Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Matt Vogel University of South Dakota Introduction: Would you like to super-size this meal for an extra $.39? That is a question far too many Americans hear everyday. People in this country are getting fatter and fatter. "In a study conducted by the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the prevalence of obese children age 6 to 11 is three times as high as 30 years ago‚" (Arnst and Kiley‚ 2004). Additionally‚ 31% of the total U.S. population is classified
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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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Research Paper Randy Scott Eng 121 Instructor Donna Mitchell 10/14/2012 Childhood obesity in america is a medical condition that needs major attention. Obesity is defined as having extra body fat. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. There are major health risk linked with childhood obesity such as cardiovascular disease‚ high blood pressure and high cholestoral. 1 out of 3 children are condidered obese in america today. The percentage
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(Soechtig). Childhood obesity is an ongoing disease that over the last thirty years has grown at a startling rate. The problem with childhood obesity is that is it not fully understood as it is believed to be a disorder with multiple causes such as environmental factors and lifestyle preferences‚ with the cultural environment playing a pivotal role in its rising prevalence worldwide. Since there are sadly so many environs that play a dominant role in contributing to childhood obesity such as the
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Childhood Obesity: Cause and Effect December 3‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Gone are the days of children playing hide and seek outside‚ walking long distances to and from school‚ walking to a friend’s house to play on the weekends and walking to the bus stop to go to mall with friends and in essence exerting physically. It is rare to find a child carrying a sack lunch to school which would include a healthy lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ an apple and perhaps a cookie or chips
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Challenges in Nursing: Increased Childhood Obesity & the Effects on Nursing Lance Van Middle Georgia State College Challenges in Nursing: Increased Childhood Obesity & the Effects on Nursing Modern nurses encounter many difficulties while fulfilling their role as a patient advocate‚ educator‚ and partner. One major task nurses are confronted with is the growing epidemic of childhood obesity as younger patients are being treated for serious conditions usually associated
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Timms 1 Ashawnnae Timms Ms. Zinti English4 April‚ 20‚2014 Causes And Effects Of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is not just an issue in the United States its wide-ranging. The amount of overweight and obese children in the U.S has increased at a rapid speed over the pass years‚ and there is no chance of it slowing down unless matters are taken. A fast-food craze has swept the nation‚ consequentially leaving a trail of defective nutrition in its wake. Fast-food corporations seems to be
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Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Kimberly Brown English 122 Instructor : Cathy Cousar December 9‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Let there be no mistake‚ obesity is a disease! Studies show obesity is a major issue in America today. Approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese (Center for Disease Control‚ 2006). This is an ongoing epidemic and grows more and more troublesome as technology increases. There are several causes of childhood
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Review of CHILDHOOD OBESITY: THE CHALLENGES FOR NURSES Lionel Williams Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Mauldin 12/3/2014 In this article Childhood Obesity: The Challenges for Nurses provide nurses with a background in dealing with the challenges associated with child obesity. The ages that they are trying to address is from birth to 18‚ preventing this at a young age lead to a healthier life. Penn & Kerr show research that suggests obesity can be passed on by genetics through
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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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