Weigh In on Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has recently become an epidemic in the United States‚ affecting about four million children every year (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). A YouTube public service announcement on this particular topic caught my eye because it is a very frightening‚ serious subject that is prevalent among my family and peers. Many Americans push this idea aside‚ but they fail to realize that nearly one of three children in the United States suffer from obesity (“Overweight
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What are the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity? How can they best be addressed? Veronica Clark Eng 122 English Composition 11 Jason Romero November 19‚ 2012 What are the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity? How can they best be addressed? Childhood obesity has become a big important issue over the years. This issue should be addressed immediately. The problems seem to be the food that the children and adolescents eat and a little
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Origins of the Twelve-Step Program Once an addict makes the decision to stop using a substance or engaging in a detrimental behavior‚ the difficult job of sticking with that decision often becomes a daily struggle. This particular stage is called recovery and is a lifelong process. Recovery is the longest stage of addiction and requires extreme behavior modification and self-control. In the late 1930s‚ a program was created that became the standard for nearly all recovery programs still in use
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Raven Devera November 2‚ 2010 Communications Informative Outline Childhood Obesity in America General Purpose: To inform my audience about childhood obesity. Central Idea: To really see the effects of childhood obesity I have to inform my audience about the causes‚ long-term effects‚ and the solutions. I. Introduction a. (http://www.peoples-health.com/childhood_obesity_facts.htm ) Did you know that children have a higher risk of being diagnosed with liver diseases‚ orthopedic
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King 2 Childhood Obesity: What is Making the Next Generation Fat? By: Brigette King What is making the next generation fat? Just a decade or so ago the debate of childhood obesity was not even a matter to be discussed. Our grandparents never even questioned the weight of their children. Their children‚ our parents‚ ate healthy foods at the family dining table and played outside all day long‚ but the subject of childhood obesity has gained quite a bit of interest since those days. With the ever
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. Obesity in children Childhood obesity in America is a very serious problem affecting many children from different age groups‚ currently the issue of childhood obesity is a problem that continues to grow each year. “In 2010‚ 43 million preschool children were overweight or obese‚ a 60 percent increase since 1990”(Child). Childhood obesity is a condition in which a child is significantly overweight for his or her age and height (Mayo). Over the years America has grown‚ and so has its
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percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled‚ while rates among adolescents have more than tripled since 1980.” (Wechsler‚ 2004). Childhood obesity in America is becoming an increasingly severe problem. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and depression are becoming more prevalent as a result of obesity. The childhood obesity pandemic in America can be traced to several causes‚ however‚ topping the list is public school systems and their inability to provide quality nutritional
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Anne Collins (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Childhood obesity has more than tripled since the 1980’s (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Childhood obesity often leads to obesity as an adult which can put a person at greater risks dealing with the heart‚ diabetes‚ and many other obese related diseases. People want to blame the schools and today’s technology for childhood obesity‚ in reality‚ the responsibility lies in the hands of their parents. Parents are at fault for childhood obesity. The job of a parent
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has tripled in the last forty-years‚ with one in every seven of these children meeting the criteria for obesity (Better Nutrition 28). Children‚ like the rest of Americans‚ are living more and more sedentary life styles. Childhood obesity in school-aged children is rising‚ and it’s the responsibility of the parents to prevent this from happening to their own children. Much more than an aesthetic issue‚ childhood obesity is a major health problem. Today‚ one in five school-age children fulfill the
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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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