Parental Responsibility and Childhood Obesity Submitted by: Cheryl C. Stevenson University Composition and Communication August 5‚ 2011 Parents are ultimately responsible for childhood obesity. Parents that ignore the countless warnings signs about the dangers surrounding childhood obesity are neglectful and this act should be considered a criminally‚ prosecutable offense. This type of neglect should be considered to be child abuse. Although a parent may not be physically abusing their
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some occasions hematuria. Childhood Obesity Obesity‚ in general‚ is a growing health concern in developed countries. Just like with adults‚ childhood obesity is diagnosed by a health care practitioner‚ usually a pediatrician‚ based on the child ’s body mass index. BMI is a calculated value which represents human body fat based on an person ’s height and body weight. However‚ childhood obesity is categorized a bit differently than adult obesity. The reason for this is because children
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Childhood Obesity: Mental and Emotional Issues Amber Allen ENG 122 Instructor: Katie Newbanks TA: David Surratt January 15‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Mental and Emotional Issues Childhood obesity is a rapidly growing issue in the United States of America. Children see the world differently than adults. Many see children that were of average height and weight in grade school but as they reached junior high and high school they begin noticing the changes other kids had gone through. Some of
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How can we stop it you may ask. Well Mmichelle Oobama already tried on stopping obesity in children by getting schools lunches to be more healthy. Michelle Oobama claimed that she can fix childhood obesity in a generation. She has made the rate of childhood obesity go down quite a bit. and cChildren in the United States have been developing better eating habits. Michelle Oobama has made quite the difference with obesity‚ many restaurants around america have hopped on the trend by putting less calories
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issues of America in the last few decades has been obesity. Obesity is an epidemic that plagues our nation. It remains one of the biggest problems in American society and requires a careful‚ systematic but also immediate solution. Americans are some of the least healthy people in the entire country. The obesity epidemic affects millions of people in the United States. Sadly‚ enough obesity is a problem that affects everybody‚ not just adults. Obesity has increased in the past decade‚ predominantly
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Olethia Curry Professor Benjamin English 112 November 10‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity: Is It A Form of Child Abuse? Childhood obesity is a huge problem in the United States. It is known as a serious medical condition that causes other medical problems. Obesity is generally caused by genetics‚ certain illnesses‚ and uncontrolled behavior or overeating. According to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)‚ “Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of
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Fighting the Childhood Obesity Crisis in America The childhood obesity crisis in America is growing at an alarming rate and there needs to be a solution for our children’s health and future. Over 17% of children in the United States are considered obese and that number continues to rise. The rate for childhood obesity has tripled since 1980 (Center for Disease Control‚ 2011). Remember a standard paragraph is 5-7 sentences. Obesity occurs when a child is above the normal weight for his or hers
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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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San Francisco has become the first major American city to prohibit fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines. The city’s Board of Supervisors gave the measure final approval Tuesday on an 8-3 vote. That’s enough votes to survive a planned veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom. The ordinance‚ which would go into effect in December of next year‚ prohibits toy giveaways in fast-food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium‚ 600
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Childhood Obesity Prevention Obesity in children and adolescents has almost tripled over the past three decades in the United States (American Heart Association‚ 2015). Obesity in children is increasing at a faster rate than obesity in adults (Lakshman‚ Elks & Ong‚ 2012). Obesity in children and teens is described as having a body mass index (BMI) at the 95th percentile or above (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase in childhood obesity places a major health challenge
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