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    DeVirgilis1  Lily DeVirgilis  Professor Blazer  ENC 1101 15  9 December 2013  Fast­Food & Childhood Obesity  According to a recent study‚ “nearly 15 percent of U.S. youngsters… are obese”  (Holguin). Heavily influenced by our society‚ childhood obesity in the United States is becoming  a widespread and growing epidemic. Somewhere alongside almost all obese cases though‚ one  can usually find a trail of  unhealthy eating patterns.  But what exactly are the causes for kids  developing these unhealthy eating patterns

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    predominantly placed in low-income neighborhoods. They also found ten through twelve studies that analyzed fast food locations and race determined that fast food restaurants were more prevalent in neighborhoods with larger populations of minority residents. This either indicates that fast food corporations are targeting low income minorities‚ or perhaps it is a

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    The epidemic of childhood obesity is quickly growing throughout the U.S. In just two decades‚ childhood obesity rates from ages 2 to 19 have tripled (NHANES 2011). The rates of obese kids from 6- to 11-years-old more than doubled from 7.0 percent to 17.5 percent and rates of obese teens (ages 12 to 19) quadrupled from 5 percent to 20.5 percent. (NHANES 2011). A few decades ago‚ the question of childhood obesity was not an issue to be argued. Our grandparents and parents never acquired the weight

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    esearch Brief Assessment of Low-Income Adults’ Access to Technology: Implications for Nutrition Education Lauren M. Neuenschwander‚ MS‚ RD1; Angela Abbott‚ MA‚ RD‚ CD1; Amy R. Mobley‚ PhD‚ RD2‚y ABSTRACT Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate access and use of technologies such as the Internet among Indiana’s low-income population. The secondary objective was to determine whether access and use of computers significantly differed by age‚ race‚ and/or education level. Methods:

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    The Combat against Childhood and Adolescent Obesity through Physical Education Pedro Arias Concordia College Spring 2016 The Combat against Childhood and Adolescent Obesity through Physical Education Obesity is a growing issue within the United States. It has become an epidemic. An issue so big our first lady Michelle Obama has taken interest and now advocates for it. As time goes by the issue of obesity does not get better but instead worsens as we fail to solve

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    The Early Stages Of Childhood Obesity Jamie Ramirez English Comp. 122 Melissa Holmberg March 2‚ 2011 The topic I originally chose for my paper was “Addressing the issues of childhood obesity.” However after doing some research and finding different material to study I narrowed it down to “the early stages of childhood obesity.”I chose this topic because I have a lot of questions right now about childhood obesity that I would like answers for. My son is not obese but he constantly

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    In the past 30 years‚ childhood obesity has tripled in the United States. Childhood obesity comes with the threat of diabetes‚ asthma‚ and even heart failure. When a child is diagnosed with obesity it is a parents and families worst nightmare. I know this nightmare to be true because my first cousin‚ Delilah‚ was diagnosed obese at the age of 10. To be diagnosed obese a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) must be equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Watching Delilah face this battle was scary

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    Childhood Obesity: How to Stop it Before it Begins June 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: How to Stop it Before it Begins In the past 20 years childhood obesity has dramatically increased in the United States. Approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children between the ages of 2-19 are obese. (Putnam‚ 2012). Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or wellbeing. Unfortunately due to the rise of obesity in children it is being recognized as a serious

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    Define and discuss the importance of your topic. Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity has important consequences for health and wellbeing both during childhood and also in later adult life. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity poses a major public health challenge in both developed and developing countries by increasing the burden of

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    (Soechtig). Childhood obesity is an ongoing disease that over the last thirty years has grown at a startling rate. The problem with childhood obesity is that is it not fully understood as it is believed to be a disorder with multiple causes such as environmental factors and lifestyle preferences‚ with the cultural environment playing a pivotal role in its rising prevalence worldwide. Since there are sadly so many environs that play a dominant role in contributing to childhood obesity such as the

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