Childhood Obesity: Who’s to Blame? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home‚” Daniel Weintraub argues that it is the parents‚ not anybody else‚ who are responsible for teaching kids healthy eating and exercise habits. He also states that‚ “It’s the fault of the parents who let their kids eat unhealthy foods and sit in front of the television or computer for hours at a time.” His argument that parents are to blame for childhood obesity is correct to a certain extent but
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Are Parents To Blame For Their Teenager’s Distracted Driving? There will come a day when I will have to oversee one of the scariest encounters as a parent; when my youngster gets his drivers license. My toddler’s third birthday is right around the corner and I just enrolled him in preschool. Time is flying by at an incredibly fast rate and I’d prefer not to think of the trials my family will have to face when he is 16. That is the reason why it is important to be a good role model to my son
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of that movie rated PG? Although this violence and sexual content on television and in movies is having devastating effects on America’s youth‚ you cannot blame television. Instead‚ we must blame our parents. So many parents these days do not take the time to talk to their children about what they see on T.V. For that matter‚ most parents do not even know what their children are watching. According to Nielson Media Research‚ in 1950‚ only 10% of American homes had a television and by 1960 the
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The Role of Parents and Media Childhood obesity is between 16-36 percent of child and youth that are obese/ overweight. If one of the parents is obese or overweight‚ it is likely that 50 percent the child can be an overweight or obese child. If both parents are overweight or obese the child has 80 percent guarantee that he/she is going to be an overweight or obese child. In addition‚ in the United States the percentage of American children has tripled in the past 20 years. The children who are
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contradicts himself by telling us that he believes McDonalds is to blame for obesity in America. It is my belief that his entire article can be invalidated in just two words: personal responsibility. Each individual is responsible for the decisions that they make regarding their health or any aspect of their life for that matter. If we blame fast food restaurants for making us obese‚ where does the blame stop? It is even more critical for parents to recognize the need for personal responsibility‚ because
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Fast Food to Blame on Obesity in America A staggering 66% of people in America are considered obese. Studies suggest that fast-food consumption has increased fivefold among since 1970. The fact of the matter is that obesity is spreading exponentially as well as fast food chains across the nation. Several different components attribute to these high numbers of obesity. When these components are combined‚ the likelihood of obesity increased as well. The three major components that are the catalyst
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cried our eyes out‚ parents are now leaving us with a phone to be the parent to deal with our issues as a distraction. This is how we’ve adapted to turning to our phones whenever there’s an issue. From birth we’ve learned how to be faster‚ smarter‚ and stronger. Though we are getting much smarter‚ we no longer need to be faster and stronger with how much the world has changed on us‚ this will be our greatest mistake. Past generations had it far easier than our own‚ when parents dedicated their lives
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Composition 1 1/29/13 Obesity I recently changed my health life style‚ working myself away from ever becoming categorized as obese. I did some research on obesity and wrote this short essay over the topic: Obesity is one of the furthermost advanced nations on this planet‚ fights against corpulence that is at a statically high number as 35% of all adults are overweight. Obesity is an illness when a person has 20% or more bulk fat when paralleled to muscle mass. Obesity has very negative effects
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Parents Are To Blame for Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a growing problem in America. Although there are many contributing factors to overweight children‚ parents are usually to blame. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming. They are the ones who need to make sure their child maintains a healthy weight by eating right and taking part in physical activity. Obesity occurs when a person eats more
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cheapest priced food while maximizing their profits. These fast food restaurants provide the consumers‚ to which they cater to‚ with tasty calorie dense food that is unhealthy‚ and consumed on a regular basis. All of these variables have resulted in the obesity pandemic that we are fighting today. It is twelve o’clock on a Monday. Lunchtime has arrived and you see most of the employees in the office go out to lunch at the closest and cheapest restaurant. They walk into the burger king across the street
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