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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Kaylee Slowik K. Reeths English 101 7 April 2014 Childhood Obesity A major problem facing the United States today is childhood obesity. According to Roy Benaroch‚ MD‚ from WebMD‚ one in five children is obese or overweight (Obesity in Children). This massive finding should not be taken lightly. According to the World Health Organization‚ at least 2.8 million people are dying per year due to being obese or overweight (Strategies and Solutions). This dangerous fact is not just an adult issue‚ children
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Childhood Obesity is a problem in the United States and increasing issue in today’s society. “The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate‚ with 1 out of 3 kids now considered overweight or obese” (Kidshealth.org). Primary reasons for childhood obesity is the lack of access to more affordable‚ healthy foods specifically in lower income communities including within our schools‚ food pricing‚ and product formulation‚ Children that are minorities and socioeconomically
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Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Obesity is a growing epidemic that has not only plummeted the state of the nation’s health and welfare but has increased the health risks of a growing majority‚ childhood obesity. Childhood Obesity has become a eminent problem through unhealthy eating habits passed on from parents to children at home‚ the prevalence of fast food restaurants at every corner resulting in a ever growing middle class‚ the next generation. Childhood Obesity is as a result of poor
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in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity Young children acquire their knowledge through direct instruction‚ modeling‚ and experiences within their environment (Lanigan‚ 2010‚ p. # 369). Children who are obese are known to have lower self-esteem‚ and a higher risk of becoming drinkers‚ smokers‚ and/or socially isolated as they mature. Health concerns such as Cardiovascular Disease; Gall Bladder problems; Hypertension; and Sleep Apnea have all been associated with childhood obesity (Robinson; Geier; Rizzolo;
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The obesity epidemic is a multifaceted crisis and not just a food addiction. Since 1957‚ the government has been conducting the National Healthy Interview Survey (NHIS) which takes sample from 35‚000 households containing 87‚500 individuals (Center for Diseases Control‚ 2013). The survey revealed that the steady rise of obesity cases started in 1997. The crisis is expected to worsen; warns that childhood obesity is expected to increase. Since then‚ the scientific community took notice and started
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Hussain Alharethi Dr‚ Maccy PH-580 Childhood Obesity in U.S Obesity epidemic is more common a rounding the world for adults and child. Many people have positive perspective about obesity epidemic‚ they think it is just weight gain‚ but it is not true. Obesity has negative effects on human body and economic for long and short period of time. Obesity epidemic also relates to many dangerous diseases that can threat child’s life or fatal diseases such as depressions‚ heart diseases‚ type 2 diabetes‚
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Victor Barnard Childhood Obesity One of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our society is our younger generation. An up and coming issue today is childhood obesity mostly because children in this century have been consumed more by video games and television and less by physical activity and nutrition. By targeting an audience of parents‚ teachers‚ and children‚ steps can be taken toward increasing the amount of children who grow up overweight or obese. Steps such as implementing physical
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Childhood Obesity In this essay I’m going to be explaining childhood obesity. And some of the leading causes of this problem and ways I think could be helpful in finding a way to fix this problem. Some of the things will be things that I have experienced and seen and some of it will be things that I read up on. So before I began do you think that this problem is caused from society as a whole becoming lazy‚ the media shoving unhealthy food and beverages in our face in many different forms from
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The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the causes‚ signs‚ symptoms‚ diagnostic tests‚ treatment methods‚ prognosis‚ complications and prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in Children. In this paper‚ the reader will learn the life expectancy‚ daily routines‚ the difference between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes‚ and warning signs in children who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ an estimated 850‚000 to 1.7 million Americans have Type 1
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