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    Obesity in Schools

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    Tim Shackleton Professor Murphy English 102 Composition 18 March 2013 Obesity Caused By School Lunch Servings Should Be At Fault Over the past decade in the United States the rate of child obesity has been consistently increasing. A major cause to this increase in obesity is mainly caused by school children’s health over the recent years in relation to what they are eating has raised concerns of different parties when dealing with the situation. The problem that causes debate for this issue

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    the problems America is having with health care due to obesity‚ why

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Parents Taking Charge of Childhood Obesity Dainelle Branton English 122 Instructor: Joyce Walther July 6‚ 2011 Parents Taking Charge of Childhood Obesity The topic I have chosen to write about is Childhood Obesity‚ because the rate continues to increase in the United States. I feel as though if the core of the problem is addressed it will decreased the rate and improve our children’s way of living a healthy life style. Once the issue is controlled eating healthy will become

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    CHILDHOOD OBESITY

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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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    Does Advertising Unhealthy Food to Children in America Cause Obesity? Executive Summary Since the 1970’s the United States has been witness to a growing epidemic of childhood obesity tripling and in some instances quadrupling. Due to this major health concern it is believed that the advertising of unhealthy foods is the cause of childhood obesity in America. Majority of the advertising is done via television‚ which promotes fast food or “junk food” and is usually low

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    Child Obesity

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    audience to be aware and to adapt new healthy nutritional plans to their obese children‚ which will help them have a higher quality of life. And prevent them from having a low and unhealthy lifetime due to the many illnesses that are attributed to obesity. Central Idea: In our hands are the necessary tools to provide a healthier life for our kids. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: It is important to know that over the last thirty years the percentage of overweight children in the United States

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    Obesity is a disease

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    the 21st Century Obesity is a disease that affects one in three members of the American population. Obesity is when excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI)‚ a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by the square of the person’s height in meters exceeds 30 kg/m2. Obesity increases the likelihood

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    Obesity in the Workplace

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    America Weighs In John Burke 11/23/2010 MGT-312 FE Wednesday 6:30-9:10 [pic] Abstract Obesity issues in the workplace will continue to grow and be problematic if there aren’t any changes made in the near future. Obesity is classified in two ways; (1) obesity resulting from a disease or disorder and (2) obesity from poor eating habits and lack of exercise. Analyzing various court cases there seems to be no definitive answer as to what type of workplace

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    Obesity and Technology

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    Obesity is a widely spread disease in America that plagues small children‚ teenagers and adults. Obesity is a serious matter and could cause fatal harm if it isn’t taken seriously. Obesity can affect the mind‚ body and spirit of a person and if you have low self-esteem it could potentially make the situation worse. Silverstone and Teatum (2011) noted the following: According to the Mayo Clinic staff (n.d)‚ "Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents

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    obesity in australia

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    Obesity in Australia health stage 2 By Alison Marchant Within Australia obesity is a serious issue‚ which is growing increasingly difficult to control. 3 out of 4 people in Australia are considered at least overweight. One of the main causes of obesity in Australia is fast food. The amount of processed‚ chemically added‚ sugar filled food that is being sold in shops over the country is alarming. With Growing fast food companies that provide quick and easy meals are the reason that not only America

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