Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Obesity is a growing epidemic that has not only plummeted the state of the nation’s health and welfare but has increased the health risks of a growing majority‚ childhood obesity. Childhood Obesity has become a eminent problem through unhealthy eating habits passed on from parents to children at home‚ the prevalence of fast food restaurants at every corner resulting in a ever growing middle class‚ the next generation. Childhood Obesity is as a result of poor
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Childhood obesity is said to be a modern epidemic in the developed world‚ the prevalence of which has never before been experienced. In medical terms obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. (WHO‚2016). It is a condition of excess body weight‚ caused by an imbalance between the amount of energy entering the body through food and drink and the amount leaving it through physical activity. Tackling obesity has become a public
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Appendix 2 Literature Review – Childhood Obesity Obesity - Background All of the literature refers to similar statistics regarding obesity. The list below gives some examples of the data available from the different sources. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Obesity has more than doubled between 1990 and 2000 in Britain. One in 10 six year olds (8.5%) are obese. One in six (15%) 15 year olds is obese. If the current trends continue‚ one fifth of boys and one third of girls will be obese by 2020. Obesity is measured using the Body
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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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Childhood Obesity The motto‚ “The obesity begins in the youngest age” grabs the viewers’ attention by encouraging them to live a healthier lifestyle. The ad reveals an obese person‚ inside an ice cream cone‚ with his or her belly hanging over. Obesity is being shown to the audience with a visual picture of how it is being caused. The speaker is trying to meet the prevention of this serious problem‚ in kids all the way to adulthood‚ by informing them to eat healthier‚ exercise‚ and showing
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The obesity epidemic is a multifaceted crisis and not just a food addiction. Since 1957‚ the government has been conducting the National Healthy Interview Survey (NHIS) which takes sample from 35‚000 households containing 87‚500 individuals (Center for Diseases Control‚ 2013). The survey revealed that the steady rise of obesity cases started in 1997. The crisis is expected to worsen; warns that childhood obesity is expected to increase. Since then‚ the scientific community took notice and started
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In the past 30 years‚ childhood obesity has tripled in the United States. Childhood obesity comes with the threat of diabetes‚ asthma‚ and even heart failure. When a child is diagnosed with obesity it is a parents and families worst nightmare. I know this nightmare to be true because my first cousin‚ Delilah‚ was diagnosed obese at the age of 10. To be diagnosed obese a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) must be equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Watching Delilah face this battle was scary
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in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Young children acquire their knowledge through direct instruction‚ modeling‚ and experiences within their environment (Lanigan‚ 2010‚ p. # 369). Children who are obese are known to have lower self-esteem‚ and a higher risk of becoming drinkers‚ smokers‚ and/or socially isolated as they mature. Health concerns such as Cardiovascular Disease; Gall Bladder problems; Hypertension; and Sleep Apnea have all been associated with childhood obesity (Robinson; Geier; Rizzolo;
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Review of CHILDHOOD OBESITY: THE CHALLENGES FOR NURSES Lionel Williams Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Mauldin 12/3/2014 In this article Childhood Obesity: The Challenges for Nurses provide nurses with a background in dealing with the challenges associated with child obesity. The ages that they are trying to address is from birth to 18‚ preventing this at a young age lead to a healthier life. Penn & Kerr show research that suggests obesity can be passed on by genetics through
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Physical Activity and the Prevalence of Child Obesity As people age the knowledge and experiences they gain in life may help shape their daily decisions. Adults are often more conscientious of the benefits physical activity has on their bodies and their health. With the growing popularity of video games‚ the distraction of television and the fast paced lifestyles many people are now living‚ children are being greatly affected. The result of children being more sedentary in current times has led
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