Timms 1 Ashawnnae Timms Ms. Zinti English4 April‚ 20‚2014 Causes And Effects Of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is not just an issue in the United States its wide-ranging. The amount of overweight and obese children in the U.S has increased at a rapid speed over the pass years‚ and there is no chance of it slowing down unless matters are taken. A fast-food craze has swept the nation‚ consequentially leaving a trail of defective nutrition in its wake. Fast-food corporations seems to be
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Annotated Bibliography for Childhood Obesity Natalia Pimushkina DeVry University Annotated Bibliography for Childhood Obesity Child obesity became a very serious issue that is taking on the health of the nation ’s children. It is everyone responsibility to work on preventing and reducing childhood obesity‚ from the parents who are suppose to care about their children’s health‚ to the public health representatives‚ who should care about a future healthy nation
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Childhood Obesity Runs in the Family Sharon Jackson ENG 122 Matthew Morsworth November 1‚ 2010 We are in an epidemic of overweight and obesity of children in the United States today. I have chosen to talk about “Childhood Obesity” for my research paper. As we all know that Childhood Obesity is in fact very real and also a risk of children becoming overweight and ending up a lot of health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure as well as death. For my narrowed topic for this research
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Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Kimberly Brown English 122 Instructor : Cathy Cousar December 9‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity and Parental Influence Let there be no mistake‚ obesity is a disease! Studies show obesity is a major issue in America today. Approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese (Center for Disease Control‚ 2006). This is an ongoing epidemic and grows more and more troublesome as technology increases. There are several causes of childhood
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A very good morning to my tutor and fellow classmates. Do yo know what is the hottest topic from june to july? Yes it is the FIFA 2014 World Cup 2014. When you think of world cup‚ what is the first thing that appears to your mind? Yes‚ I’m sure it is brazil‚ england‚ germany and so on. But all of this are the about the mens world cup. When it comes to the womens world cup‚ what do you know? Well‚ today I will be talking about the the FIFA Womens’ World Cup. First‚ a brief history about the womens
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IS CHILD OBESITY A DISEASE? PRO CHILD OBESITY IS A DISEASE CON CHILD OBESITY IS A DISEASE Child obesity is a disease- On June 18‚ 2013 the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease. This puts more emphasis on the health condition by doctors and insurance companies to minimize its effects. Child obesity is not a disease- They say calling obesity a disease would stigmatize a huge population‚ and categorize some people as sick who actually may be healthy. Obesity‚ like other
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of Childhood Obesity Abstract While sitting at a mall‚ a person may notice the different sizes of people walking by. Generally speaking there are really tall people‚ short people‚ some with small waists and others with large waist. There are small children and large children. The children are what we will be focusing on throughout this paper. One of the growing problems in the United States is childhood obesity. What is the cause? Why is childhood obesity
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Social Influences On Childhood Obesity Overweight and obese children are a major problem in the United States and the rates are unfortunately rising‚ especially in children. Obesity is the leading cause for health problems such as type 2 diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ coronary heart disease‚ gallstones‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ poor academic performance‚ and many other long-term health problems especially if obesity occurs early in life. I believe this is a social issue because
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Although the issue of what constitutes obesity is not black and white and some experts object to the statement that is what really matters. I agree with the above statement because achieving results benefits young and old. I also feel that childhood obesity is not an epidemic. I do feel that a parent should show their child right from wrong when it comes to eating habits. However‚ I feel that once the child is seven years old he/she should be able to choose what kind of foods are good and bad for
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Childhood obesity fast becoming a worldwide epidemic‚ and according to the Bureau of Statistics (cited in Browne 2012‚ p.20)‚ 23 per cent of children are overweight or obese in Australia. Browne (2012‚ p.20) suggests that by children being weighed regularly by their doctor‚ just as they were when they were babies and toddlers‚ it will help doctors and parents to closely monitor their weight. Although obesity is caused by an imbalance of the calories consumed with the output of energy through metabolism
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