of Child Obesity As people age the knowledge and experiences they gain in life may help shape their daily decisions. Adults are often more conscientious of the benefits physical activity has on their bodies and their health. With the growing popularity of video games‚ the distraction of television and the fast paced lifestyles many people are now living‚ children are being greatly affected. The result of children being more sedentary in current times has led to a greater prevalence of child obesity
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Kaylee Slowik K. Reeths English 101 7 April 2014 Childhood Obesity A major problem facing the United States today is childhood obesity. According to Roy Benaroch‚ MD‚ from WebMD‚ one in five children is obese or overweight (Obesity in Children). This massive finding should not be taken lightly. According to the World Health Organization‚ at least 2.8 million people are dying per year due to being obese or overweight (Strategies and Solutions). This dangerous fact is not just an adult issue‚ children
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percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled‚ while rates among adolescents have more than tripled since 1980.” (Wechsler‚ 2004). Childhood obesity in America is becoming an increasingly severe problem. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and depression are becoming more prevalent as a result of obesity. The childhood obesity pandemic in America can be traced to several causes‚ however‚ topping the list is public school systems and their inability to provide quality nutritional
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How to prevent Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is a common health complication in the United States that affects over 25% of the 3.4 million population. Sadness of seeing a child between the ages 6-19 that is obese can affect everyone’s lifestyles around them. People that are overweight‚ many times‚ blame the food industries and even blame others by being overweight. Many children are bullied because of the way they look due to obesity. They want to make a change to themselves but they are always
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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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Obesity Veronica Ross GEN 499 Instructor Hamlin November 17‚ 2014 Obesity Topic: I have chosen the topic‚ obesity. “Obesity has been defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat occurring in children and people being more than 10 pounds over the weight for their height and body type” (The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 2011). I chose obesity because it has taken over a lot of our young children. Obesity in young children has become a big issue because children
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Running Head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern Marjorie Student ENG122 Tiffany Professor January 17‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD OBESITY Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern There are many differences between children today and children 20 years ago. One area that is concerning‚ not only to researchers and politicians‚ but parents as well‚ is the increase in childhood obesity‚ which is reaching epidemic proportions. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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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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Hussain Alharethi Dr‚ Maccy PH-580 Childhood Obesity in U.S Obesity epidemic is more common a rounding the world for adults and child. Many people have positive perspective about obesity epidemic‚ they think it is just weight gain‚ but it is not true. Obesity has negative effects on human body and economic for long and short period of time. Obesity epidemic also relates to many dangerous diseases that can threat child’s life or fatal diseases such as depressions‚ heart diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚
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Obesity has been a worldwide health problem for years‚ and it’s a problem that many people face today. Being obese as a child contributes to being obese as an adult as well. Childhood obesity makes adults vulnerable to extreme health diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes. Childhood obesity and can cause many health risks as an adults. Childhood obesity starts with how they grew up‚ scientists show that unhealthy living can cause childhood obesity. Playing less outside and more on electronics is a factor
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