Background and Methodology of the Research Process- Childhood Obesity Abstract For some time there has been a largely growing concern about the junk food made available in schools and how it contributes to childhood obesity. In this article it is discovered through research among fifth graders that the junk food that is available in schools does not significantly increase the BMI or obesity of these students. This research was aided from the amount of junk food available and the amount purchased
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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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The Problem of Obesity Western Governors University Collegiate Level Reasoning and Problem Solving James Reed The Problem of Obesity Obesity is a major problem in American. Year after year‚ new diets are published‚ and new medications are hailed as wonder drugs that will take weight off with little physical effort‚ yet the problem still exists unabated. In testimony before the US Congress‚ Berzins (2001) asserted that‚ “[weight] is a complex result of heredity‚ culture and lifestyle
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San Francisco has become the first major American city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines. The city’s Board of Supervisors gave the measure final approval Tuesday on an 8-3 vote. That’s enough votes to survive a planned veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom. The ordinance‚ which would go into effect in December of next year‚ prohibits toy giveaways in fast-food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium‚ 600
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Fighting Against Obesity Societies worldwide are discovering new ways to combat the threat of obesity. Though they are many methods in which this can be done‚ most experts would agree that a healthy diet and adequate exercise is not only effective but one of the safest methods when treating obesity. But before we assess the methods in which to fight obesity‚ a definition of obesity must be given. It is also imperative to accurately define a healthy diet as well as a manageable exercise routine
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Obesity and weight loss are like the faces of the same coin. Obesity is a serious epidemic; at the same time losing weight in a healthy way is a serious confusion that people are going through in the USA. It is a huge problem and struggle I myself am going through; one of the reasons I picked this research topic. Other reason for picking this topic is the Physiology and Anatomy class I took. This class gave me a lot of information on the problems of obesity and weight loss; it acted as a catalyst
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Childhood Obesity ENG 122 English Composition II Marsha Beckwith-Howard December 13‚ 2010 Childhood Obesity Our nation has a rapidly increasing issue that requires immediate attention. “Results from the 2007-2008 NHANES‚ using measured heights and weights‚ indicate that an estimated 16.9% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese” (CDC‚ 2010). If this trend continues at the current rate‚ nearly 34% of our nation’s children will be obese. Twenty-five million‚ or one-third of
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OBESITY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN Prepared for The Neenah City Council Neenah‚ Wisconsin Prepared by Shuara Vohra January 16‚ 2015 1 WISCONSIN HEALTH CONSULTANTS January 14‚ 2015 City Council City of Neenah 1495 Tullar Road Neenah‚ WI 54956 Dear Council Members: The attached report‚ requested by the Neenah City Council dated November 14‚ describes the states negative health issues it has on the citizens of Wisconsin due to
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Childhood Obesity: African American Cooking May 28‚ 2011 Introduction Obesity is a disease that has beset the lives of so many people around the world for decades. It is considered the most essential health concerns today. The focus of obesity has since shifted to concentrate on the obesity in children. Childhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ especially in African American communities. The commonness of obesity in African Americans children is remarkably higher that white
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Obesity and Osteoarthritis The purpose of the study conducted by Grotle et al was to examine the effects of obesity on osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee(s)‚ hand(s) and/or hip(s) (Grotle et al 2008). Similarly‚ the risk factors of OA that are discussed within this article are also are being looked at for the research portion of the disease seminar final presentation of our group. One of the most important risk factors for OA is obesity. According to the article‚ obesity is DEFINED a body mass index
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