Childhood Obesity is a Serious Issue Do you know of a child or teen that is obese? If so‚ do you think that childhood obesity is a serious issue? I think that childhood obesity is a serious issue‚ because it has some very negative effects on one’s physical and mental health; for example‚ depression and cardiovascular diseases. To try and make obesity in children and teens stop parents and other adults need to take action now because the numbers will keep rising till something is changed. Childhood
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Childhood obesity is a big issue in the United States. Did you know there are over 45 to 53 percent of children’s under the age of 17 in the United States that are obese? According to Wikipedia.Com ‘’obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health’’. Childhood obesity has many causes and effects that need to be understood so that we can stop it. Some of the main causes of childhood obesity are family statutes
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and fat in their home brands‚ making their products healthier and thus working towards a reduction in childhood obesity. What this praise fails to acknowledge is the part that Wal-Mart has played in the past in encouraging childhood obesity. A study by Courtemanche and Carden (2011) found that an increase of Wal-Mart supercenters across North America had led to both an increase in BMI and obesity in those regions‚ with the most profound affect being on the low-income communities (Courtemarche & Carden
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In an article written by Liz Nakazawa about the school lunch problem‚ she states that “childhood obesity rates and student tendencies to graze on vending machine and fast food fare are only going to worsen‚ some experts say‚ if lunch periods become rushed or occur too early or too late to coincide with peak hunger periods.” When schools are forced to have many lunch periods‚ then logic will tell us that they will not be very long. When a student only has twenty minutes to stand in a long line just
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Childhood Obesity and Ways to Prevent It It would be a gross understatement to say that childhood obesity has become a serious problem in America over the last several years. In fact‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated childhood obesity is the fastest growing health crisis in the United States. Over the past thirty years‚ the rate of obesity has more than tripled for children aged 6 to 11 and more than doubled for adolescents aged 12 to 19. It’s been approximated that more
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Stop Childhood Obesity Joannie Greene ENG 122 English Composition II Instructor: Corey King April 24‚ 2012 For the first time in life scientists believe this generation of children will have a shorter lifespan than their parents. According to Health Information Brought to Life‚ “Growing childhood obesity statistics‚ continue to rise.” (weight–loss.emedtv.com/childhood- obesity/effects 2010). The First Lady “Michelle Obama” is involved; her mission is “Let’s Move”
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that happens when a child’s weight is well above normal standards for his or her age and height and it has become an ever-increasing problem in the last three decades. Between 1976-1980 and 2007-2008‚ pre-school aged children 2-5 years increased in obesity from 5 to 10.4%. Among 6-11 year olds‚ that rate increased from 6.5 to 19.6% and from 5 to 18.1% among adolescents aged 12-19. (Ogden & Carroll‚ 2010‚ para. 3). Childhood obesity is particularly
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Running Head: Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity in Today’s Modern World Caitlin Wolfe English Composition122 October 11‚ 2010 Mary Lounsbury Childhood obesity has become an overwhelming problem for society today. As it grows in awareness more people are becoming involved in finding a solution to this growing problem. Childhood obesity has occurred due to the fast pace of technology‚ the problem of school budget cuts‚ and more children becoming latch key kids. There are many experts
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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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Action Plan: The best way to start working into reeucing childhood obesity‚ is to create awarnes of the problem. Parents‚ schools‚ communities and the governemnt needs to know the severity of childhood obesity‚ so creating awarness of the problem will help them see the problem. People might not notice how much of a probleem childhood obesity really since it took many years to become an epedemic. People tend to notice the realseverity of the problem when it happens in a short period of time
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