Childhood Obesity: Equal Unhealthy Eating Habits
Poor families equal unhealthy eating habits
Angel Davis
English 122
Instructor Richard Bair
October 9, 2010
In this paper the researcher will address childhood obesity. People around the world may think childhood obesity can harm their children or help their kids, but in reality it works both ways. Healthy foods plays a big part in childhood obesity which when you see a child that is overweight you may think they are unhealthy but could just be genetics. This childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic base on unhealthy high caloric diet and the lack of parental regulations and a lack of knowledge. The unhealthy role of childhood obesity can cause younger kids to get pick on, low self-esteem or even suicide.
There are many factors …show more content…
It was called dinner. As factories grew, so did the need for people to eat a lighter meal in order to get back to work. Public schools followed this same pattern. American cookbooks reflected this trend by including traveling lunch suggestion (picnic, school, work) in the second half of the 19th century. During this time American school children had three basic choices when it came to lunch: Boarding schools served formal meals, Urban schools often sent children home for lunch, Rural schools let children go home (if they lived close enough) or eat at the school (Olver, …show more content…
After careful research the plan was schools served a full course dinner instead of lunch. The meal was fulfilling with lot of calories to consume within a forty-five minute window for lunch. After eating lunch children had a few of minutes to burn these calories off by playing outside. The allotted time was not sufficient for their bodies to burn calories to maintain proper weight management.
The American Heart Association recommends eating foods low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugar. It is best chose a variety of foods to get enough carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients. Make sure you have enough calories to maintain a healthy weight for your height and build. Be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day (American Heart Assocation ,
Angel Davis
English 122
Instructor Richard Bair
October 9, 2010
In this paper the researcher will address childhood obesity. People around the world may think childhood obesity can harm their children or help their kids, but in reality it works both ways. Healthy foods plays a big part in childhood obesity which when you see a child that is overweight you may think they are unhealthy but could just be genetics. This childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic base on unhealthy high caloric diet and the lack of parental regulations and a lack of knowledge. The unhealthy role of childhood obesity can cause younger kids to get pick on, low self-esteem or even suicide.
There are many factors …show more content…
It was called dinner. As factories grew, so did the need for people to eat a lighter meal in order to get back to work. Public schools followed this same pattern. American cookbooks reflected this trend by including traveling lunch suggestion (picnic, school, work) in the second half of the 19th century. During this time American school children had three basic choices when it came to lunch: Boarding schools served formal meals, Urban schools often sent children home for lunch, Rural schools let children go home (if they lived close enough) or eat at the school (Olver, …show more content…
After careful research the plan was schools served a full course dinner instead of lunch. The meal was fulfilling with lot of calories to consume within a forty-five minute window for lunch. After eating lunch children had a few of minutes to burn these calories off by playing outside. The allotted time was not sufficient for their bodies to burn calories to maintain proper weight management.
The American Heart Association recommends eating foods low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugar. It is best chose a variety of foods to get enough carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients. Make sure you have enough calories to maintain a healthy weight for your height and build. Be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day (American Heart Assocation ,