Chris Watkins 4-5-10 Eng 101 Mr. Johnson Childhood Obesity in America There are more children overweight now than ever before. The reasons for this are that parents are do not care what their children eat‚ their portions are too big‚ or children are just too lazy. There are statistics to back this up. Statistics show that 30.7 % of Caucasian children‚ 30% of African American Children‚ and 37.9 % of Mexican American children are overweight “(Overweight)”. Those statistics are just for children
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Problem with Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. As a result‚ children are at increased risk for myriad preventable acute and chronic medical problems. Many of which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In addition‚ childhood obesity has serious psychosocial consequences‚ such as low self-esteem‚ lower quality of life‚ and depression (KidsHealth). Many social and environmental factors have negatively influenced the physical
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Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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Poverty on the Obesity Epidemic The occurrence of obesity has become so pervasive in the United States that it is now considered an epidemic. Obesity affects about fifty percent of adults and about twenty five percent of children in the U. S. alone (Simone‚ Story‚ Jeffery par. 1).While there are several factors that contribute to obesity‚ a large concern is environmental influence. There is a direct relationship between inexpensive‚ processed‚ fast foods‚ poverty and high levels of obesity. In the past
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of Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity has become a growing problem with children today. Obesity now affects 17% of all children in the United States-triple the rate from just one generation ago (CDC). There are multiple reasons that more and more children are becoming obese. The decrease in physical activity‚ along with increased amounts of television‚ computers‚ and video games is one. Higher calorie and sugar intake is another reason for the rising numbers. Childhood obesity is a major concern
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Obesity Danielle Young‚ Miranda Steinbeck‚ Lauren Robinson‚ Jennifer Taff Pd. 2 Sociology Scope Danielle Young “Obesity currently results in an estimated 400‚000 deaths a year in the United States and costs the national economy nearly $122.9 billion annually” (Obesity in America). Obesity is a rising problem in America for adults as well as children. Being overweight can be defined as having a weight of over 10 percent of the recommended weight for an individual of a certain age (Obesity in
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Obesity in America’s youth April 27‚ 2013 Introduction Currently every one in three children are diagnosed obese in America. Ranging from ages 6-19‚ over 9 million children in 2008 were considered overweight. Tons of research has been presented from scientist on why this happens to adolescents and what we can do to prevent it from happening. Along with it being a problem for their wellbeing‚ it may also be hurting our tax payers’ wallets. Many say that television may have
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Tashia King Overcoming Obesity with Busy Statistics shows that children with busy parents are obese –vs. – those that have stay at home parents. Children that are live at home with busy parents they are more likely to be obese because they do not have anyone at home to monitor them or limit the food that they eat. When children have parents that are not so busy‚ they have a chance being overweight because the parents can limit the foods and maybe allow the children to be more active to help
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Obesity in Hong Kong Introduction The problem of obesity in Hong Kong is a significant issue that the community as a whole is trying to arouse public awareness to it. According to the statistics provided by a research done by the Hong Kong Department of Health‚ the estimated percentage of overweight and obese of the whole population in Hong Kong are 17.8% and 21.2% respectively(Hong Kong Department of Health 2009). This report will elaborate more on the reasons for obesity and the suggest preventive
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Child Obesity is Epidemic Child Obesity is Epidemic Rosanna Torres Western Governors University WGU student ID#: 000254815 1 Obesity is defined as an abnormal amount of body fat that causes health problems such as; diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). Obesity can be determined measuring the child’s body mass index (BMI) is calculated by the child’s height‚ weight‚ and age to determine if you have excess fat. It is known that children
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