Childhood obesity is when a child is overweight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity has become a major problem in the United States‚ the percentage of overweight children is increasing. Ages 2 to 19 : about 31.8% are considered to be overweight or obese. Preventing childhood obesity now will help protect your child’s health now and in the future.Children are supposed to get at least one hour of exercise everyday. There is ways in preventing childhood obesity ‚ there are health risk
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Executive Summary on Childhood Obesity Wilma J. Barboza - RN‚ BSN February 3‚ 2013 Executive Summary on Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the root causes affecting millions of young population today. The health effects related to Childhood Obesity are devastating. At least 70% of obese children between the age groups of 5 to 17 suffer from at least one cardiovascular disease (CDC – 2012). Obese children are prone to pre-diabetic conditions with continued risk of progressive
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Obesity Veronica Ross GEN 499 Instructor Hamlin November 17‚ 2014 Obesity Topic: I have chosen the topic‚ obesity. “Obesity has been defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat occurring in children and people being more than 10 pounds over the weight for their height and body type” (The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 2011). I chose obesity because it has taken over a lot of our young children. Obesity in young children has become a big issue because children
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Introduction Childhood obesity is rapidly becoming a global epidemic affecting over four million children alone in the United States. Obesity is the top healthcare priority in the United States at this time as described by the United States Surgeon General. And‚ although the obesity epidemic is receiving increased attention in recent years‚ an approach that is “consistent‚ integrated‚ and aggressive” has not yet been reached. Lifestyle changes are often difficult to implement and are not consistent
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Psychological Effects of Childhood Obesity Leah McGrath ENG122: English Composition II Prof. Jonathan Berohn September 2‚ 2012 In recent years there have been more and more studies looking into the rise in childhood obesity. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Controle and Prevention in 2006 “Globally‚ 22 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight.” (Cornette‚ 2008) There are many ways to determine obesity in a child however for the purposes of this paper it will refer
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According to Gabriel V. Jasul‚ Interventions for a multifactorial condition such as obesity can be categorized according to so-called ecological levels‚ i.e.‚ downstream‚ upstream and midstream. Briefly‚ downstream factors involve individual decision-making that influences personal preferences and habits. Upstream factors‚ on the other hand‚ are at the community and national levels that may include infrastructure and community planning that may influence lifestyle (diet‚ physical activity) in the
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English 100/009 Annotated bibliography- Child Obesity in America Taras‚ H.‚ Potts-Datema‚ W. (2005) Obesity and student performance at school. Journal of School Health‚ 75‚ 291-295. Retrieved October 4‚ 2005 from EBSCO (8) This Journal talks about obesity among school-aged children and academic outcomes. The authors reviewed published studies investigating obesity‚ school performance‚ and rates of student absenteeism. The book is recent (2005) so I feel that the information
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Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Treatment ................. Nutrition 240 ..... 23 February 2011 Pizza‚ Oreos‚ M&Ms‚ Mountain Dew‚ and Kid Cuisine TV dinners are just a few of the many favorites among children today. Many children today have fallen victim of high calorie‚ non nutritional foods. Simple carbohydrates‚ whether children realize it or not‚ is highly part of their vocabulary and is setting them up for a lifetime of problems. These problems not
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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. The multifaceted causes and solutions to this pervasive health issue are discussed in the present review‚ as are pertinent
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companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools. A world where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if I told you this world is not in your imagination but is the world we live in today? You Can’t Escape the Headlines. You Can’t Avoid the Facts. Childhood obesity has reached unbelievable heights. The future health of an entire generation is at risk. Obesity is on the rise‚ and it is becoming more and more of a national health concern. The increasing
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