The Obesity Epidemic | By: Alishia Fields | | | 6/12/2012 | Abstract This paper talks about how children are becoming more obese and how the numbers have changed over the past 30 years. It indicates how a child is affected physically to socially. How we as a nation can stand up and make a change on increasing healthy food consumption and more physical activities and what we need to keep in mind when trying to help a child overcome their obesity. The amount of children who are
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Obesity in children is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to help promote healthy campaigns and prevention strategies. Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to study the nature and causes of obesity in children. Initial focus is on the origins of obesity; how family eating patterns‚ environmental
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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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Obesity is a widely spread disease in America that plagues small children‚ teenagers and adults. Obesity is a serious matter and could cause fatal harm if it isn’t taken seriously. Obesity can affect the mind‚ body and spirit of a person and if you have low self-esteem it could potentially make the situation worse. Silverstone and Teatum (2011) noted the following: According to the Mayo Clinic staff (n.d)‚ "Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents
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1 Childhood Obesity and Genetics Julianne Jackson September 26‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD 2 Obesity‚ in my opinion‚ is caused by genetics and can also be hereditary. I chose this topic because my grandchildren are both overweight as are most of their fraternal relatives. We all know that childhood obesity is extremely unhealthy and can be very harmful for our nation’s children‚ not to mention that obesity can cause severe psychological problems. “The epidemic of obesity is not yet viewed
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Running head: Obesity in Mississippi Caring for Populations: Part I Assessment and Diagnosis Obesity in Mississippi Carla Hudson Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 443: Community Health Nursing Summer session 2012 Community Jackson‚ our states capitol‚ was founded in 1821 beside the Pearl River (City of Jackson‚ n.d.). Jackson is centrally located in Hinds County. Hinds County has a rich cultural heritage‚ including 3 museums‚ the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers‚ Pulitzer
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Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools Christina Carrigg English Composition 122 Professor Jen Miller December 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Prevention in Schools The youth of America is on a path of destruction. Let’s Move!‚ a campaign launched by First Lady Michelle Obama‚ reports that the number of obese or overweight children has tripled in the last three decades. They also say that if this epidemic is not stopped‚ one-third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PEVENTED? Mary Lally ENG 122: English Composition II William Johnson May 1‚ 2012 CHILDHOOD OBESITY: CAN DIABETES BE PREVENTED? If you could image living in this world 10 years from now how would you picture what the average person would look like? Are they fat or skinny? Obesity is becoming an epidemic that is slowly killing many people. With more and more children becoming overweight there health is getting worse at an early age. I will show you how being
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Research question: why is obesity increasing in the UAE ? Obesity is a disease that hurt the patients and make a fat accumulates in the body . This led to decrease the age of the life expectancy and make other problems .In Bell (2013 June 12) ‚ Dr Abdulle co-author of the study and a research specialist at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at United Arab Emirates University says obesity could make diabetes and hypertension in the future.Al Junaibi et al(2013) obesity is a common health issue
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physical activity‚ to teach the importance of regular physical activity for health‚ and to build skills that support active lifestyles”(Robert wood foundation‚ 2007). In today’s modern society‚ the importance of physical activity in a child’s development needs to be recognised and promoted. It is important that teachers and parents encourage and facilitate students to participate in programs which enable them to be both physically and mentally active. Encouraging ‘middle aged’ (6-10yrs) children to be involved
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