INTRODUCTION Childhood obesity has become a major issue in our society. It does not only influence one’s childhood but it will also make an impact on one’s later adult life. For example‚ how will people perceive an obese person when one is looking for a job? There are many reasons for childhood obesity‚ for example‚ dietary‚ genetics‚ environment‚ illness‚ and psychological factors. It is important to be aware of what kinds of health problems obesity will bring to us. Diseases like diabetes
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY: PARENTS EDUCATION by Spencer Norman Exercise Science‚ Spring 2013‚ Indiana State University March 22‚ 2013 submitted to Ms. Caitlin Stuckey‚ Instructor English 305T – Technical Writing written for parents FOREWORD This paper is written to address the need for parents to understand how much they play a role in their children’s weight. The purpose is to bring to light the epidemic of childhood obesity and how this is only getting
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Childhood Obesity Tara Wright ENG122 Matthew Fox July 23‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious concern for youth today. Within the past 30 years childhood obesity has more than tripled. Four out of ten children are considered to be obese (Ogden CL 2010). Often when one sees overweight children‚ one will hear parents making excuses for why their child is overweight. For example one will hear a parent say “she is just big boned‚ or she will grow out of it‚ it’s just baby fat”
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Childhood Obesity Public Health Issue: Childhood Obesity Anna Walker‚ the Healthcare Commission Chief Executive explained that "Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that can follow people much later into life. It is a causal factor in a number of chronic diseases and conditions including high blood pressure‚ heart disease and type 2 diabetes” (Audit Commission 2006). The World Health Organisation‚ describes obesity as having “reached global epidemic proportions‚ with more than 1.6 billion
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ntroduction: Obesity has become a well known word in this generation. Obesity is the condition of being grossly fat or overweight(Dictionary). In the past thirty years‚ obesity rates have more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents(CDC). There is more than one factor that has caused this obesity epidemic. The intake of high calorie and high fat foods‚ the lack of exercise‚ hormone imbalance‚ genetics‚ environmental factors‚ and socioeconomic factors all play a role in why current
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Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become more prevalent in today’s society than ever before. “Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese” (American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 2010). Who shall we blame this epidemic that is making today’s children obese? Are sheer genetics the cause or shall we blame the parents? In this essay‚ I will discuss the media’s role in obese children. I will also un-wrap the parent’s role in controlling obesity in their children
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Childhood Obesity Stephanie Cervantes ENG 122 Deborah Zeringue May 15‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The writer has chosen to research the topic of childhood obesity. An article in the Washington Post tells us a disturbing fact: “With one in three children in this country overweight or worse‚ the future health and productivity of an entire generation -- and a nation -- could be in jeopardy.” (Levine‚ Stein 2008. para. 4) That number is alarming! In my research
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effects of childhood obesity are both physical and emotional‚ not to mention preventable. According to the National Conference of State Legislation‚ obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for age growth charts. Dr. David S. Ludwig‚ M.D.‚ Ph.D.‚ states in The New England Journal of Medicine in an article titled “Childhood Obesity---- The Shape of Things To Come”‚ the physical complications of childhood obesity;
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Childhood Obesity: Environmental Effects Darren Thomas ENG Composition II Instructor: Angie Temple March 5‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Environmental Effects The future of the country is in danger. There is an unseen attack on society that threatens to shorten the lifespan of Americans from all walks of life. No one is exempt. No one is immune. This problem is so real that the first lady of the United States has gotten involved. Childhood obesity in America is growing at an alarming rate
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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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