Who is to Blame for Childhood Obesity? A Review of Literature Stephen Carl & Sandhya Joshi Lourdes University Author Note This paper was prepared for English 102‚ Section D‚ taught by Lynda Hoffman Abstract Childhood obesity is a major concern amongst our growing youth. This research project argues the various factors that cause childhood obesity. These factors include parental control‚ income‚ time management‚ environment‚ technology and genetics. It also offers information on
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Childhood obesity is a number one epidemic worldwide. “Childhood obesity rates rose in 35 States between 2003 and 2007‚ according to a national survey of kids ages 10 to 17”.(p4). We really need to find a way to prevent this issue from happening for the future kids in this world. No one person is the blame for this problem nevertheless everyone can have a hand in fixing this issue. For example‚ we can make children aware of the bad foods that are not healthy for them. Some children may
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Abstract. Childhood obesity has become one of the most common health problems facing children in America. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveal that ethnic minority children in the United States are at particular risk for development of cardiovascular disease due to their disproportionate levels of obesity. In treating childhood obesity among ethnic minorities‚ practitioners need to be mindful of the cultural norms surrounding body size. Additional concerns
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES Prepared for Anne Erb Fox Valley Technical College Prepared by Michelle Williams Written Communications Fox Valley Technical College August 1‚ 2013 MEMORANDUM Date: August 1‚ 2013 To: Anne Erb‚ Instructor From: Michelle Williams‚ Student Subject: Childhood Obesity in the United States I am doing my research report that you requested on the problems of childhood obesity in the United States
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The Early Stages Of Childhood Obesity Jamie Ramirez English Comp. 122 Melissa Holmberg March 2‚ 2011 The topic I originally chose for my paper was “Addressing the issues of childhood obesity.” However after doing some research and finding different material to study I narrowed it down to “the early stages of childhood obesity.”I chose this topic because I have a lot of questions right now about childhood obesity that I would like answers for. My son is not obese but he constantly
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Hawai’i Pacific University THE RISING COST OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY The relationship between income and childhood obesity Barbara Can Ms. Amber Leonard WRI 1200 Mar 1‚ 2011 Just take a short drive down any main street in a popular city and you will drive past no less than eight fast food restaurants and three convenient stores within a couple of blocks from each other. If that is the route driven on your way home every day from work and you don’t feel up to making a home cooked meal‚ what
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Running Head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern Marjorie Student ENG122 Tiffany Professor January 17‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD OBESITY Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern There are many differences between children today and children 20 years ago. One area that is concerning‚ not only to researchers and politicians‚ but parents as well‚ is the increase in childhood obesity‚ which is reaching epidemic proportions. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Conroy‚ Fall 2009 10/30/09 Childhood Obesity A Big Problem A survey taken by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals in January of 2007 showed that over nine million children ages 6 to 19 in the United States were obese; that comes out to about 16 percent (N.A.C.H. 1). While this is a disturbing statistic in itself‚ a more problematic statistic is that the number of obese children in the U.S. has triples since 1980 (N.A.C.H. 1)—proof that obesity is a huge problem and will not be
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Childhood Obesity: The Causes‚ Health Problems‚ and Prevention Kristina Waltmire ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Marsha Beckwith-Howard February 21‚ 2011 The topic that I have chosen for my paper is addressing the issue of childhood obesity. According to Merriam-Webster (2010) obesity is a condition where there is excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. I think that childhood obesity is an epidemic that the United States of America is facing as a major issue
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Childhood Obesity Amanda Demand ENG 122 Instructor: Fawn vonFrohling February 27‚ 2012 Introduction In my discussion I have chosen to talk about childhood obesity. Child obesity is growing throughout the world. The percentage of obese children in America is rising every year. We can learn new things about this topic and can share my learning with others. Doing research on this topic helps me to better understand how to prevent my children from becoming obese. It also helps others to learn
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