In the United States today there is a widespread of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate over the last 20 years. Today‚ nearly one in five children is battling this condition and if patterns predict the future‚ almost all of America’s children will be living with diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and dying younger due to obesity within the next 20 years. (Alan) Think about this problem‚ Americans point their fingers at restaurants like McDonalds‚ saying their unhealthy foods
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Parents & Child Caretakers Obesity in America is literally a growing problem‚ affecting every age group. Children are the most venerable group because they have no control over where they have dinner or how often they have fast food. Parents and guardians make decisions about food and are responsible for the health of children. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last twenty years. This is concerning because Type Two diabetes is a horrible‚ crippling disease that is affecting children
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Childhood Obesity in America Introduction Childhood obesity in the United States of America has become one of the major health concerns for the nation. Diabetes‚ cancer‚ psychological problems as well as heart diseases are just but a few of the many health problems that come with obesity in children. However‚ childhood obesity is an issue that is preventable‚ treatable as well as can be managed with great effectiveness despite many thousands of people across the world and in America continues to
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known as childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a major challenge for the nation that threatens the immediate health of our children (Nyberg‚ Burns and Parker‚ 2009‚ pp5). We all have to take a stand on this issue before it gets any worse than it already is. Approximately‚ one out of every six American children is considered obese (Nyberg‚ Burns and Parker‚ 2009‚ pp7). There are a lot of underlining reasons that can result in childhood obesity. One of the main factors of childhood obesity is genetics
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After much consideration‚ I believe the Health Belief Model (HBM) is the best possible tool when addressing the rationale that some college students simply believe they are invincible. While we condone abstinence‚ we know that in reality not everyone is practicing it. As mentioned before‚ the HBM is constructed of six components: perceived susceptibility‚ perceived severity‚ perceived benefits‚ perceived barriers‚ action cues‚ and self-efficacy. In order for change to occur we would have to use
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Professor’s Name Course Date Childhood Obesity The scientists and doctors around the world are increasingly concerned about the problem of childhood obesity in recent years. They are trying to find a way out of this situation and conduct numerous studies regarding this problem. This specialists’ attitude is understandable - from year to year‚ childhood obesity is a growing health burden of the younger generation of the entire planet. As well as adults obesity‚ childhood obesity is caused by a whole set
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Childhood Obesity There are 5 issues that make a fist of a hand that can knock America out cold. They’re a lack of jobs‚ obesity‚ diabetes‚ homelessness‚ and education. Each of these factors have the ability to trigger one another‚ as mentioned before‚ without the proper level of education on how to control issues like obesity it can later lead to several types of deadly diseases. Because there is a lack of education by parents‚ a low amount of funds being spent on children by the government and
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Child obesity is a constitutional issue that is growing among society. Studies show that schools have been making some development improving the school food and physical activity environments‚ however much more work is needed. Should the government become involved with this issue or is this a personal problem and responsibility? This is the first generation with a life expectancy less than their parents. These children will suffer physical and mental challenges that will stay with them for the rest
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Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis Sameera Karnik‚ Amar Kanekar1 Correspondence to: Ass. Prof. Amar Kanekar‚ Department of Health Studies‚ East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania‚ East Stroudsburg‚ PA‚ USA. E‑mail: akanekar@po‑box.esu.edu Date of Submission: Sep 17‚ 2011 Date of Acceptance: Oct 27‚ 2011 How to cite this article: Karnik S‚ Kanekar A. Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis. Int J Prev Med 2012;3:1-7. ABSTRACT Introduction: Childhood obesity
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity Ala Stechlinski Goodwin College CHILDHOOD OBESITY 2 Abstract Childhood obesity is major public health crisis in America. The commonness of childhood obesity had increase over the years. There are many health problems that are due to childhood obesity. Effective strategies need to be put into place to help prevent obesity in children. It is
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