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    Physical Development

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    Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor

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    Obesity: The Struggles and How to Overcome Them Obesity is one of the biggest struggles with children and their parents today even more than drug and alcohol abuse. There are many causes why a child may become obese. Parents should take the proper steps to ensure that their children have healthy lifestyles. If not‚ the children may have many problems now and later on in life. These problems will not be easy to fix when the children are adults‚ so the children should start to change as soon

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    Obesity in Hong Kong

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    Obesity in Hong Kong Introduction The problem of obesity in Hong Kong is a significant issue that the community as a whole is trying to arouse public awareness to it. According to the statistics provided by a research done by the Hong Kong Department of Health‚ the estimated percentage of overweight and obese of the whole population in Hong Kong are 17.8% and 21.2% respectively(Hong Kong Department of Health 2009). This report will elaborate more on the reasons for obesity and the suggest preventive

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    Child Abuse and Obesity

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    Child Abuse- A Cause of Adult Obesity Abstract Child abuse can create an emotional hurt that never goes away. It creates a need that never seems to be met. In my paper I plan to show with the research‚ how child abuse can cause a person to develop an addiction to food and become obese as an adult. I started my personal battle with food as a young teen around the age of twelve when a classmate

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    Children obesity in the UK Obesity‚ which is defined as ‘abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health’‚ nowadays is a growing problem in most developed countries and is responsible for a significant degree of morbidity and mortality in the world. This phenomenon‚ in last decade‚ widely spread especially in the United States of America‚ has recently affected western part of Europe as well. Obesity in adults has been an increasing problem for many years. However

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    Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. As a result‚ children are at increased risk for myriad preventable acute and chronic medical problems. Many of which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In addition‚ childhood obesity has serious psychosocial consequences‚ such as low self-esteem‚ lower quality of life‚ and depression (KidsHealth). Many social and environmental factors have negatively influenced the physical activity and eating

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    Physical fitness

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    Physical Fitness What is Physical Fitness? Strength Cardio vascular Endurance Hear rate Blood pressure Flexibility Speed Define Physical Fitness: Has generally been described as a set of attributes that people have or achieve‚ and which relate to the ability of what someone can perform too. Benefits of Physical Fitness? Physical ( stronger‚faster‚more flexible‚ better endurance) General health ( more energy‚ stronger heart‚ better joint movement) Specific Health ( health

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    Fighting Childhood Obesity

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    Final: Fighting Childhood Obesity Mary E. Mendes ENG/122 December 3‚ 2012 Ebony Gibson Final: Fighting Childhood Obesity Final Project Draft: Childhood Obesity Growing up as a child and adolescent in the United States is met with many obstacles including exposure to domestic violence‚ proper education‚ lack of proper nutrition and other socioeconomic issues within the family unit. One particular issue that has begun to grow is childhood obesity which can lead to many health and social

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    Essay On Obesity In America

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    Obesity Danielle Young‚ Miranda Steinbeck‚ Lauren Robinson‚ Jennifer Taff Pd. 2 Sociology Scope Danielle Young “Obesity currently results in an estimated 400‚000 deaths a year in the United States and costs the national economy nearly $122.9 billion annually” (Obesity in America). Obesity is a rising problem in America for adults as well as children. Being overweight can be defined as having a weight of over 10 percent of the recommended weight for an individual of a certain age (Obesity in

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    of Obesity WHO has defined “obesity” as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that present a risk to health which may even result in reduced life expectancy. A simple index of weight-for-health‚ namely‚ body mass index (BMI) has been used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. A BMI equals or more than 30 kg/m2 will be classified as “obesity” which is now ranked the fifth leading risk of deaths worldwide. It has been estimated that more than 2.8 million of adults die due to obesity in a

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