Childhood obesity‚ also known as Pediatric obesity‚ is a condition in which a child is well over the average weight and height for their specific age group. Over the years‚ childhood obesity has gradually increased by 30%. Many overweight or obese children visit a physician to determine a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI)‚ which is the estimated amount of body fat on a child’s body. A child’s BMI‚ which is determined by their weight and height‚ is placed into one of four categories‚ underweight (less
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PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY Preventing Childhood obesity in school age Children Lakeisha L. Jones Nursing 531 September 6‚ 2010 Abstract Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The obesity rate among
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Childhood Obesity In this essay I’m going to be explaining childhood obesity. And some of the leading causes of this problem and ways I think could be helpful in finding a way to fix this problem. Some of the things will be things that I have experienced and seen and some of it will be things that I read up on. So before I began do you think that this problem is caused from society as a whole becoming lazy‚ the media shoving unhealthy food and beverages in our face in many different forms from
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Outline I. Introduction A. (Opening Device): It is a huge problem in the American society today‚ something that can be prevented with more outside play. Can anyone think what it is? Childhood obesity. There are way too many kids in America that just sit at home and play video games all day. Or put too much junk food in their diet. This wouldn’t be such a big deal if kids actually got out and exercised. Take me for example‚ I play a decent amount of video games and I will be the first one to admit
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Chris Watkins 4-5-10 Eng 101 Mr. Johnson Childhood Obesity in America There are more children overweight now than ever before. The reasons for this are that parents are do not care what their children eat‚ their portions are too big‚ or children are just too lazy. There are statistics to back this up. Statistics show that 30.7 % of Caucasian children‚ 30% of African American Children‚ and 37.9 % of Mexican American children are overweight “(Overweight)”. Those statistics are just for children
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Future Childhood obesity has become a major epidemic in America. To many Americans‚ this news is very disturbing and has caused a major debate on who is to be responsible for this rising epidemic‚ and what can be done to control it. There are many people that could be blamed for it‚ such as parents‚ government‚ schools and so on. But the question is what can be done about it? Most Americans can agree that something needs to be done to try and control it. Because childhood obesity has become
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Socioeconomic Factors: Rarely is childhood obesity caused by a medical condition. A child’s environment is very complex and includes family‚ peers‚ school‚ community/neighborhoods‚ and society at large‚ as filtered through media‚ advertising‚ and prevailing social norms. Socioeconomic status is an important determinant of standard of living and health status‚ as it influences the incidence and prevalence of various health conditions such as childhood obesity. Several ways of measuring socioeconomic
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when the weight of a child is unequal to the child’s age and height. The problem of obesity in children is worldwide. Obesity can lead to many diseases such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ Stroke‚ Type 2 diabetes sleep apnea‚ abnormal bone growth and joint pain. Obesity can also cause problems such as depression‚ low self- esteem‚ discrimination‚ and fear of being bullied. Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to find out if someone
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Childhood Obesity in America Mike Sarecky York College of Pennsylvania Ahhh there is nothing better than waking up at noon to the smell of some freshly cooked bacon and a heaping pile of blueberry pancakes. Mom makes them fresh every weekend morning. Usually the bacon and pancakes don’t quite do the trick so the pantry is raided next. At the top of the pantry next to the family size bag of Doritos‚ which will most likely be consumed later in the night‚ lays the hardest decision that will have
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Nowadays‚ obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Modern lifestyle has also compounded overweight problems‚ which include obese cases among children. Young people are becoming obese at a very young age because they do not consume balance diet. Saving children from the clutch of obesity should be significantly done not only by fast food companies but also family and health institution. First of all‚ family support is crucial in reducing the number of obese children by watching over their children’s
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