Pius the tenth’s elementary school guidance counselor‚ “Parents should be concerned with childhood obesity because at the end of the day‚ they are the ones who teach their kids what is good for their body and they are the ones who purchase the groceries that their kids eat. Children that grow up in low-income homes do not have as many options and I see trends among the weight of these kids” (Matkins). Obesity can be controlled depending on what kind of household
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Obesity has been a worldwide health problem for years‚ and it’s a problem that many people face today. Being obese as a child contributes to being obese as an adult as well. Childhood obesity makes adults vulnerable to extreme health diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes. Childhood obesity and can cause many health risks as an adults. Childhood obesity starts with how they grew up‚ scientists show that unhealthy living can cause childhood obesity. Playing less outside and more on electronics is a factor
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Define and discuss the importance of your topic. Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity has important consequences for health and wellbeing both during childhood and also in later adult life. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity poses a major public health challenge in both developed and developing countries by increasing the burden of
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Childhood Obesity: Who is at Fault? Sha’terra Marks English 202 Research Writing Professor Hibsman December 12‚ 2013 Table of Contents Childhood Obesity………………………………………………………………1 Obesity…………………………………………………….............................2-4 Parents Role in Childhood Obesity …………………………………………4-5 Educators Role in Childhood Obesity……………………………………….6-7 What Society is doing to Combat Childhood Obesity?.....................................8 A Closer Look at Childhood Obesity ………………………………………
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The obesity rates are high in the United States‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ the childhood obesity prevalence has not changed between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. Around seventeen percent of American youth are obese‚ the childhood obesity has tripled in the past three decades. More than twelve millions of children in the United States are obese‚ obese children after age six have a greater risk to be obese as adults. The obesity health care costs around $150 billion
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Childhood obesity is a condition when a child’s weight is greatly rotund for their age and height. According to WHO 43 million children worldwide are overweight or obese‚ Children who are heavy as a child turn to be fat as an adult. “ A child who is obese at age 6 has a 25% chance of being obese as an adult‚ and a child who is obese at age 12 has a 75% chance of being obese as an adult” (Barness‚ 2007). The roots of childhood obesity and their risk factors can be unhealthy eating‚ heritage and lifestyles
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Race and Ethnicity in Childhood Obesity Abstract Many early life risk factors for childhood obesity are more prevalent among blacks and Hispanics than among whites and may explain the higher prevalence of obesity among racial/ethnic minority children. Eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care is a national priority‚ and obesity is a prime target. During the last 30 years in the United States‚ the prevalence of obesity among children has dramatically increased‚ sparing no
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The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Karla Bertram ENG122: English Composition II Instructor Tamara Dorris September 21‚ 2011 The Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Recently‚ childhood obesity has grown to epidemic proportions. It has tripled in the last three decades and now approximately one in three children are overweight or obese. According to Black’s Medical Dictionary‚ obesity is “a condition in which the energy stores of the body (mainly fat) are too great” (A&C
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Influence on Childhood Obesity Today‚ there are many social problems that society is faced with. Among all of these problems‚ childhood obesity is one of them. Prevention of childhood obesity is solely the responsibility of the parents. This pressure occurs because of the societal stigmatization of overweight children. Today‚ about one in three American children are overweight or obese (“Flass”). Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy‚ and obesity itself
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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Dorothea E. Orem was known as a pioneer in the development of distinctive nursing knowledge and as one of foremost America’s nursing theorist (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2010‚ Fawcett‚ 2000). Her self-care deficit theory which is a general theory of nursing‚ is used widely in nursing today (Hartweg‚ 1995). Orem’s contributions played significant role in shifting nursing away from a medical model of practice and to gain recognition as a legitimate
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