Childhood Obesity
Preparation Outline: Vitalba Evola
Topic: Childhood Obesity
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of two prevalent causes of childhood obesity.
Thesis Statement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity, most are, in fact, preventable.
Introduction I. Attention Getting Device: Our society has become a classic case of “Battle of the Bulge,” as our society now has an alarming number of obese individuals. But this isn’t from World War II; it is a current war of the waistlines. Can you imagine weighing 117 at 8 years old? Impossible, right? Wrong. Nicholas Reeves, a 2nd grader from Nashville, Tennessee, weighs in at a staggering 117 pounds (Donvan & Patricia, 2010). Nicholas, like many other children in America, is in serious risks of health problems throughout their lifetime. How serious? Deadly serious. Would you want a child you know to run the risk of death, when you know it could have possibly been prevented? II. Thesis Restatement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity, most are, in fact, preventable. Preventable meaning, YOU can help to change the alarming statistics III. Preview of the main points: In the next few minutes, I will briefly discuss how childhood obesity is calculated and the facts and statistics regarding childhood obesity. Then, I will discuss how detrimental it can be to a child’s life. Furthermore, I will discuss two prevalent, yet preventable, causes that contribute to childhood obesity. Finally, I will provide ways in which you, and we as a society, can help to reduce the number of children suffering from obesity
Transition: With the help of this speech and the information provided, it is my hope to influence all of you to become more aware of how serious childhood obesity is, and to also realize it can be prevented in many cases.
Body I. How is childhood obesity calculated? a. Childhood obesity is measured using the Body Mass Index (CDC,
Topic: Childhood Obesity
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of two prevalent causes of childhood obesity.
Thesis Statement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity, most are, in fact, preventable.
Introduction I. Attention Getting Device: Our society has become a classic case of “Battle of the Bulge,” as our society now has an alarming number of obese individuals. But this isn’t from World War II; it is a current war of the waistlines. Can you imagine weighing 117 at 8 years old? Impossible, right? Wrong. Nicholas Reeves, a 2nd grader from Nashville, Tennessee, weighs in at a staggering 117 pounds (Donvan & Patricia, 2010). Nicholas, like many other children in America, is in serious risks of health problems throughout their lifetime. How serious? Deadly serious. Would you want a child you know to run the risk of death, when you know it could have possibly been prevented? II. Thesis Restatement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity, most are, in fact, preventable. Preventable meaning, YOU can help to change the alarming statistics III. Preview of the main points: In the next few minutes, I will briefly discuss how childhood obesity is calculated and the facts and statistics regarding childhood obesity. Then, I will discuss how detrimental it can be to a child’s life. Furthermore, I will discuss two prevalent, yet preventable, causes that contribute to childhood obesity. Finally, I will provide ways in which you, and we as a society, can help to reduce the number of children suffering from obesity
Transition: With the help of this speech and the information provided, it is my hope to influence all of you to become more aware of how serious childhood obesity is, and to also realize it can be prevented in many cases.
Body I. How is childhood obesity calculated? a. Childhood obesity is measured using the Body Mass Index (CDC,
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