the teens are our future‚ the ones who will take care of the older generation. Let’s connect with our teens‚ so they will live healthy and happy with little disease to pass on to their offspring. Today families also exercise less‚ are watching more TV‚ gaming‚ and surfing the internet. According to the U.S. surgeon general‚ only about one-half of U.S. children get regular exercise‚ and one-fourth don’t take part in physical activity at all. As a result‚ obesity among children and adolescents
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Let’s get serious here for a second; a lot of us are way too serious. People think that to get anywhere in life you have to have determination. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word “Determination” means: the quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. We are told are whole lives that if you want to make it in life you have to be willing to make great sacrifices‚ work long nights‚ pretty much are a boring stick in the mud. I say‚ just like a
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Childhood Obesity Tara Wright ENG122 Matthew Fox July 23‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious concern for youth today. Within the past 30 years childhood obesity has more than tripled. Four out of ten children are considered to be obese (Ogden CL 2010). Often when one sees overweight children‚ one will hear parents making excuses for why their child is overweight. For example one will hear a parent say “she is just big boned‚ or she will grow out of it‚ it’s just baby fat”
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1 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors that are paired with changing the lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and some adults) who are generally not as healthy as people were just a few decades ago. Widespread obesity has been the extreme result of these changes. I chose this topic because I have been working with children for the past two years
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Childhood Obesity: A Threat to Health Nicholas (Nick) Reeves‚ who weighs around 117 pounds at the young age of 8 years‚ is fighting the bulge (excess fat). According to his mother‚ Angel Reeves‚ “He’s just hungry all the time. He can finish eating a meal‚ and then‚ five minutes later‚ he ’s coming in the kitchen saying‚ “I ’m hungry again. I ’m hungry again ’". Angel Reeves states‚ “Nick is a very active child who loves to play basketball. But his weight has already impaired his health. Nick
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Carrasco Eng. IV April 2‚ 2013 Pd. 2nd OBESITY Different factors that cause obesity now-a-day are harming our society/community. Obesity ranges from lack of exercise to eating more food than needed. Also‚ the bad habits that people get of eating junk food or unhealthy food. Though eating a lot of healthy food can also cause obesity. According to research these factors can cause obesity in any age range and gender. Initially‚ in teenagers obesity happens because of fast foods. It is easier
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Laura Mealer 4/11/12 Essay #9 Stigma: Obesity The fat stigma is becoming a global problem according to an article in the New York Times by Tara Parker-Pope. “Dr. Brewis and her colleagues recently completed a multicountry study intended to give a snapshot of the international zeitgeist about weight and body image‚”(NY times). ‘The findings were troubling‚ suggesting that negative perceptions about people who are overweight may soon become the cultural norm in some countries‚ including
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American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities (ISSN: 2276 - 6928) Vol.2(5) pp. 315-321 Sept. 2012 Available online http://www.ajsih.org ©2012 American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities Rising Youth Unemployment and Violent Crime in Nigeria Okechukwu Odinaka Ajaegbu Department of Sociology University of Ibadan Ibadan‚ Nigeria Phone: +2348064113068 Email: ajaegbuodina@yahoo.com Abstract Violent crimes such as murder‚ armed robbery‚ kidnapping and terrorism are the most inhumane
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INTRODUCTION TO HIV AND AIDS FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION AMONG THE YOUTH OF MALAWI. INTRODUCTION We have several factors that contribute to the spread of HIV to the youth of Malawi. Here in Malawi we have a lot of cultural practices‚ some of them put young people at risk to contracting HIV; such cultural practice like‚ kutchotsa fumbi‚ gwamula and hiring a fisi. Other factors can be that of cultural difference‚ economic difference‚ peer pressure and multiple
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Rahming 1 Giovanni Rahming Ms. Joan Norman English 119 29th March‚ 2010 Causes of Childhood Obesity At some point in life‚ every parent has told their child to eat their vegetables. Most children ignore this request‚ however they should oblige. Obesity among children is becoming more and more common in today’s society and many people are wondering why. In 2006‚ then Minister of Health Dr. Marcus Bethel stated in the House of Assembly that 65% of adult Bahamians are overweight and 23% of
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