Childhood Obesity is a problem in the United States and increasing issue in today’s society. “The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate‚ with 1 out of 3 kids now considered overweight or obese” (Kidshealth.org). Primary reasons for childhood obesity is the lack of access to more affordable‚ healthy foods specifically in lower income communities including within our schools‚ food pricing‚ and product formulation‚ Children that are minorities and socioeconomically
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In the past 30 years‚ childhood obesity has tripled in the United States. Childhood obesity comes with the threat of diabetes‚ asthma‚ and even heart failure. When a child is diagnosed with obesity it is a parents and families worst nightmare. I know this nightmare to be true because my first cousin‚ Delilah‚ was diagnosed obese at the age of 10. To be diagnosed obese a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) must be equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Watching Delilah face this battle was scary
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The obesity epidemic is a multifaceted crisis and not just a food addiction. Since 1957‚ the government has been conducting the National Healthy Interview Survey (NHIS) which takes sample from 35‚000 households containing 87‚500 individuals (Center for Diseases Control‚ 2013). The survey revealed that the steady rise of obesity cases started in 1997. The crisis is expected to worsen; warns that childhood obesity is expected to increase. Since then‚ the scientific community took notice and started
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in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Young children acquire their knowledge through direct instruction‚ modeling‚ and experiences within their environment (Lanigan‚ 2010‚ p. # 369). Children who are obese are known to have lower self-esteem‚ and a higher risk of becoming drinkers‚ smokers‚ and/or socially isolated as they mature. Health concerns such as Cardiovascular Disease; Gall Bladder problems; Hypertension; and Sleep Apnea have all been associated with childhood obesity (Robinson; Geier; Rizzolo;
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Childhood Obesity The motto‚ “The obesity begins in the youngest age” grabs the viewers’ attention by encouraging them to live a healthier lifestyle. The ad reveals an obese person‚ inside an ice cream cone‚ with his or her belly hanging over. Obesity is being shown to the audience with a visual picture of how it is being caused. The speaker is trying to meet the prevention of this serious problem‚ in kids all the way to adulthood‚ by informing them to eat healthier‚ exercise‚ and showing
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ENC 1011 Birth Control in American Society The Pros and Cons “On May 9‚ 1960‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of the first birth control pill in the United States.” The battle over birth control waged on long before F.D.A’s approval. Since its creation‚ arguments both pro and anti birth control have been immense. From religious beliefs to freedom of choice‚ both sides still have yet to find a middle ground on this matter. Whether negative or positive‚ birth control
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PROS AND CONS English Comp 1 7/17/2014 Firearms‚ are they good‚ or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we can’t live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has been going on for many years. Controversial‚ of course. Beneficial lifesaver‚ definitely. Easy to control‚ no way. Guns are useful. Every day‚ they are responsible for killing
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technology and more occupied society‚ younger children are increasingly becoming more vulnerable than older generation and one of the reason is obesity. The famous American musician Will. i . Am Claims‚ obesity as one of the factors that can actually knock America out cold‚ along with the lack of jobs‚ diabetes‚ homelessness‚ and lack of good education. Child obesity is an increasing problem in all around the world.
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Childhood Obesity In the last hundred years‚ childhood obesity has gone from nearly nonexistent‚ to something we deal with each and every day (Larson‚ June 2010). In just the last decade however‚ it has tripled. Seeing children running in their yards used to be something normal‚ but now‚ it is something rare. Instead‚ 25% of our children are watching over 4 hours of television a day. Childhood obesity has become more common over the years‚ and it is only going to continue. Becoming involved with
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The epidemic of childhood obesity is quickly growing throughout the U.S. In just two decades‚ childhood obesity rates from ages 2 to 19 have tripled (NHANES 2011). The rates of obese kids from 6- to 11-years-old more than doubled from 7.0 percent to 17.5 percent and rates of obese teens (ages 12 to 19) quadrupled from 5 percent to 20.5 percent. (NHANES 2011). A few decades ago‚ the question of childhood obesity was not an issue to be argued. Our grandparents and parents never acquired the weight
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