ENG 101 1/21/12 Essay #3 Childhood Obesity Obesity occurs when an individual has more body fat then what is considered healthy for their height. People who have excess body fat are more likely to develop health issues then non-obese people. Sadly‚ obesity has become an epidemic in our nation‚ spreading throughout both the adult and adolescent communities. “Recent studies have shown that 17 percent of the nation’s 6- to 19-year-olds are obese‚ and that more than a third are overweight. Those
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Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis Sameera Karnik‚ Amar Kanekar1 Correspondence to: Ass. Prof. Amar Kanekar‚ Department of Health Studies‚ East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania‚ East Stroudsburg‚ PA‚ USA. E‑mail: akanekar@po‑box.esu.edu Date of Submission: Sep 17‚ 2011 Date of Acceptance: Oct 27‚ 2011 How to cite this article: Karnik S‚ Kanekar A. Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis. Int J Prev Med 2012;3:1-7. ABSTRACT Introduction: Childhood obesity
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I have noticed in various articles in the newspaper‚ TV programs‚ magazines‚ and other media sources that there is a major concern for childhood obesity. There is a reality TV program that features Shaquille O’ Neal and his effort in conquering childhood obesity entitled‚ Shaq’s Big Challenge‚ and features a team of four boys and two girls that are encouraged to push themselves in order to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle leading to a new sense of pride and being. This an effort put forth by
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Childhood Obesity: Why Are Our Children Fat? Childhood obesity has become a rising problem that is because its effects carry on into adulthood. Over the last thirty years‚ overweight children and adolescents in America has more than doubled. Children are increasingly engaged in more non-active activities rather than exercising. Watching television may contribute to childhood obesity both by reducing energy expenditure from displacement of physical activity‚ increasing energy intake from snacking
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Point Mar Case Study – Childhood Obesity Introduction The needs assessment of a community offers an accurate portrait of the community’s health to assist in the prioritization of prevention activities and build coalitions to make improvements and address existing problems (CDC‚ 2013). The needs assessment of the Vista County showed an economically poor county with six cities‚ largest being Point Mar‚ a port city with certain potential health issues. One of the health issues which is the focus of
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Pergamon Child Abuse & Neglect 26 (2002) 679 – 695 Child neglect: developmental issues and outcomes Kathryn L. Hildyard‚ David A. Wolfe* Department of Psychology‚ The University of Western Ontario‚ London‚ Ontario‚ N6A 5C2‚ Canada Abstract Objective: This article highlights the manner in which child neglect‚ the most common form of maltreatment‚ affects children’s development. Method: The review is organized according to three developmental periods (i.e.‚ infancy/preschool‚ school-aged and
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Advertisement and Childhood Obesity ENGL/101-B25 Would you feed your children lard? The answer for most all of us is “No Way”. Most parents can safely say that they want healthy choices for their children and would never want to give them something that is bad for them. However‚ with many of the foods on fast food menus this is not far from the truth. We have all heard the statement that childhood obesity is on the rise‚ and has been for quite some time now. We have seen the heartbreaking stories
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Childhood Obesity- Public Health Crisis Report Word Limit: 3000words Word Count:3‚223 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and definition of key terms 3 2. Assessment of Obesity 5 2.1 Body fat: direct measures and derived estimates 5 2.2 Anthropometric measures of relative fatness 5 2.3 Weight for Height 8 2.4 Body Mass Index (BMI) 8 3. The Causes of Childhood Obesity 10 3.1 Normal energy requirements 10 3.2 Genetic‚ familial and gene-environment interactions
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2011). Neglect is known to be the most common form of maltreatment. Neglect can have substantial and long term effects on children’s physical and mental health and cognitive development (Dubowitz‚ 2013). The National Adult Protective Services Association defines neglect as a form of mistreatment by individuals resulting from inadequate attention‚ especially through carelessness or disregard for the needs of others. Commonly Reported types of neglect are physical neglect‚ emotional neglect‚ financial
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Child Neglect Child Neglect is a horrible thing that occurs in the United States of America everyday. Millions of children are refused food‚ shelter and much other basic necessity. It is unfortunately an act that can sometimes not be as clear-cut as other crimes. Where someone getting robbed can be easily proven‚ it is hard to truly tell when a child is being neglected. Another thing that effect whether it is clear-cut abuse is‚ the fact that different places have different child rearing laws
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