Childhood Obesity in Today's Modern World
Running Head: Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity in Today’s Modern World
Caitlin Wolfe
English Composition122
October 11, 2010
Mary Lounsbury
Childhood obesity has become an overwhelming problem for society today. As it grows in awareness more people are becoming involved in finding a solution to this growing problem. Childhood obesity has occurred due to the fast pace of technology, the problem of school budget cuts, and more children becoming latch key kids. There are many experts looking into the problem but that is only the first step into solving how to avoid childhood obesity. There are more children becoming attached to the latest technology and less to the good old-fashioned nature of being outdoors and playing. It is not their fault however, as people have become reliant on technology to entertain our children. Cutting school budgets is leading to more inactivity of the children. There is one other area that is often over looked and it is that as working parents we have found that it is much easier to keep the children entertained by the use of video games and other technological devices. The facts are astounding, and without becoming aggressive about the growing problem it has only become worse over time. More and more children are becoming diabetic and are having many health problems that they would not have to be dealing with if only as a society people stop talking about it and become proactive about childhood obesity. Over the past thirty years technology has sped up to try and meet the demand of a quick paced society. Unfortunately, technology happens to be one of the primary causes for childhood obesity. Technology is causing “overweight in children and adolescents and is generally caused by a lack of physical activity,” (ASPE.hhs.gov) due to video games, computers, and television. As a society, there is the matter that children are spending more time with the latest technology because their parents
Childhood Obesity in Today’s Modern World
Caitlin Wolfe
English Composition122
October 11, 2010
Mary Lounsbury
Childhood obesity has become an overwhelming problem for society today. As it grows in awareness more people are becoming involved in finding a solution to this growing problem. Childhood obesity has occurred due to the fast pace of technology, the problem of school budget cuts, and more children becoming latch key kids. There are many experts looking into the problem but that is only the first step into solving how to avoid childhood obesity. There are more children becoming attached to the latest technology and less to the good old-fashioned nature of being outdoors and playing. It is not their fault however, as people have become reliant on technology to entertain our children. Cutting school budgets is leading to more inactivity of the children. There is one other area that is often over looked and it is that as working parents we have found that it is much easier to keep the children entertained by the use of video games and other technological devices. The facts are astounding, and without becoming aggressive about the growing problem it has only become worse over time. More and more children are becoming diabetic and are having many health problems that they would not have to be dealing with if only as a society people stop talking about it and become proactive about childhood obesity. Over the past thirty years technology has sped up to try and meet the demand of a quick paced society. Unfortunately, technology happens to be one of the primary causes for childhood obesity. Technology is causing “overweight in children and adolescents and is generally caused by a lack of physical activity,” (ASPE.hhs.gov) due to video games, computers, and television. As a society, there is the matter that children are spending more time with the latest technology because their parents
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