Speaking 4-1-13 Childhood Obesity 1. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Why do people still think it is OK to give candy as reward even with all the childhood obesity? b. Reason to listen/specific purpose: i. To know facts on Obesity 2. Credibility Statement c. Friend-High school- insecure with weight d. Got motivated- loss weight- happy with herself 3. Body e. Central Idea ii. Cause of obesity‚ the prevention of obesity and risk factors
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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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overweight children has tremendously increased to one in five children between the ages of 6 and 16. Childhood obesity has become a growing epidemic with many health risks associated with childhood obesity. Families today‚ are now spending less time focusing on healthy lifestyle. While unhealthy foods have become more convenient‚ more effort in healthy eating will help prevent childhood obesity. Eating nutritious foods is vital to a healthy
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Pedregon 1Jeffrey PedregonMs. GeorgeEnglish 1A5 May 2016The Power of ObesityChildhood obesity has been a problem with children in the United States and the parents who take care of them for some time now. Through the inclining rates of childhood obesity‚ children have never been more at risk for such life threatening health issues. Lifestyle changes along with more physical activity in and outside of school will help the children move toward having a better quality of life. I work in a middle school
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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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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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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 medical definition
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According to Ruskin (2003)‚ “the rise of childhood obesity is part of a larger story: how corporations have laid claim to children’s imagination and play—to childhood itself.” Ruskin (2003) also states that “in the process of redefining children as “consumers”‚ corporations have redefined the nature of childhood disease.” He says that “our children suffer not from the results of infection or lack‚ but from the role the commercial culture has assigned them” (Ruskin‚ 2003). Obese children have a low
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Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight." Obesity is clinically
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look at Ashley--42 inches‚ 71 pounds--and exclaimed‚ "This child’s obese!" Malin did some research‚ and she found a local pediatric-obesity clinic at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. There was a six-month waiting list. "Clearly‚ we weren’t the only ones with a problem‚" she says. Far from it. We are so far that three hundred
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