Childhood Obesity This article focuses on 3 different studies that were carried out in China‚ the US and Australia related to childhood obesity. In the first‚ children ranging between the ages of 8-14 were studied. The focus was to study the children over a 16 month period and find the correlation between body image and the strategies used to lose weight and gain muscle. In the second‚ the focus of the study was to find out if there was any correlation between children eating dinner with their parents
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Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or hauora/wellbeing. Due to the rising numbers of obesity in children and its many negative health effects‚ it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. According to WikiAnswers‚ %8.3 of NZ children are obese and %20 are overweight. Methods that determine body fat are difficult. The diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI (Body Mass Index). The BMI is a proxy based on an individual’s weight
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Christy Russell English 60 TR 4:30-6:35P 27 May 2013 Research Essay Proposal: The Danger of Childhood Obesity In America‚ children who are less active are facing the effect of health problems. In addition to the trending of various fast food restaurant chains‚ children are favoring more of the fast food than the traditional fresh home cooked meal. However‚ there are solutions to help reduce the obesity rates. Parents‚ physical educators‚ and wellness specialists will have to step in and warn children
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Childhood Obesity: A growing problem in the United State Why is childhood obesity increasing so much? Schools play a role in childhood obesity. There are ways to prevent it. I think schools should give healthier lunch‚ they should ban their high calorie snacks and drinks‚ and they should have more physical activities. If we don’t start now in a few more years 90 % off all children will become obese. All the unhealthy things that schools provide for children increase their weight. Childhood obesity
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Childhood Obesity- Public Health Crisis Report Word Limit: 3000words Word Count:3‚223 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and definition of key terms 3 2. Assessment of Obesity 5 2.1 Body fat: direct measures and derived estimates 5 2.2 Anthropometric measures of relative fatness 5 2.3 Weight for Height 8 2.4 Body Mass Index (BMI) 8 3. The Causes of Childhood Obesity 10 3.1 Normal energy requirements 10 3.2 Genetic‚ familial and gene-environment interactions
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Point Mar Case Study – Childhood Obesity Introduction The needs assessment of a community offers an accurate portrait of the community’s health to assist in the prioritization of prevention activities and build coalitions to make improvements and address existing problems (CDC‚ 2013). The needs assessment of the Vista County showed an economically poor county with six cities‚ largest being Point Mar‚ a port city with certain potential health issues. One of the health issues which is the focus of
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Health Issue Childhood obesity is a disease that had affected many kids and teenagers and should be taken very serious. It is generated when a child is extremely over the scale of the normal weight for his or her age range. Childhood obesity is really upsetting because when children start to gain extra weight at a young age‚ it has a negative impact on their wellbeing in the long run. For example; diabetes‚ hypertension and elevated cholesterol all can be a result of childhood obesity (CDC‚ 2015)
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Childhood Obesity: Why Are Our Children Fat? Childhood obesity has become a rising problem that is because its effects carry on into adulthood. Over the last thirty years‚ overweight children and adolescents in America has more than doubled. Children are increasingly engaged in more non-active activities rather than exercising. Watching television may contribute to childhood obesity both by reducing energy expenditure from displacement of physical activity‚ increasing energy intake from snacking
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Childhood Obesity: Who’s to Blame? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home‚” Daniel Weintraub argues that it is the parents‚ not anybody else‚ who are responsible for teaching kids healthy eating and exercise habits. He also states that‚ “It’s the fault of the parents who let their kids eat unhealthy foods and sit in front of the television or computer for hours at a time.” His argument that parents are to blame for childhood obesity is correct to a certain extent but
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