Review of a Health Topic Due Date: 16/09/13 Submitted Date: 16/09/13 Prevalence and Causes of Childhood Obesity in Australia Introduction Childhood obesity is a major health issue in Australia. World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2009 has defined obesity as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the body that may impair health. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects the health and well-being of a child. The dietary intakes build
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another Side Essay Growing obesity rates among our adolescent population has become an increasing problem over the past decade. While pressure has been placed on government agencies to limit the amount of advertisements that adolescents are exposed to‚ these efforts might be futile due to constitutional limitations. The issue that is increasingly brought to the attention of the public is how to balance regulation of the informational environment to help reduce child obesity versus the First Amendment’s
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Childhood Obesity in America Jane Doe English Composition II Sarah Collins November 3‚ 2012 Abstract More and more American children are becoming overweight or obese. Years ago an elementary classroom may have one kid who was overweight but today that has drastically changed. We have a whole new generation of kids who are consuming much more “junk food” and eating fast food 3 or 4 nights a week and they are not as active as kids used to be. These kids are consuming things like Monster energy
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decades ago‚ the debate of childhood obesity was not a matter to be discussed. Our parents and grandparents never questioned the weight of their children‚ their friends’ children or any other child they came into contact with. Their children ate healthy foods from the table and played outside all day. The subject of childhood weight has changed quit a bit since those days. With the introduction of fast foods‚ Playstation and Xbox games‚ our kids live sedentary lives and therefore‚ have
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Obesity is a health challenge that many Americans face in their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity is a relentless disease‚ not only harming adults‚ but the youth of the United States as well. Furthermore‚ due to the severity and high rate of childhood obesity in the United States‚ it is now considered an epidemic. This can simply be explained by the fact that children are no longer involved in physical activity‚ which is a detriment to their health since they are consuming more calories than they
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when the weight of a child is unequal to the child’s age and height. The problem of obesity in children is worldwide. Obesity can lead to many diseases such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ Stroke‚ Type 2 diabetes sleep apnea‚ abnormal bone growth and joint pain. Obesity can also cause problems such as depression‚ low self- esteem‚ discrimination‚ and fear of being bullied. Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to find out if someone
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The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the causes‚ signs‚ symptoms‚ diagnostic tests‚ treatment methods‚ prognosis‚ complications and prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in Children. In this paper‚ the reader will learn the life expectancy‚ daily routines‚ the difference between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes‚ and warning signs in children who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ an estimated 850‚000 to 1.7 million Americans have Type 1
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Childhood Obesity in America Introduction Childhood obesity in the United States of America has become one of the major health concerns for the nation. Diabetes‚ cancer‚ psychological problems as well as heart diseases are just but a few of the many health problems that come with obesity in children. However‚ childhood obesity is an issue that is preventable‚ treatable as well as can be managed with great effectiveness despite many thousands of people across the world and in America continues to
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in our debate paper obesity is on the rise and has been a growing health concerns for the United States for many years. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic issue worldwide and some Asian countries are seeing an increase among childhood obesity for instance‚ country like Japan. Before discussing the obesity issues in Japan there are cultural differences that needs to be taken into consideration in order to fully understand the reason for the increase of childhood obesity among the Japanese
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Strong associations have been formulated by researchers regarding the development of adult obesity from childhood‚ preadolescent and adolescent obesity. Obesity -an excessive accumulation of fat stored in the body- can be categorized into three ranges of body mass index (BMI) - class one (BMI 30.0-34.9 kg/m2)‚ class two (BMI 35.0-39.9 kg/m2) and class three (BMI ≤40.0 kg/m2) (Nelms et al 2011). The disease during adolescence‚ seems to pose adverse health consequences due to changes in body composition
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