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    my research paper on is obesity in america. i have seen obesity become a growing problem especially childhood obesity. Being a Nutritional Science major‚ studying the factors of obesity and also the prevention to it is very interesting subject to me. Parents being busy with work and life in general‚ they introduce their kids to fast food at an early stage. When kids constantly eat fast food and don’t have enough physical activity during the day‚ being overweight‚ obesity and many diseases come along

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    Running head: Childhood Obesity By: Kasey Ahern Framingham State University Kasey Ahern Mr. Daly Expository Writing 4/29/2011 Childhood Obesity During the last 30 years the number of overweight children has been on the rise. It is estimated that 18 percent of American children and adolescents are now dealing with the pressures of obesity. The average is estimated to one out of every five children. Children must deal with what pediatricians are now diagnosing as their greatest health concern

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    year by selling high calorie foods. Picture a world where obesity is killing more people than smoking itself. Suppose that I told you this world isn’t your imagination but it’s a world we are living in today? Many people find that fast food is convenient due to its availability and low price. But while the food is readily accessible‚ it’s not healthy at all. Thanks to advertisements‚ lack of exercise‚ and parental control‚ childhood obesity is a problem that has become rampant and contributes to long-term

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    Susan Carlos January 11‚ 2015 ERWC Childhood obesity is a major issue in the United States. Parents notice their kids getting fatter and fatter‚ but guess who they are they blaming? Themselves? No‚ they’re blaming others for their mistakes and poor choices. They’re blaming fast food industry‚ companies such as McDonalds and other common restaurants‚ many lawsuits are being filed for the same reason towards these companies for poor decisions parents make. Fast food industry shouldn’t be blamed

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    Childhood Obesity America’s childhood obesity rate is at an all time high. Many adolescents are failing the standard for healthy eating habits‚ which is the reason for their obesity. As you may know‚ an excessive amount of saturated fat in a diet will lead to weight gain. The amount of overweight children aged 6 to 11 years has nearly tripled in the past 30 years‚ going from 7% to a shocking 18.8% (Krisberg). Obese children often struggle with physiological troubles‚ such as low self-esteem and

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    RUNNING HEADER: CHILDHOOD OBESITY Abstract Twenty years ago there were just a hand full of children that were overweight‚ mostly because of a hormonal or genetic disorder (Johnson‚ 2005). Today a high rate‚ nearly 40 percent of children are overweight. There are so many questions to be answered and problems to be solved. Will schools actually start stepping up and helping parents with this problem? What about the affects on the children who have this problem? What should be done to help the children

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    of child obesity in our society. In the past years‚ Americans have changed there eating and exercise habits drastically for the worse. Children become the victims of obesity because of the lack of a nutritional diet‚ and exercise. Some claim that the media is to blame for the epidemic while others feel it is the parent ’s responsibility. This eating disorder should be taken as a serious matter especially when children ’s health is at risk. The evidence suggests that childhood obesity has been

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    Childhood Obesity America has not seen an epidemic more wide spread and rapidly growing than childhood obesity. The odd part about it is we actually have a cure. A cure that cost practically nothing. Parents seem to be oblivious to it all. Allowing their children to watch numerous hours of T.V or continuous thumb twitching while playing video games doesn’t seem to be helping the problem. Constantly feeding them fast food simply because its easier and quicker is just like adding fuel to the fire

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    In today ’s society‚ Americans are faced with many critical issues: issues on health‚ money‚ and drugs or alcohol problems. One of the biggest problems we face as a society is obesity. People all over the nation question why we are having this problem and who is responsible. Who do we turn to to educate our society so that we may address this problem the correct way? The answer: healthy eating habits and exercising should be taught early in a child ’s life. An excellent place to build these

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    Victor Barnard Childhood Obesity One of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our society is our younger generation. An up and coming issue today is childhood obesity mostly because children in this century have been consumed more by video games and television and less by physical activity and nutrition. By targeting an audience of parents‚ teachers‚ and children‚ steps can be taken toward increasing the amount of children who grow up overweight or obese. Steps such as implementing physical

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