement of physical activity‚ increasing energy intake from snacking
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Affects of School Lunch Programs on Childhood Obesity ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Victoria Stamm October 17‚ 2011 Ashley University Affects of School Lunch Programs on Childhood Obesity In today ’s society it is so easy to get caught up in the day to day duties of life; people often forget that their eating habits could be the death of them. The children of today are the children of the future‚ therefore raising
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of Childhood Obesity In quest of finding causes‚ preventions and control of childhood obesity‚ several health professionals have participated in the studies of obesity in children and teenagers. Below is a scrutiny of some data and pieces of information from few studies and articles. In the article Identification‚ Evaluation‚ and Management of Obesity in an Academic Primary Care Center‚ O’Brien et al performed a study to find out how other health workers were dealing with childhood obesity
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Over the past 30 years childhood obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate. With working parents‚ technology‚ and processed foods; children are eating more and are less active then ever seen in the past. Obesity is hitting youth so hard that health experts warn that this generation of children will be the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents (Afterschool Alliance‚ 2006). This paper is intended to explain current issues surrounding childhood obesity‚ and touch on some of
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Childhood Obesity: Our Future In Our Hands Introduction Obesity is on the rise in America with news articles and scientific reports unanimously agreeing that we are becoming the most overweight country in the world‚ and other developing countries are not far behind. In addition‚ these countries ’ children are now becoming as overweight as their parents and other adults. Unlike these adults‚ children seldom have the knowledge and control over their lifestyle to contribute to either health or obesity
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