Childhood obesity today has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. Today over 16% of children and adolescents from six to 19 years of age are overweight and/or obese. Children need to have the proper guidance to eat healthier foods‚ and have more physical activity on a daily basis. Obesity in children carries the risk of‚ high cholesterol‚ depression‚ and type 2 diabetes in children. Our schools need to implement salad bars and replace vending machines with healthier alternatives
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The nature of childhood Childhood is a social construction as it is something created by society‚ rather than simply a biological stage. PRE-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY: Philippe Aries is a social historian who suggests that ‘childhood’ is a modern invention and he claims that in pre-industrial society‚ childhood did not exist and children were known as ‘little adults’ who carried out the same work and play activities as adults. There were no such things as kid’s toys etc. Aries argues that children were
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Ciencias de la Educación Facultad de Historia‚ Geografía y Letras Departamento de Inglés Post-Intermediate Oral and Written Discourse Prof. Jesse Spencer María Teresa Acuña Vera Group 3 Childhood obesity and risk to children’s health A new epidemic has been appeared in the world in the last decades. Childhood obesity‚ as an epidemic‚ is a growing problem in many countries of the world‚ it has gained the full attention of health care professionals‚ health policy experts‚ children’s advocates‚ and
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Childhood itself is a slightly ambiguous term‚ and is not a fixed definite period of life. The book “AS level sociology” written by Rob webb‚ Hal Westergaard‚ Kieth Trobe and Liz Steel defines childhood as “ a socially defined age status” going on to say that there are major differences in how childhood is defined‚ both historically‚ and culturally‚ similarly‚ Stephen Wagg says of childhood; “childhood is socially constructed. It is in other words‚ what members of particular societies‚ at particular
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concern to educators and psychologists. Studies have been linked to showing a relationship of childhood poverty and deprivation on suppressed cognitive development and decision-making. Recent research suggests that childhood poverty also can play an important role in negative health outcomes and attitudes towards aging that extend into adulthood. The article “Child Poverty and the Promise of Human Capacity: Childhood as a Foundation for Healthy Aging” provided a brief summary of the effect of child poverty
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During our childhood‚ there are many events that are memorable and influential; Memories are a part of life. We use our memory function to recall the memories we once had. Memory is a vital part of the learning process. Without it‚ learning would be impossible. If our brain recorded nothing from the past‚ we would be unable to learn anything new. All our experiences would be lost as soon as they ended‚ and each new situation would be totally unfamiliar. If memories hindered or helped people in their
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Childhood Cancer Effects on the Family While the child suffering from the cancer diagnosis is certainly the one most affected‚ the parents of children suffering from cancer are a very close second. For every child that suffers from cancer there is a mom‚ a dad‚ siblings‚ grandparents‚ and other relatives who are also affected in so many ways by the diagnosis. When a child is treated for cancer‚ many family dynamics must change to make the equation work. Often parents must take a leave of absence
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. But there is no security for anyone in a prejudiced world‚ least of all a black stable hand with a crooked back. The farm that George constantly describes to Lennie—those few acres of land on which they will grow their own food and tend their own livestock—is one of the most powerful symbols in the book. It seduces not only the other characters but also the reader‚ who‚ like the men‚ wants to believe in the possibility of the free‚ idyllic life it promises. Candy is immediately drawn in by the
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Addressing the issue of childhood obesity Lenora Wallace ENG 122: English Composition II Instructor‚ Cicely Denean-Cobb February 14‚ 2011 Childhood obesity is increasing in different ethnic groups in both gender and all across the world. Let me start off by saying that childhood obesity has become a deadly disease in united state it important thing that should know firstly over other thing in life. Many parents are getting worried about their children being obese. First of all‚ combining
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1 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors that are paired with changing the lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and some adults) who are generally not as healthy as people were just a few decades ago. Widespread obesity has been the extreme result of these changes. I chose this topic because I have been working with children for the past two years
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