61 20 November 2012 Causes Of Childhood Obesity In America Obesity in children has dramatically increased in the last twenty years‚ and has become a growing issue in the United States. According to the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey‚ 16 percent of children age 6-19 years are overweight‚ and another 15 percent are at the risk of becoming overweight or obese. Although specific causes for the increase in prevalence of childhood obesity is not clear‚ researchers have found
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In my paper we are going to target childhood obesity. Over the last 30 years obesity in children has tripled. Childhood obesity is among children as young 6 to 11 years‚ the rate has increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. Obesity among adolescents 12 to 19 years has also increased from 5.0% in 1980 to 18.1% in 2008. Obesity has been the result of caloric imbalance‚ which is too few calories expended for the calories consumed and mediated by a person’s genetics‚ behavioral‚ and
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61 informative Informative Speaking These directions expand upon but do not replace the information in the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. The contest director should read Sections 1000‚ 1003‚ and 1004 of the Constitution‚ then read these guidelines for additional details. See also the Academic Quick Reference Chart‚ found in the appendix and on the UIL website. Before the meet Regional Advisory Committee (Region) The League office appoints a committee of speech and debate coaches to advise
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Essay Carlos Haquin ENC 1101 English Composition 1 February 13‚ 2015 Professor: Christie Ewell 0 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is a health issue‚ cause by having excess body weight as well as excess of body fat. This is a serious problem for the future of society especially now that our children are not getting enough physical activities because of technology and unhealthy eating patterns. Children who are obese are likely to be obese as adults. Therefore‚ this habits can take
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Speech Outline Format Part 1a TOPIC: Early Screening for Breast Cancer STATE YOUR PURPOSE: I want to inform more people how important early screening for breast cancer. Early screening can save lives. INTRODUCTION: Attention-getter: When breast cancer is detected early‚ the 5-year relative survival rate is 98 percent‚ but declines to 84 percent for regional disease and 23 percent when cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Audience motivation: Most doctors feel that early
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ORGC 201 Informative Speech Assignment Create a 5-6 minute presentation using PowerPoint visuals. Make sure your PowerPoint follows the guidelines discussed in class. The purpose of the presentation should be to inform the audience. Your presentation should reflect a topic‚ theme‚ or issue relevant to your major. For ideas of topics‚ you may consider looking at issues of Crains’ Chicago‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Bloomberg BusinessWeek‚ The New York Times‚ The Chicago Tribune‚ cnn.com‚ The Huffington
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Informative Speech Outline Title: Child Obesity‚ a “Growing” Concern Topic: Most Prevalent Causes of Obesity in the U.S. Specific Purpose: To educate the audience on the key causes of the increasing obesity rate in the U.S. among adults‚ but especially among youth. Thesis Statement: The main contributors to obesity among adults‚ but mostly among youth are environmental factors‚ lack of choosing nutritious meals‚ portion distortion and the factor that fuels all of these‚ advertising
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Childhood Obesity: An Analysis of Food in Children’s Television Shows There are more obese children in the current times than ever before‚ and many people blame many different sources. One of these sources is Television; whether it is the act of the children watching television‚ or the shows themselves and what the children are seeing on the programs. The main discussion in what children’s television programs are showing is ‘food’ – more specifically‚ unhealthy food. Many of the programs on
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Childhood Obesity I. Introduction A. Video: B. As a mother‚ I felt it was important to research this topic. C. Today‚ I will inform you on what childhood obesity is‚ as well as some of it’s health risk and some of it’s causes. II. Body A. What is Childhood Obesity? 1. Mayo Clinic defines it as a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. 2. The Center for Disease Control‚ defined
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will state with audience members still standing‚ “1 in 8 women and 1 in 1‚000 men will develop breast cancer over the course of his or her lifetime.” Thesis Statement: “Today I want to inform you of the risks of Breast Cancer. By the end of my speech you will learn how dangerous breast cancer is and how you can identify it and
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