Childhood Obesity The most important aspect of publishing research is the credibility of the researcher and the sources from which the author collects data. Without credibility it is impossible for the reader to trust the information in the article. Throughout the article, “Childhood Obesity,” the researcher, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, presents surveys from other researchers who have conducted studies on childhood obesity. She covers different possibilities of the source of childhood obesity
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Childhood Obesity Demographic HCS/490 January 27, 2013 Childhood Obesity Demographic Childhood obesity is a public health problem that has become increasingly more serious in the United States. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. A person is considered overweight if he or she has a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m2; a BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2 is considered obese. This growing overweight
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241-803 Childhood Obesity Did you know that in today’s society obesity is threatening the health of not only adults but of our future, our children? “For the first time in U.S. history our children’s lifespan is shorter than their parents” (Olshansky SJ, Passaro DJ, Hershow RC, et al, 2005). Obesity is increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat. This is an ongoing issue that has intended to be corrected for several decades. There are many problems that can lead to childhood obesity;
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the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity ENG 122 English Composition II August 13, 2012 Understanding the Causes and Effects of Childhood Obesity Introduction Is it difficult to escape the fate of becoming obese with high calorie foods and snacks available around every corner at vending machines, fast food restaurants, convenience stores and even at home? There is much controversy on obesity being a choice rather than an uncontrollable lifestyle. How does obesity occur? What are the causes
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Facts and figures of childhood obesity in New Zealand Childhood obesity Statistics from: http://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics/health-statistics-and-data-sets/obesity-data-and-stats Surveyed 2012/13 by the New Zealand Health Survey 1 in 9 children (aged 2-14) were obese (11%) A further 1 in 5 children were overweight (22%) 19% of Māori children were obese 27% of Pacific children were obese Children living in the most deprived areas were 3 times as likely to be obese as children
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Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping the nation and growing exponentially. Currently more than 500,000,000 adults worldwide are suffering from obesity. Most people look at obesity as only being caused by overeating, but there are many other factors that contribute to the spreading of obesity. One in particular is technology. Between the last 100 years and now technological advances have played a big part in the climbing obesity rates and will continue to do so in the future. In the past, many
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EXAMPLE (CHILDHOOD OBESITY) A “Big” Problem: The Causes, Effects, and Prevention of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is not just an issue in the United States- it is an epidemic. The number of overweight and obese children in America has increased very rapidly over the past years, and we can’t slower it down unless we do something about it. A fast-food craze has started in the United States, consequentially leaving a trail of poor nutrition in its wake. Fast-food corporations
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Childhood Obesity in American Teens and adolescents... Obesity means an excess amount of body fat. No general agreement exists on the lowest definition of obesity in children and adolescents, unlike standards for adults. Nevertheless, most professionals accept published guidelines based on the body mass index (BMI) -- modified for age, pubertal stage, and gender -- to measure obesity in children and adolescents. Others define pediatric obesity as body weight at least 20% higher than the healthy
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Obesity and its health effects Manpreet Kaur Sheridan College Obesity and its health effects Obesity is the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence (Dictonary . com, n.d.). Obesity is a medical condition which is defined as excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. Although many individuals are uncertain about the increasing statistics associated with obesity. The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising and so is the steady incline of comorbidities in young
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Reflective Essay on Childhood Obesity PSYC 100 Tasha Mac University of Maryland Childhood obesity is a major concern for parents, teachers, and the medical community with differing philosophies and theories on causes and prevention. Inactivity, genetics, technology and parenting attitudes and beliefs are factors which contribute to childhood obesity. Peer pressure and social circles also create an epidemic of children overweight or obese. Intervention
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parents. It is one of the reason why the diseases like obesity are so common in this days. Lack of taking care in general, and the lack of care, including diet particularly, lead to the diseases like obesity. To be obese means to be above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered as obese if he or she has more than 20% over their ideal weight. According to Green, Hargrove, and Riley, in recent years the percentage of obesity in elementary school students grew exponentially and
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Overweight and obesity in children are major health problems in the United States. However, they are not the same thing. Obesity means having too much body fat, while overweight means weight too much ("Obesity in Children"). The amount of children who are obese has more than doubled, while the number of adolescents who are overweight has tripled since 1980 ("Childhood Obesity"). Being obese during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of developing high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type
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Obesity: Government or Personal Responsibility? As of 2012, there are 33,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the world (How many are there). Because of evidence that obesity is a serious health problem facing children today, school officials and food manufactures want to provide children more nutritious food. Obesity has become a global epidemic. Some states have tax on soda and some are considering this. Unless obesity is shown as a matter of personal responsibility, we should not blame fast-food restaurants
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Childhood Obesity: Private or Public Problem Obesity in America is a growing problem, more than one third of the children and adolescents in the United States are considered overweight or obese. Since 1980 the number of obese children and adolescents has almost tripled. Genetics, parenting habits and poor lifestyles, particularly poor nutrition and lack of physical activity are significant factors that have lead to childhood obesity. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention article on Obesity
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Childhood obesity is a serious growing epidemic, affecting all people regardless of race ethnicity, family income, or locale. The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity in America has tripled and now nearly one in three children is overweight or obese. (1). The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic Communities, where nearly forty percent of the children are overweight or obese.(1)
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Childhood Obesity: A Growing Issue Unit 9 Project Emily Fawks Kaplan University CM107-23 Childhood Obesity Raising a family today is no easy feat. Working full time, attending sporting events, grocery shopping and cleaning house can be over whelming. This coupled with trying to make healthy meals and making sure kids get enough exercise, becomes even more difficult. Supermarkets and groceries stores line their shelves with unhealthy food options and price them lower. This creates an easy
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INTRODUCTION The childhood obesity epidemic is on a constant rise in America. Obesity affects a child’s health and puts them on a path for developing many health issues as they get older. I want to give kids healthy food options that they can prepare by themselves. Instead of fatty chips and cookies the kids will be able to prepare not only healthy but tasty snacks in under 10 minutes. This instructional video will demonstrate to the kids how they can make their own food and it will influence them
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In a country where childhood obesity is a growing epidemic, it is only logical to take a closer look at the affects that schools are having on our children’s health. According to the Center of Disease Control, children who are obese are more likely to become obese adults (2008). CDC also mentions that about 80% of children ages 10-15 years of age who where obese, became obese adults at the age of about 25. Childhood obesity also brings about many different health risks such as cardiovascular disease
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Obesity is a medical condition which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have adverse effects on health, leading to reduce life expectancy or increased health problems. Severe obesity is effecting children and adolescents at an all-time high. About a third of the nations are overweight or obese. Youth who fall at the very high end of weight charts are those who suffers with morbid obesity. Childhood obesity can lead to low-self-esteem and depression. There are major consequences
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Running head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY Childhood Obesity The rising prevalence of childhood obesity in most developed countries is well recognized, as are the many short- and long-term complications that can occur as a result. Children who carry excess weight have difficulties with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, mobility, joint deterioration, poor physical fitness, difficulties with breathing
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Childhood Obesity Obesity is known as a notorious American epidemic. According to a 2013 research article by Sorg, Yehle, Coddington, and Ahmed, it is currently estimated that 12.5 million children in the United States are obese. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for a child’s age and gender, as plotted on the CDC growth charts (Sorg et al., 2013). The numbers of obese children have more than tripled over the past 30 years; the Centers for Disease Control
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Childhood Obesity: Parents are to Blame Childhood obesity has become such a national concern that even the First Lady Michelle Obama has developed a program to solve the epidemic within this generation. It is often debated if parents should solely be the ones to shape and supervise their children’s dietary practices, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and ultimately their weight status in many ways. When this topic was initially selected, there were people in the class that took major offense
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Cooper wrote an article that states problems that arises in today’s America. Americans suffer with childhood obesity that connects to the way schools serves lunch. The (CDC) Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that if control childhood obesity is not under control by 2018, 40% of the children in America will be obese. According to Ann Cooper, the most noticeable cause for childhood obesity is today’s children, is the way that children eat at school. The schools supply the children with
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Aaron Orozco 11/14/12 English 100 GESL Professor Knutson Paper three, final draft Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is an epidemic in America as many children are overweight or obese, and parents and advertisements are to blame. Although advertisements do have some responsibility for child obesity, parents are the most to blame for buying unhealthy food. First, parents are at fault for the purchase of healthy and unhealthy food. For instance, when a child goes with their parents to the supermarkets
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Katie Maney HCA 415 Community & Public Health Dawn Tesner October 8, 2012 Throughout the years, many changes have occurred in our society and one of the most surprising and growing trends are children’s sizes and weights. More and more children are coming into doctor’s offices with multiple health issues that all relate back to their weight. For some children weight is not an issue and everyday lives continues on, but for the children that struggle with their weight on a daily basis are
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Response Essay Childhood Obesity Whose fault is it that kids are becoming obese? In his essay "Don't Blame the Eater" David Zinczenko analyzes the recent lawsuits brought against fastfood chains, comparing them with, " "middle aged man suing Porsche for making them get speeding tickets"(391). Although he does not deny there should be a "personal responsibility"(391) he tends to sympathize more with the young consumers because as a child he also dealt with childhood obesity. I personally have
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populated area like the San Francisco Bay Area, and with children, who don’t have much money, sometimes are limited to resort to fast food or other unhealthy meals. Obesity refers to the condition of having excessive body fat. Obesity presents a huge problem both physically, mentally, as well as emotionally. People dealing with obesity have to face with humiliation, depression, and sometimes even discrimination. Who is there to blame for this issue? It isn’t likely to find kids exercising like children
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Middle childhood Obesity Gavin Herbst July 9, 2014 2014Summer.SOCW3500.WT1: 2014 Summer Hum.Beh.&Soc. Env. SEC.WT1 I. Introduction Problem Statement The Health Recourses and Services Administration (HRSA), which is a division of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services; defines childhood obesity as body mass index (BMI) at or above the gender- and age-specific 85th and 95th percentile. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) states that childhood obesity has reached epidemic
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How Much Of A Problem Is Obesity? When thinking about childhood obesity in America what are the factors involved? Are there multiple factors or could there be one major factor that we could have dealt with by now? Also how can the factors be dealt with in order to help the children that suffer from this disease? If obesity can’t be fixed what are the long term affects it can cause on the body? Before we can look at the factors you have to first actually know what is considered obese. There is a
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Why we should go to Orlando, Florida for our family vacation I know our family has been dreaming about the ideal vacation. We have talked about several different aspects like where should we go, should it be warm, should there be snow, should there be a beach, how much shopping will we want to do, and what kind of entertainment would work the best for us? We want to make sure that we can organize and plan a vacation that will create the best memories possible, so that our family can
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