Comp 11 November 13‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious health and societal issue. Rising at extreme rates‚ one may call it an epidemic. Childhood obesity increases incidences of mortality later in life‚ causes asthma and type II diabetes‚ which was only found in adults. With these ill effects‚ childhood obesity is an issue that should not be taken lightly. Over the last fifteen years‚ obesity in children has increased fifty percent. While the cause of this
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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 Chimere Vicks ENG 122 Craig Smith January 01‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity The children of our future are facing a many challenges throughout their childhood‚ Childhood obesity is one of the challenges that has caught my interest. Children of different ages are facing this problem. Question is‚ what are we doing‚ as parents‚ to help prevent this problem? Children cannot buy their own food nor do they do not know how important it is to stay active. Parents have a responsibility
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Effects of Parents on Childhood Obesity ENG 122 Instructor: Jessica Guire In the past 30 years‚ body fat percentages have increased dramatically in the United States among children and young adults. In fact‚ according to National Center for Health Statistics (2010) “The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in 2008. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18%
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Spreading the Cure for Childhood Obesity Alyssa Herold Kaplan University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the increased amount of children suffering from obesity and why it is a major health concern in the United States. It will explain in detail what childhood obesity is‚ the important contributing factors which cause the condition‚ and what types of preventative actions can be implemented into
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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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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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Is There Any Need to Be Worried About Childhood Obesity? Catherine (Boyuan Zheng) ESLI Level 5P Is There Any Need to Be Worried About Childhood Obesity? 1. Introduction Childhood obesity is a major focus of the society and the public health officials. And childhood obesity trends have increased dramatically over the past several years (Staniford‚ Breckon‚ & Copeland‚ 2012‚ p. 545). Overweight is measured by body mass index which is called BMI. According to the survey from the 2003 to 2004
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY I. Introduction Obesity among children has risen greatly worldwide. Obesity in chilren can causes a serious complication‚ and increase the risk of premature illness. There are a factor that causes obesity among children and there could be a ways to prevent this issue to keep increasing. II. Body A As the adult‚ obesity in childhood causes hypertension‚ dyslipidaemia‚ chronic inflammation‚ increased blood clotting tendency endothelial dysfuntion‚ and hyperinsulinaemia
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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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