KEY ISSUES REG No: OVER NUTRITION (OBESITY AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES) In the past‚ overweight people were believed to be the healthiest‚ more likely to have resistance to diseases and infections (Ebbeling et al‚ 2002). Some decades ago‚ the increase in non-communicable diseases associated with overweight and obesity has arguably become a public health problem in developed countries and more recently in under developed countries; with 8 million overweight people living in developed countries
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1 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past few years. Certain genetic factors that are paired with changing the lifestyles and culture has produced kids (and some adults) who are generally not as healthy as people were just a few decades ago. Widespread obesity has been the extreme result of these changes. I chose this topic because I have been working with children for the past two years
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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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Obesity By: Alec Artidiello and Milagros Isabel Baez Table of Contents Topic Discription……………………………………………….1 Topic Cause……………………………………………………2 Topic Solution/Prevention…………………………………….3 Topic Conclusion (Opinion)…………………………………..4 Topic Data and Statistics……………………………………..5 Bibliography…………............................................................6 Obesity The foods that we eat everyday contribute to our well being. Many different foods provide us with the nutrients
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November 23rd 2012 Childhood Obesity: Parents dilemma Cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ musculoskeletal discomforts are some of the many serious health effects that should be the nightmare we all avoid. So why it is that in today’s society we are faced with the alarming fact of half of our population being obese‚ which are the causative agents to these malicious health problems? It seems as if this is an ongoing problem that may never cease to exist. Why? If the quandary of obesity isn’t realized and
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Childhood Obesity: A Bibliographic Essay Childhood obesity is an epidemic that is affecting the lives our youth. It has drawn national attention by many. Even first lady Michelle Obama has started a campaign aimed to address this problem. According to the article Michelle on a Mission‚ “the initiative is about families making manageable changes that fit with their schedules‚ budgets‚ need‚ and tastes” (2010). There are two main reasons for my interest in the topic of childhood obesity. First
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Childhood obesity today has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. Today over 16% of children and adolescents from six to 19 years of age are overweight and/or obese. Children need to have the proper guidance to eat healthier foods‚ and have more physical activity on a daily basis. Obesity in children carries the risk of‚ high cholesterol‚ depression‚ and type 2 diabetes in children. Our schools need to implement salad bars and replace vending machines with healthier alternatives
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issue of childhood obesity Lenora Wallace ENG 122: English Composition II Instructor‚ Cicely Denean-Cobb February 14‚ 2011 Childhood obesity is increasing in different ethnic groups in both gender and all across the world. Let me start off by saying that childhood obesity has become a deadly disease in united state it important thing that should know firstly over other thing in life. Many parents are getting worried about their children being obese. First of all‚ combining poor eating habits
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Obesity in Children Kayla Gotch ENG 122 Instructor Tiffany Young April 2‚ 2012 Obesity in Children Childhood obesity is a growing health concern nationwide. Obesity is a disorder in which the body fat content has become so high that it creates health problems and increased risk of health problems (Childhood Obesity: An Overview. Children & Society‚ 21(5)‚ 390-396). Doctors agree that there are two primary factors in creating obese children. First‚ the children and teenagers are not eating
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Savage 1 Trisha Savage English 015 Professor Lynn Petko February 12‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity in American is a growing disease that has become an epidemic with lasting psychological effects‚ because of advertisement of fast food‚ lack of physical activity‚ genetics‚ and parental control. All of these factors has made food become a major health issue in many young people’s lives today. Today‚ the main cause of obesity is certainly children eating too much and/or not performing regular
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