Let's Move Campaign Research Paper
Childhood Diabetes and The Lets Move Campaign
Instructor:Megan Pope
May 23, 2011
There is a lot of discussion on childhood obesity and childhood diabetes. How to prevent it, what causes it, and how to treat it. Some researchers and writers have gone as far to say that because society as a whole is getting lazier, that this is causing out children to get bigger and less active. A lot of these statements are correct, but there are also other factors; such as heredity, environmental, and autoimmune diseases. Even though some of these factors cannot be helped when it comes to the development of diabetes in children, doctors and experts agree that the best course of treatment and prevention is through proper diet and exercise. Because of this, there have been many different programs that have come out. One of the better ones to come out recently is the “Let’s Move” campaign that Michelle Obama has helped create and sponsor. Through this program childhood obesity and childhood diabetes can be prevented. …show more content…
It also continues to encourage children to get up and be more active with their play time. There is a lot of talk on the news about how society, as a whole, has become less and less active over the past twenty to thirty years. With modern conveniences like television, gaming systems, video games, and even small things like cell phones and the I Pad, people have been spending less and less time outside and even less enjoying recreational activities. When decades ago, children and adults alike spent more time outside and time
Instructor:Megan Pope
May 23, 2011
There is a lot of discussion on childhood obesity and childhood diabetes. How to prevent it, what causes it, and how to treat it. Some researchers and writers have gone as far to say that because society as a whole is getting lazier, that this is causing out children to get bigger and less active. A lot of these statements are correct, but there are also other factors; such as heredity, environmental, and autoimmune diseases. Even though some of these factors cannot be helped when it comes to the development of diabetes in children, doctors and experts agree that the best course of treatment and prevention is through proper diet and exercise. Because of this, there have been many different programs that have come out. One of the better ones to come out recently is the “Let’s Move” campaign that Michelle Obama has helped create and sponsor. Through this program childhood obesity and childhood diabetes can be prevented. …show more content…
It also continues to encourage children to get up and be more active with their play time. There is a lot of talk on the news about how society, as a whole, has become less and less active over the past twenty to thirty years. With modern conveniences like television, gaming systems, video games, and even small things like cell phones and the I Pad, people have been spending less and less time outside and even less enjoying recreational activities. When decades ago, children and adults alike spent more time outside and time