Facultad de Historia‚ Geografía y Letras Departamento de Inglés Post-Intermediate Oral and Written Discourse Prof. Jesse Spencer María Teresa Acuña Vera Group 3 Childhood obesity and risk to children’s health A new epidemic has been appeared in the world in the last decades. Childhood obesity‚ as an epidemic‚ is a growing problem in many countries of the world‚ it has gained the full attention of health care professionals‚ health policy experts‚ children’s advocates‚ and parents‚ but if we look the
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In today ’s society‚ Americans are faced with many critical issues: issues on health‚ money‚ and drugs or alcohol problems. One of the biggest problems we face as a society is obesity. People all over the nation question why we are having this problem and who is responsible. Who do we turn to to educate our society so that we may address this problem the correct way? The answer: healthy eating habits and exercising should be taught early in a child ’s life. An excellent place to build these
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Preventing Childhood Obesity as a Parent George Yang Ashford University English 122: English Composition II Professor Janelle Jalbert 01/10/2011 In today ’s society‚ childhood obesity is considered a serious public health issue and can be classified as an epidemic. In the United States alone‚ one in seven children ages 6-17 are considered to be obese. In the last 40 years in the United States the rate of childhood obesity has tripled. The main reason why childhood obesity has become such
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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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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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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 address
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Efren Iniguez English 101 Professor Dority February 21‚ 2013 Childhood obesity in America is a growing epidemic. Most would claim they know it is a problem in our country‚ yet every year there is an increase in the amount of obese children in the United States. The medical‚ physical‚ and psychological effects associated with obesity are astounding; nevertheless‚ processed‚ high calorie‚ low nutrient food is widely available and consumed on a regular basis by children. Parents‚ childcare
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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 is the different views
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Child Obesity Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but it is one of the hardest conditions to treat. Obesity in society has become worse and worse since time has lead on and this is not just in adults. Children are becoming more obese as time goes on‚ and we have to blame parents for this. If parents aren’t watching or regulating what their children are eating‚ it could turn into worse problems for the children down the road. Parents need to show their children more
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The fast food industry is a growing industry considering America’s obesity problems. According to the Fast food industry analysis by Franchise Help‚ there are over 200‚000 restaurant locations and revenue has grown at an 8.6% annualized rate. Our economy seems to be going downhill and many Americans don’t want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on fast food‚ which in return leads to a key survival factor for many of these fast food restaurants‚ which I will later talk about in further detail. America
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