Controlling Childhood Obesity in America By Jessica Spencer English 102 Dr. Grimes 1 May 2006 Outline Thesis statement: Childhood obesity in American can be controlled if a healthy lifestyle of exercise and healthy eating can be incorporated into each child’s day. I. Childhood obesity in America A. Growing epidemic 1. Statistics 2. Problems 3. Define epidemic B. Advertisements 1. Fast food 2. Sesame Street 3. Groups II. Safety issues A. Safety seats 1. Statistics 2. Price B. Junk food/fast food 1
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Professor’s Name Course Date Childhood Obesity The scientists and doctors around the world are increasingly concerned about the problem of childhood obesity in recent years. They are trying to find a way out of this situation and conduct numerous studies regarding this problem. This specialists’ attitude is understandable - from year to year‚ childhood obesity is a growing health burden of the younger generation of the entire planet. As well as adults obesity‚ childhood obesity is caused by a whole set
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Childhood obesity‚ also known as Pediatric obesity‚ is a condition in which a child is well over the average weight and height for their specific age group. Over the years‚ childhood obesity has gradually increased by 30%. Many overweight or obese children visit a physician to determine a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI)‚ which is the estimated amount of body fat on a child’s body. A child’s BMI‚ which is determined by their weight and height‚ is placed into one of four categories‚ underweight (less
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PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY Preventing Childhood obesity in school age Children Lakeisha L. Jones Nursing 531 September 6‚ 2010 Abstract Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The obesity rate among
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Chris Watkins 4-5-10 Eng 101 Mr. Johnson Childhood Obesity in America There are more children overweight now than ever before. The reasons for this are that parents are do not care what their children eat‚ their portions are too big‚ or children are just too lazy. There are statistics to back this up. Statistics show that 30.7 % of Caucasian children‚ 30% of African American Children‚ and 37.9 % of Mexican American children are overweight “(Overweight)”. Those statistics are just for children
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Obesity is a health challenge that many Americans face in their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity is a relentless disease‚ not only harming adults‚ but the youth of the United States as well. Furthermore‚ due to the severity and high rate of childhood obesity in the United States‚ it is now considered an epidemic. This can simply be explained by the fact that children are no longer involved in physical activity‚ which is a detriment to their health since they are consuming more calories than they
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TV or computer time‚ to childhood obesity that can cause future complications‚ such as diabetes‚ and other chronic diseases. However‚
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FULL SENTENCE OUTLINE Introduction I. AG- Picture Going 110 in this (SHOW PICTURE) II. RtoA- I know it’s a pick-up truck ‚ but think about being behind the wheel‚ think about all the power pulling them 26s III. THE-My passion for driving fast has gotten me into a lot of trouble with police IV. Pre- First‚ I will discuss how I fell in love with driving fast and the reason I love to do it‚ then I will talk about how it has gotten me into alot of trouble Transition: I know most if not everyone
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Future Childhood obesity has become a major epidemic in America. To many Americans‚ this news is very disturbing and has caused a major debate on who is to be responsible for this rising epidemic‚ and what can be done to control it. There are many people that could be blamed for it‚ such as parents‚ government‚ schools and so on. But the question is what can be done about it? Most Americans can agree that something needs to be done to try and control it. Because childhood obesity has become
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when the weight of a child is unequal to the child’s age and height. The problem of obesity in children is worldwide. Obesity can lead to many diseases such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ Stroke‚ Type 2 diabetes sleep apnea‚ abnormal bone growth and joint pain. Obesity can also cause problems such as depression‚ low self- esteem‚ discrimination‚ and fear of being bullied. Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to find out if someone
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