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    Overcoming Obesity

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    Overcoming Childhood Obesity Angie Zeitler English 122 Instructor: Bernadette Anayah April 30th‚ 2012 Children’s obesity is a problem in the United States. Children aren’t exercising the way they should be and are spending most their childhood lives in front of the television or computer. Research shows that children exercise less than 3 hours a day and most of the time it is at school. With this being said researchers also suggest that as children get older the harder it is for them

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    Children Obesity

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    Childhood Obesity Sections I and II Cuthbert C Cuffy Devry University Overall child obesity rates are flat‚ and rates of severe obesity are rising‚ says a study published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics. And the idea that rates are plunging among preschoolers — heralded in a study and press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just weeks ago — did not stand up when researchers scrutinized a few extra years of data‚ says lead author Asheley Cockrell

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    Obesity in Children

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    Obesity in Children 1.0 Introduction Article 1: Obesity among School Children – Causes and Treatment Writer: Prof. Dr. Nasoha Saabin Source: http://mthago.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/obesity-among-school-children-causes-and-treatment/ Obesity among school children in Malaysia is gradually growing until the Minister of Health has issued a rule to prohibit school canteen from selling Nasi Lemak to the school children as he believes that Nasi Lemak has provided too much carbohydrate

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    Obesity Epidemic

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    The Obesity Epidemic | By: Alishia Fields | | | 6/12/2012 | Abstract This paper talks about how children are becoming more obese and how the numbers have changed over the past 30 years. It indicates how a child is affected physically to socially. How we as a nation can stand up and make a change on increasing healthy food consumption and more physical activities and what we need to keep in mind when trying to help a child overcome their obesity. The amount of children who are

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    Child Obesity

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    Kailey O’Brien Position I Paper English Composition II Increase in Child Obesity Childhood obesity has become a significant problem affecting children ages 6-19 years old. It is the most prevalent current medical problem in the U.S. and other developed countries. Obesity is body weight that is 20% higher than the healthy weight range for a child or adolescent of that height‚ or as a body fat percentage above 25% in boys and 32% in girls. When a person takes in more calories than the body

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    Obesity in the Cnmi

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    Obesity in the CNMI | EN 202 Mr. J. Kline | Lisa Ann Nededog | There are a lot of health problems in the world. Obesity is one of the leading health problems all around. Many people are becoming obese especially young kids. People become obese by stress‚ emotional problems and other sorts to make eating overcome their problems. Obesity is a very serious health problem here in the CNMI. How do people get obese? Everyone has different opinions on how people get obese. There are many different

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    Obesity and Technology

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    Obesity is a widely spread disease in America that plagues small children‚ teenagers and adults. Obesity is a serious matter and could cause fatal harm if it isn’t taken seriously. Obesity can affect the mind‚ body and spirit of a person and if you have low self-esteem it could potentially make the situation worse. Silverstone and Teatum (2011) noted the following: According to the Mayo Clinic staff (n.d)‚ "Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents

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    Obesity In Australia

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    wellbeing of our communities” (NSW Department of Health‚ 2007). According to this statement‚ obesity is becoming more prevalent today and percentages are increasing every year. “The 2007/08 national health survey results indicate that 24.9% of children aged 5-17 years are overweight or obese” (Department of Health and Ageing‚ 2008). The Department of Health and Ageing‚ (2008) states “the consequences of childhood obesity is its persistence into adulthood”. In most cases when a child has been diagnosed as

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    Obesity in America

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    Obesity in America: Will It Destroy Us? In todays’ society‚ especially in America‚ obesity has become an epidemic of all sorts. In every state in the U.S.‚ at least 20% of the population is obese. More and more people are dying due to heart related problems‚ and more people are becoming ok with being “big boned”. This is a huge problem for all of America and is becoming increasingly worse. There are multiple health related risks that go along with obesity; including heart disease‚ heart attack

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    Obesity People

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    Are we taking it too far by blaming fast food restaurants for obesity? When is it individual responsibility? And when is it appropriate to place blame? The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity throughout the United States has led policy makers to rank it as a critical public health threat (J Koplan‚ CT Liverman‚ VI Kraak P.3). Children in particular‚ are gaining weight to a dangerous degree and at an alarming rate. Young people are also at risk of developing serious psychosocial burdens related

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