Childhood Obesity: Who is at Fault? Sha’terra Marks English 202 Research Writing Professor Hibsman December 12‚ 2013 Table of Contents Childhood Obesity………………………………………………………………1 Obesity…………………………………………………….............................2-4 Parents Role in Childhood Obesity …………………………………………4-5 Educators Role in Childhood Obesity……………………………………….6-7 What Society is doing to Combat Childhood Obesity?.....................................8 A Closer Look at Childhood Obesity ………………………………………
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The Child Obesity Epidemic The epidemic of childhood obesity is fierce. The problem is scattered all around the nation from the east coast to the west. Hispanics‚ Åfrican Americans‚ Whites‚ males‚ females‚ are all prone to obesity. For the past few years this issue has caught more attention to people around the country. Nearly 18% of children in America are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The number of overweight or obese children continues to grow throughout the country. Lance
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(Soechtig). Childhood obesity is an ongoing disease that over the last thirty years has grown at a startling rate. The problem with childhood obesity is that is it not fully understood as it is believed to be a disorder with multiple causes such as environmental factors and lifestyle preferences‚ with the cultural environment playing a pivotal role in its rising prevalence worldwide. Since there are sadly so many environs that play a dominant role in contributing to childhood obesity such as the
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Raven Devera November 2‚ 2010 Communications Informative Outline Childhood Obesity in America General Purpose: To inform my audience about childhood obesity. Central Idea: To really see the effects of childhood obesity I have to inform my audience about the causes‚ long-term effects‚ and the solutions. I. Introduction a. (http://www.peoples-health.com/childhood_obesity_facts.htm ) Did you know that children have a higher risk of being diagnosed with liver diseases‚ orthopedic
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Research Paper Randy Scott Eng 121 Instructor Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage
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How to prevent Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is a common health complication in the United States that affects over 25% of the 3.4 million population. Sadness of seeing a child between the ages 6-19 that is obese can affect everyone’s lifestyles around them. People that are overweight‚ many times‚ blame the food industries and even blame others by being overweight. Many children are bullied because of the way they look due to obesity. They want to make a change to themselves but they are always
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Child Obesity "According to the Centers for Disease Control‚ obesity rates have tripled in America’s youth since 1980. Nowadays one-third of America’s children are considered overweight or obese. Many believe childhood obesity is an epidemic that is easy to understand. Today’s children in families with at least one overweight/obese child stare at computer screens instead of playing outside‚ eat sweet and salty snacks in place of fruits and vegetables and take little interest in shopping and food
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percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled‚ while rates among adolescents have more than tripled since 1980.” (Wechsler‚ 2004). Childhood obesity in America is becoming an increasingly severe problem. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and depression are becoming more prevalent as a result of obesity. The childhood obesity pandemic in America can be traced to several causes‚ however‚ topping the list is public school systems and their inability to provide quality nutritional
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Obesity in Adults Obesity has greatly grown over the past years in the United States‚ and it is one of the biggest health problems in the world today. Having a high percentage of body fat is defined as obesity. BMI is a simple indicator of weight-for-height scale and is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity among adults. Obesity has serious health effects and the risk increases gradually with increased BMI. Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease
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Obesity There are now more Mcdonalds in the world than churches. Over the years‚ a new disease started plaguing the world. Obesity is a huge problem all over the world. The population is growing‚ and not only in number. The solution to this problem relies on the people themselves. The population needs to be taught about how to improve their diet and how to exercise effectively. People need to know how these changes will benefit their lives. The population of obese people in the world has grown
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