Abstract The following is research proposal on the issue of childhood obesity in Baltimore City‚ Maryland. The purpose of this paper is to familiarize the reader with the issue and then to propose realistic solutions. The rate of obesity amongst children in Baltimore is well above the national average‚ and is a cause for concern. Many of the causes of this problem stem from the low socioeconomic status of Baltimore ’s population. This problem must be addressed to improve the future heath of the
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answer to the obesity epide Maria Ana Perez ENG 121 Composition section 406 April 9‚ 2013 Outline Introduction A. Exigency Statement: When you enter the city of Wilmington you can see a restaurant or store at every corner of every block. Food is everywhere; we all need food to survive in life. Without consuming food one will eventually die after several weeks of starvation. B. Motivator: We all can agree that today there is a big problem with obesity. Childhood obesity has more
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Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity HCA 415 Community & Public Health Argenia l. McCray Instructor: Adriane Niare June 1‚ 2015 Epidemiological data surrounding Obesity Many in the world today classify child obesity as a health hazard and there is an increased interest in the area with many researchers providing different opinions and arguments regarding the subject. This treatise will carry out an explicit analysis on the epidemiological data regarding obesity including the causes‚ risk factors
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reading and evaluating six articles written by experts on obesity‚ the data seems to imply that better educating people about how their behavioral lifestyle choices effect their future and current health is the best solution. The six journal articles evaluated and analyzed include: David Freedman’s article‚ “How to Fix the Obesity Epidemic‚” published in Scientific American in 2011. Green Gregory’s article‚ “Physical Activity and Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Solutions for Schools and Parents‚” published
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Stewart‚ M. June 13‚ 2011 Eng-106 Proposal to eliminate Obesity The fight against obesity is an ongoing battle; peoples all over the world are struggling to lose weight. Obesity is one of the most leading causes of death worldwide; this disease causes life threatening health conditions‚ such as high blood pressure‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚ arthritis‚ sleep apnea‚ strokes and cancer. The number of obese individuals throughout the world has doubled since three decades
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With Childhood Obesity COM 156 Introduction Childhood obesity has become a national dilemma. Recent studies have shown several causes for this public health epidemic. The evidence between childhood obesity and children’s excessive amount of time in front of the television has done nothing but increase each year. How long do children watch television each day. Does the media target children television? What are the health risks involved with childhood obesity? Childhood obesity continues to
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1 Obesity/Overweight: Epidemic Crisis (1 of 6) Obesity over the last two decades has been a major health issues for Americans. Obesity‚ just recently was classified as a chronic disease condition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reports in 2010 that one-in-three adults (35.7%) and one-in-five (17%) American children are obese (CDC‚NCHS-2010-National Obesity Trends). The health effects of Obesity including being Overweight is a gateway trigger leading to a variety of
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decade obesity has become a worldwide problem‚ and obesity is involved into this. Obesity is a public health crisis in many Western countries‚ and increasingly in other countries thus‚ some strategies were created to reduce this situation. Obesity is an enormous medical issue in which a person suffers from an excess of fat in the body. It can negatively affect the health‚ for example reducing the life expectancy or increasing the health problems. According to Dellorto‚ D. (2012)‚ “obesity is a bigger
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has accomplished over the year in academic results‚ but there is still more that can be improved. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academics (IMNA)‚ “About nine million children over six years are considered obese” (Monghan). Obesity taking over about 20 percent of a person’s body is considered a disease because it is associated with so many health problems‚ like heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ asthma‚ and etc. Children are starting to get diseases and health problems that have
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In the article “Is Obesity a Disease?” author Carey Rossi takes a firm position that obesity is a disease that can have many causes. She states that obesity can be caused by endocrine or genetic disorders. She then asserts that obesity is mostly caused from inactivity and overeating and that it can directly affect your emotions very easily. She also sees the other side of the debate with the words of a doctor‚ Marianne Legato. Dr. Legato states that obese patients need to be counseled because of
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