Obesity has become a prevalent health problem in modern society for both children and adults. Nearly 35% of adults in the United States are estimated to be overweight or obese; concurrently one-third of American children are thought to be overweight or obese. Estimations have shown that by the year 2030 nearly 85% of adults in the United States will either be overweight or obese. This epidemic seems to be due to a variety of different factors‚ however‚ one of the leading causes of obesity in children
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Specific Purposes: To convince others that Childhood Obesity is an epidemic with the children of today. Topic: Childhood Obesity Introduction: Childhood obesity is a major problem not only nationally but locally as well. Childhood obesity is a doorway to other major issues children suffer from in today’s society such as bullying‚ and is the major contributor to health related issues not only as a child but issues that will haunt their health in their future endeavors. Let’s Move is a fantastic
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Running Head: Children and Obesity Children and Obesity Angelica Alvarado BSHS 361 University of Phoenix Children and Obesity There are many learned behaviors to pass on to our children. Most parents focus on teaching our children to walk‚ speak‚ read‚ manners‚ sharing and being respectful to others. We forget the important task of teaching the value of eating. Now in days advertisement of candy‚ soda‚ sweeten cereal and even energy drinks have played a big part
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describe them! Do it! Now count how many of them you described as ’FAT’. You can always name one‚ can’t you? At least I can. Obesity can cause a lot of disease like diabetes and high blood pressure‚ which may cause the overloading of Hong Kong’s healthcare system. That’s what makes obesity not just a problem of patients but also a problem of the public. So‚ what causes obesity? Sure you’ve heard ‘being fat is cute and healthy and brings good luck’ from different TV programmers or even your parents
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"Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but the most difficult to treat" (A.A.C.A.P‚ 2008). You can see when a person is overweight or obese‚ it’s not something you can hide‚ but treating this condition is a lot harder. Changing your lifestyle is difficult‚ hence the reason so many Americans are obese. The United States was ranked 20th out of 92 in the countries with the highest childhood obesity for kids under 5. The USA has an obesity rate of 5.6 percent while; Albania takes
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on Childhood Obesity Chapter One The number of children that are considered overweight or obese has doubled since the 1970’s. Besides the dangers to health that are linked with obesity‚ there is also significant psychological damage associated with the social discrimination that goes along with being overweight ( Escott-Stump & Mahan‚ 2004). It is estimated that 21 percent of American children and adolescents ages 12 to 19 are obese. What causes obesity may appear fairly
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School security is a current problem people are trying to strengthen and advance. They are trying to make schools a safe place for kids so parents do not have to worry about the safety of their child when they are at school. Recently a man worked his way into a school in Connecticut and shot students and teachers. This shows that even though people are trying to strengthen school security‚ there are still weaknesses that need to be fixed so something like this does not happen again. Somehow this
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Childhood Obesity Sections I and II Cuthbert C Cuffy Devry University Overall child obesity rates are flat‚ and rates of severe obesity are rising‚ says a study published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics. And the idea that rates are plunging among preschoolers — heralded in a study and press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just weeks ago — did not stand up when researchers scrutinized a few extra years of data‚ says lead author Asheley Cockrell
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Organisation‚ childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health concerns of the 21st century [1]. Obesity can occur for various reasons including food choices‚ a lack of physical activity and genetics. Ultimately an individual with obesity consumes more kilojoules then they expend over a period of time and has a body mass index (BMI) over 30 [2]. If the current trend continues it is predicted that 65% of Australian children will be obese or overweight by 2020 [3]. Obesity in children is a major health
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Pg. 134 # 2 A) The students can go to the computer lab to do this‚ because an instructor wants students to have extra practice in a subject (such as reading or math.) B) Students may also want to use computer labs for reports and papers‚ because most instructors require neatly type assignments. C) If some students don’t have access to the Internet at home‚ they may use computer labs at school to find information on the Web for their assignments. D) Sometimes students may use computer labs
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