Introduction In the past decade there has been a rise of obesity in children. I believe along with many credible sources that a lot of the reoccurring obesity problems we face with children have to do with fast food. You could almost say that fast food is kind of like a drug for kids. It is always fun to go out to eat as well as take in food that is high in calories and saturated fat. Although fast food may be a large factor in childhood obesity‚ it is also safe to say that it’s not the only factor
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Child Obesity: How Society Supersizes Kids By Linda Lents Celeste Brown English 102: #28440 November 10‚ 2012 Linda Lents Celeste Brown English 102: #28440 November 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: How Society Super Sizes Kids Most Americans learn about nutrition from the media. Because food is a very large business and because everyone eats every day‚ the public is fascinated by stories about diet and health. Newspapers‚ magazines and television produce and distribute
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Childhood Obesity: Who’s to Blame? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home‚” Daniel Weintraub argues that it is the parents‚ not anybody else‚ who are responsible for teaching kids healthy eating and exercise habits. He also states that‚ “It’s the fault of the parents who let their kids eat unhealthy foods and sit in front of the television or computer for hours at a time.” His argument that parents are to blame for childhood obesity is correct to a certain extent but
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ENG 101 1/21/12 Essay #3 Childhood Obesity Obesity occurs when an individual has more body fat then what is considered healthy for their height. People who have excess body fat are more likely to develop health issues then non-obese people. Sadly‚ obesity has become an epidemic in our nation‚ spreading throughout both the adult and adolescent communities. “Recent studies have shown that 17 percent of the nation’s 6- to 19-year-olds are obese‚ and that more than a third are overweight. Those
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Point Mar Case Study – Childhood Obesity Introduction The needs assessment of a community offers an accurate portrait of the community’s health to assist in the prioritization of prevention activities and build coalitions to make improvements and address existing problems (CDC‚ 2013). The needs assessment of the Vista County showed an economically poor county with six cities‚ largest being Point Mar‚ a port city with certain potential health issues. One of the health issues which is the focus of
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Advertisement and Childhood Obesity ENGL/101-B25 Would you feed your children lard? The answer for most all of us is “No Way”. Most parents can safely say that they want healthy choices for their children and would never want to give them something that is bad for them. However‚ with many of the foods on fast food menus this is not far from the truth. We have all heard the statement that childhood obesity is on the rise‚ and has been for quite some time now. We have seen the heartbreaking stories
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Schools may have an ethical obligation to help in the prevention of the increasing propensity toward childhood obesity. School programs can be implemented to improve the nutritional quality of students’ diets. Students spend approximately one third of their day in school and consume one to two meals there per day‚ therefore justifying the importance of the responsibility to advise dietary behaviors and influence healthy decisions. In consideration of these logical methods‚ the ethical dilemma arises
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new and improved services increases for essential services like closet to the citizens. According to Wakhisi (1994)‚ it was stated that the council should seal all loopholes to enable them become financially stable by intensifying their revenue collection to effectively provide the services required to both the workers and citizens at large. The availability‚ control and use of finance are at the core of any organization existence‚ and least local authorities‚ in their public service delivery role
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address childhood obesity. People around the world may think childhood obesity can harm their children or help their kids‚ but in reality it works both ways. Healthy foods plays a big part in childhood obesity which when you see a child that is overweight you may think they are unhealthy but could just be genetics. This childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic base on unhealthy high caloric diet and the lack of parental regulations and a lack of knowledge. The unhealthy role of childhood obesity
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