Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is a conclusion reached regarding childhood obesity? A) Food advertising has not been found to influence children’s food choices. B) The FTC has determined that it is primarily marketers’ fault that childhood obesity has increased. C) Over the decades that childhood obesity has increased‚ so too has the amount of advertising. D) Marketers are doing nothing to curb this problem. E) all of the above Answer: C Page: 717 Difficulty:
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Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity One of the biggest concerns among health care providers and parents in the last few decades has been childhood obesity. This has caused many problems; among the most concerning is a preventable health problem. Professionals have even considered it an epidemic‚ which raises even more concern about the future of our youth. It also opens our eyes to see that the problem is much bigger than we thought it to be. The major causes for obesity are the rise in fast
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percent of adult women‚ and seventeen percent of children in America‚ are obese. Obesity is a problem in the United States that is causing people to become ill‚ have a loss of money‚ and potentially condemning their children to a life of obesity as well. However‚ obesity can be prevented by eating a healthy diet‚ talking to a dietitian or a nutritionist‚ and being physically active. Parents can also prevent the obesity of their children by giving them the encouragement they need and compel schools
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People with mental health issues deserve the right to choose their treatment and should have access to proper treatment. Mental health patients are people‚ meaning they are entitled to the same human rights as anyone else. In order for patients to be protected‚ Mental Health in America (MHA) suggests that‚ “[states create] and enforce laws which permit persons with mental illnesses to designate in writing‚ while competent‚ what treatment they should receive should their decisional capacity be impaired
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Running Head: Childhood Obesity � PAGE �1� Childhood Obesity � PAGE �12� Childhood Obesity � PAGE �13� The prevalence of childhood obesity has more than tripled over the last three decades. In 1980 the rate of obesity among U. S. children aged 6-11 was 6.5% however‚ according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2010)‚ in 2008 that number soared to 19.6%. Obesity rate for teens 12-19 years of age also saw a substantial increased‚ from 5% to 18.1% (National
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Background and Methodology of Childhood Obesity HCS/465 January 16‚ 2014 The Background and Methodology of Childhood Obesity Abstract: Over the years childhood obesity has grown by more than 9 million‚ and this number is expected to grow by even more. Parents are not always heard‚ and often schools are not run the way they would prefer. In this article parents are given a voice and a chance to be heard on what they feel is important for their children’s health. In this article the researchers
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Background and Methodology of the Research Process- Childhood Obesity Abstract For some time there has been a largely growing concern about the junk food made available in schools and how it contributes to childhood obesity. In this article it is discovered through research among fifth graders that the junk food that is available in schools does not significantly increase the BMI or obesity of these students. This research was aided from the amount of junk food available and the amount purchased
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Childhood Obesity: An Analysis of Food in Children’s Television Shows There are more obese children in the current times than ever before‚ and many people blame many different sources. One of these sources is Television; whether it is the act of the children watching television‚ or the shows themselves and what the children are seeing on the programs. The main discussion in what children’s television programs are showing is ‘food’ – more specifically‚ unhealthy food. Many of the programs on
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Childhood Obesity Runs in the Family Sharon Jackson ENG 122 Matthew Morsworth November 1‚ 2010 We are in an epidemic of overweight and obesity of children in the United States today. I have chosen to talk about “Childhood Obesity” for my research paper. As we all know that Childhood Obesity is in fact very real and also a risk of children becoming overweight and ending up a lot of health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure as well as death. For my narrowed topic for this research
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Understand Contemporary Issues in Health Psychology – Anorexia and Obesity Some people argue that the cause of obesity can be explained by the social learning theory (SLT). People who support this approach are suggesting that the habits that cause obesity‚ such as portion control‚ over-eating and bad food choices‚ are learnt from the people around us‚ e.g. family‚ friends‚ peers etc.‚ and from the environment around us. For example‚ we learn to overeat from the big portions we are served at fast
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