Obesity is a health challenge that many Americans face in their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity is a relentless disease‚ not only harming adults‚ but the youth of the United States as well. Furthermore‚ due to the severity and high rate of childhood obesity in the United States‚ it is now considered an epidemic. This can simply be explained by the fact that children are no longer involved in physical activity‚ which is a detriment to their health since they are consuming more calories than they
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Childhood obesity‚ also known as Pediatric obesity‚ is a condition in which a child is well over the average weight and height for their specific age group. Over the years‚ childhood obesity has gradually increased by 30%. Many overweight or obese children visit a physician to determine a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI)‚ which is the estimated amount of body fat on a child’s body. A child’s BMI‚ which is determined by their weight and height‚ is placed into one of four categories‚ underweight (less
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What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity? Being overweight or obese isn’t a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for other health problems. Overweight and Obesity-Related Health Problems in Adults Coronary Heart Disease As your body mass index rises‚ so does your risk for coronary heart disease(CHD). CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart.
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PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY Preventing Childhood obesity in school age Children Lakeisha L. Jones Nursing 531 September 6‚ 2010 Abstract Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The obesity rate among children
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and exercise regularly‚ there is a growing number of adults and children becoming obese. It is costing the NHS millions to deal with the problems that it causes. We are having serious concerns about the number of people becoming ill and being unable to work‚ because of our overweight scots. It’s no secret that obesity is a huge issue. The causes of this problem can be social‚ economic and cultural‚ all of which determine how much food we eat‚ and the kind of food we eat‚ against how much exercise
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Professor’s Name Course Date Childhood Obesity The scientists and doctors around the world are increasingly concerned about the problem of childhood obesity in recent years. They are trying to find a way out of this situation and conduct numerous studies regarding this problem. This specialists’ attitude is understandable - from year to year‚ childhood obesity is a growing health burden of the younger generation of the entire planet. As well as adults obesity‚ childhood obesity is caused by a whole set of reasons
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Family plays a huge part in the growing epidemic of child hood obesity. But luckily to these families there are now many developing programs to aid their children into developing good eating habits. While in some lifestyle interventions even prescription drugs are now available to these unfortunate children. I do say unfortunate because in a sense it is not the fault of these children but the stupidity and laziness of their parents. Adding weight controlling drugs such as orlistat or sibutramine
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Childhood Obesity & Schools By 01/09/12 Today‚ childhood obesity is a major epidemic facing our society. Since 1980‚ the rate of childhood obesity has doubled‚ and has tripled in adolescents. (CDC‚ 2006) Childhood obesity rates have increased dramatically over the past four decades‚ quadrupling among children ages 6-11 and more than tripling among youth ages 12-19. This statistic alone shows how prevalent childhood obesity is in the US. The U.S. Surgeon General has
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According to a recent health survey‚ the obesity rate in adults has doubled since the 60s‚ and in children‚ has doubled since the 70s. Childhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ and it is important that we identify what health issues that come along with it‚ and what is causing it. The government should not intervene on childhood obesity‚ for it’s an issue that the parents of obese children to handle. Childhood obesity is becoming more prominent in children‚ and serious health risks accompany
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discussion or magazine articles that are online. I decided to look at dieting and obesity for my research task. I first thought about whether or not I thought dieting was good for a person and decided that it wasn’t good for people. Then I started to research more and found that what I believed was right. Dieting isn’t good for a person because once you lose weight; you put it back on when you stop. I then looked at obesity more closely. I researched it to discover what it was and how it could be treated
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