"Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but the most difficult to treat" (A.A.C.A.P‚ 2008). You can see when a person is overweight or obese‚ it’s not something you can hide‚ but treating this condition is a lot harder. Changing your lifestyle is difficult‚ hence the reason so many Americans are obese. The United States was ranked 20th out of 92 in the countries with the highest childhood obesity for kids under 5. The USA has an obesity rate of 5.6 percent while; Albania takes
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Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity: Major Epidemic Corina Alfaro‚ Veronica Carrillo‚ Eva Cavazos‚ Luis Closner University of Texas at Brownsville A Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment for the Course NURS 6322 Moral and Ethical Issues in Nursing Dr. Nora Montalvo-Liendo November‚ 30‚ 2012 Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child ’s health or wellbeing. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult‚ the diagnosis of obesity is often
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Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults‚ such as diabetes‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression. One of the best strategies
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Who’s To Blame for Obesity? Do you want to be surrounded with a society filled with obese children? Obesity has become a big problem in America. Parents are not being careful with the amount of junk food they’re allowing their kids to take in. According to Daniel Wientraub’s article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”‚ he claims that parents are in the position to fight the epidemic of overweight children‚ not the government or fast food companies. I agree with Daniel Wientraub because
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The Obesity Epidemic | By: Alishia Fields | | | 6/12/2012 | Abstract This paper talks about how children are becoming more obese and how the numbers have changed over the past 30 years. It indicates how a child is affected physically to socially. How we as a nation can stand up and make a change on increasing healthy food consumption and more physical activities and what we need to keep in mind when trying to help a child overcome their obesity. The amount of children who are
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Obesity in children is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to help promote healthy campaigns and prevention strategies. Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to study the nature and causes of obesity in children. Initial focus is on the origins of obesity; how family eating patterns‚ environmental
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Overcoming Obesity Losing weight has many advantages from improving overall health and reducing blood pressure to better self-esteem and satisfaction with body image. However‚ losing and maintaining weight requires a great deal of motivation and determination. Part of this motivation comes from realizing these advantages and how important they are to the person’s life. But it can be challenging to stay on track‚ so it is important to keep internal motivation strong in face of all the inconveniences
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Is obesity a disease? Thirty five percent of people believe that obesity is a disease‚ but I believe that it is a life choice. The reason I believe that obesity is a life choice is because there are many ways to avoid obesity; getting plenty of exercise‚ eating right‚ and there are surgeries that can be performed to counter obesity and be healthy. Thirty eight of Americans are obese‚ due to that percentage‚ most doctors don’t consider being skinny healthy and believe that you
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Obesity In Mississippi Veronica Bynum Everest University ENC 1101 September 26‚ 2012 Obesity is the leading health concern in the state of Mississippi today for children and adults. It is on the rise and contributes to major chronic disease killers such as heart disease‚ diabetes and certain cancers. According to USA Today‚ Mississippi has the highest obesity rate with 34.9% of state residents who are roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight‚ and Colorado has the lowest rate at
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Childhood Obesity Nutrition 225 Online with Dr. Strunk 11-20-12 Work cited page Books: I used the chapters in this book that focused on obesity in adults‚ adolescents‚ and young children. Greatest resource used. 12th edition of Understanding Nutrition by Whitney and Rolfes | Internet sites: http://www.cdc.gov/Healthy Youth/obesity/facts.htm | http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/child-obesity/index.htm | http://www.healthychildren.org/english/health-issues/conditions/obesity/Pages/default
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