23rd 2012 Childhood Obesity: Parents dilemma Cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ musculoskeletal discomforts are some of the many serious health effects that should be the nightmare we all avoid. So why it is that in today’s society we are faced with the alarming fact of half of our population being obese‚ which are the causative agents to these malicious health problems? It seems as if this is an ongoing problem that may never cease to exist. Why? If the quandary of obesity isn’t realized and address
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Keeps The Doctor Away One teaspoon of granulated sugar equals 4 grams of sugar; a typical coke contains 39 grams of sugar which is about 9.75 teaspoons. Students need to understand that high sugar foods even though they are scrumptious are very bad for their health and can do a heap load of damage to them in the longer run. High sugar foods and sodas should not be sold in vending machines in schools in order to protect the pupil’s health. "Sugar may cause as many deaths as cigarette smoking‚ perhaps
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Meron Habtemichael Sugar: Is Sugar "Bad" for You? There is controversy about sugar and its heath issues. · Eating a lot of sugar means you will have to cut down on other forms of food. · Sugar causes malnutrition because it reduces the nutrition that one would receive from other foods. · Also if you consume sugar along with other food you eat regularly you will be taking in too many calories‚ thus bringing in the problem of obesity. · Once the body has enough sugar to fill its glycogen
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teenagers are exposed to the risk of having obesity. There is no sign to show that the statistics decline. It even rises to an alarming level. Obesity can be defined as having a high amount of extra body fat. The most useful measure of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). It is based on height and weight of an adult‚ a child and a teen. The higher the BMI value‚ the higher the risk of disease. If the BMI ranges from 30.0 to 39.9‚ one is in obese. Obesity may cause by unbalanced diet‚ lack of exercise
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ntroduction: Obesity has become a well known word in this generation. Obesity is the condition of being grossly fat or overweight(Dictionary). In the past thirty years‚ obesity rates have more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents(CDC). There is more than one factor that has caused this obesity epidemic. The intake of high calorie and high fat foods‚ the lack of exercise‚ hormone imbalance‚ genetics‚ environmental factors‚ and socioeconomic factors all play a role in why current
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The Affect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Childhood Obesity Chapter One The number of children that are considered overweight or obese has doubled since the 1970’s. Besides the dangers to health that are linked with obesity‚ there is also significant psychological damage associated with the social discrimination that goes along with being overweight ( Escott-Stump & Mahan‚ 2004). It is estimated that 21 percent of American children and adolescents ages 12 to 19 are
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Obesity has become rampant among Americans. It is one of the leading causes of health issues. It isn’t skipped through generations. Obesity affects both the old and young. What is obesity? According to (OAC‚ 2015): Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excess of body fat‚ defined by genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control when dieting. Obesity is classified as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is a tool used to measure obesity. Obesity
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Refined sugar is unhealthy when consumed in large amounts and there are healthier options. Refined sugar has no nutrition. There are also many health risks when sugar is over consumed. Humans need carbohydrates to survive but there are many healthier way to get them than too many cookies or soda. Simple sugar is made of two components. They are mainly fructose and glucose(Dubost‚ June 12‚ 2013). Sugar is naturally produced in plants during photosynthesis. It is found naturally in milk‚ fruit‚
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1 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors that are paired with changing the lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and some adults) who are generally not as healthy as people were just a few decades ago. Widespread obesity has been the extreme result of these changes. I chose this topic because I have been working with children for the past two years
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Causes of Obesity 5.1 Energy Balance in the Development of Obesity 5. CAUSES OF OBESITY Obesity can result from a minor energy imbalance‚ which lead to a gradual but persistent weight gain over a considerable period. Some researchers have hypothesized that energy imbalance is the result of inherited metabolic characteristics; whereas others believe it is caused by poor eating and lifestyle habits‚ that is “gluttony and sloth”. Positive energy balance occurs when energy intake is greater
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