only about one-half of U.S. children get regular exercise‚ and one-fourth don’t take part in physical activity at all. As a result‚ obesity among children and adolescents has increased substantially since the 1960s. The convenience of modern life has created a nation of youthful couch potatoes. More junk food‚ less healthy food and less exercise causes obesity. The health risks of being obese are well-known and include diabetes‚ hypertension‚ heart disease‚ cancer and joint pain. In addition
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Childhood Obesity: A Threat to Health Nicholas (Nick) Reeves‚ who weighs around 117 pounds at the young age of 8 years‚ is fighting the bulge (excess fat). According to his mother‚ Angel Reeves‚ “He’s just hungry all the time. He can finish eating a meal‚ and then‚ five minutes later‚ he ’s coming in the kitchen saying‚ “I ’m hungry again. I ’m hungry again ’". Angel Reeves states‚ “Nick is a very active child who loves to play basketball. But his weight has already impaired his health. Nick
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Over Treatment for Obesity Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached. Doctors are prescribing patients to lose weight‚ exercise‚ eat healthy‚ and in extreme cases‚ go under the knife‚ but none of these recommendations are making a dent in lowering the rate of obesity. Rather‚ the number of people obese in the United States steadily increases at an alarming rate. But why? This paper explains the medicalization of obesity throughout history.
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Brian Moon Professor Agius Rhet 120-03 12/4/2012 Childhood Obesity: a problem Childhood obesity is not merely an issue in the United States- it is an epidemic. The number of overweight and obese children in America has increased at an alarming rate over the past years‚ and there is no chance of it slowing down unless action is taken. One out of three children is considered overweight or obese. A fast-food craze has swept over the country‚ consequentially
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Childhood Obesity The percentage of overweight children is growing rapidly in the United States. With one out of three children considered overweight or obese‚ childhood obesity needs to be paid attention to by people. Additionally‚ the health effects of childhood obesity cannot be ignored. For example‚ overweight children are likely to have more risks for different types of cancer‚ including cancer of the colon‚ kidney‚ cervix‚ endometrium‚ ovary and prostate‚ as well as other long-term effects
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Childhood obesity: A Growing Problem in The United States One in every three children in the United States is overweight or obese. (Solving Obesity 3) Childhood obesity has always been a problem in the United States‚ and continues to be a factor in the lives of many young children. This happens in many other countries around the world‚ but tends to be much more prominent inside the United States. The growing obesity in children is posing serious problems to their health‚ and will affect them
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& Hastings -Tolsma‚ M. (2013). Maternal Obesity: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes. The American Journal of Maternal/ Child Nursing‚ 37(2)‚ 57. The article "Maternal Obesity: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes" presents a valued information about select obstetrical risks associated with maternal obesity. In this article‚ the reader gets to know prevention and managenemt strategies on how to avoid or decrease the adverse outcomes‚ caused by maternal obesity. The author emphasizes the need for healh
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Cybercrime Law and its Effects to Social Media and Social Networking Sites Users A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of the College of Education Saint Louis Anne Colleges In Partial Fulfilment Of Requirements for the Degree Of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Daile B. Burila Anna Lyn S. Gregorio March 2013 APPROVAL SHEET This research paper entitled Cybercrime Law and its Effects to Social Media and Social Networking Sites Users‚ prepared
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Comp 11 November 13‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious health and societal issue. Rising at extreme rates‚ one may call it an epidemic. Childhood obesity increases incidences of mortality later in life‚ causes asthma and type II diabetes‚ which was only found in adults. With these ill effects‚ childhood obesity is an issue that should not be taken lightly. Over the last fifteen years‚ obesity in children has increased fifty percent. While the cause of this
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Parents Taking Charge of Childhood Obesity Dainelle Branton English 122 Instructor: Joyce Walther July 6‚ 2011 Parents Taking Charge of Childhood Obesity The topic I have chosen to write about is Childhood Obesity‚ because the rate continues to increase in the United States. I feel as though if the core of the problem is addressed it will decreased the rate and improve our children’s way of living a healthy life style. Once the issue is controlled eating healthy will become
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