and fat in their home brands‚ making their products healthier and thus working towards a reduction in childhood obesity. What this praise fails to acknowledge is the part that Wal-Mart has played in the past in encouraging childhood obesity. A study by Courtemanche and Carden (2011) found that an increase of Wal-Mart supercenters across North America had led to both an increase in BMI and obesity in those regions‚ with the most profound affect being on the low-income communities (Courtemarche & Carden
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A Growing Epidemic: Childhood Obesity LaToya N Jorden Instructor Ludvigsen [ November 19‚ 2012 ] Obesity is on the rise amongst children in America. The potential consequences of childhood obesity‚ such as increased risk for depression‚ poor body image‚ and an array of serious diseases are cause for great concern. By using research‚ I will find data that shows this topic is a real problem on the rise. Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States-triple the
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Don’t need to know my name Prof. Patrick McKillop ENG101.7414 6 February 2011 Research Paper Prevent Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is when a child is overweight and has or will have many serious health risks. Ji Li and Neal H. Hooker‚ in “Childhood Obesity and Schools‚” explains that “childhood obesity is more than a problem in children; it is linked to adult obesity” (97). If a child is obese‚ she will stay obese in her adulthood. Helping children to stay healthy with the support
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What Affects Childhood Obesity More: Genetics or Environment? Shannon Fincher ENG 122 English Compositions Prof. Amanda Price June 27‚ 2012 Childhood obesity is a major problem in the United States today‚ but who is the major culprit in contributing to our children’s obesity? Some feel if your parents are fat than you are predestined to be fat. Some say that genetics are your biggest issue and there is no way to fight it. We live in a society where everywhere we look there is a fast food
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1. A short paragraph about my audience: Since my last name begins with the letter “A” I have been assigned to create a placemat for a child. The health of a nation should start with the children‚ since the children of today will be the adults of tomorrow. Therefore‚ I came up with the idea to form a placemat that will help educate Jersey City children on healthy eating. The month of April has an “Every Kid Healthy Week” from April 25 through 29‚ this is why I decided to make my main focus for my
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How can we stop it you may ask. Well Mmichelle Oobama already tried on stopping obesity in children by getting schools lunches to be more healthy. Michelle Oobama claimed that she can fix childhood obesity in a generation. She has made the rate of childhood obesity go down quite a bit. and cChildren in the United States have been developing better eating habits. Michelle Oobama has made quite the difference with obesity‚ many restaurants around america have hopped on the trend by putting less calories
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Javier Brizuela Professor Abad English 1B 14 June 2015 America is Obese by its Own Hand Food is a necessity for the lives of everyone on the planet. Some love food more than others‚ but no matter the case everyone needs to eat in order to survive. Many people have taken advantage of food and consume products they do not need and they especially eat more than they need to. The United States has become impacted with a preventable problem. Obesity‚ or the excess of body fat in a person’s body‚ has begun to harm people
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1. Thesis Statement Cryonics is the process of preserving dead body‚ and for its preparation for the future revival. The general idea behind cryonics is that since most diseases and old age that result in death result from damage to the bodies tissues‚ cells‚ organs‚ and cellular components that this damage should be curable in the future as science continues to develop. As such‚ persons who pay to have their bodies frozen by a cryonics company upon their death do not have any guarantee that the
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In our society‚ many Americans face one or more health problems caused by how one cares for their body. There are various ways to mistreat your body: one might consume too much sugar‚ one might consume too much sodium‚ or one might eat at fast food restaurants every day. However‚ these are also reasons why many people in our society have become obese. According to an article published on WebMD‚ that statistics show that in surveys conducted in 2009‚ 63.1% of US citizens are either obese or overweight
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Travis Dwyer Topic: Childhood Obesity "Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live." -Jim Rohn There are so many prevalent health issues that need to be addressed in today’s society. Since children are considered to be our hope for the future‚ I chose to research the epidemic of childhood obesity. As an aspiring physical education teacher or as alarmed to learn that “prevalence for overweight children aged 6-11 years has almost tripled in 25 years‚ increasing from 6.5% to
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