Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children. (2011). Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. Washington, DC: Birch, L., Parker, L., & Burns, A.
Quote:
“Child care regulatory agencies should require child care providers and early childhood educators to provide infants, toddlers, and preschool children with opportunities to be physically active throughout the day.” Pg. S-6
“State child care regulatory agencies should require that child care providers and early childhood educators practice responsive feeding.” Pg. S-9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Overweight and Obesity: A Growing Problem. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/problem.html
Paraphrase:
Not getting a lot of physical activity and eating food with a lot of calories results in childhood obesity.
Children 8 and above average 7.5 hours per day using computers, playing video games, movies and cell phones.
Raising Children Network. (n.d.). Childhood obesity: School Age 5-8 years. Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/childhood_obesity.html
Quote:
“Overweight and obesity are terms used to describe having an excessive amount of body fat. Obese is a more severe form of overweight.”
“Childhood obesity has serious consequences for children’s health and wellbeing.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009, September 14). Contributing Factors of Childhood Obesity. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/ contributing-factors-obesity/
Quote:
“Studies indicate that certain genetic characteristics may increase an individual’s susceptibility to excess body weight.”
“Because the factors that contribute to childhood obesity interact with each other, it is not possible to specify one behavior as the “cause” of obesity. However, certain behaviors can be identified as potentially contributing to an energy imbalance and, consequently, to obesity.”
United States Department of Health & Human Services, Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. (2005, August). Childhood Obesity. Retrieved from http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/child_obesity/index.cfm
Quote:
“Only 21 percent of young people eat the recommended five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day.”
“Only about one-third of elementary children have daily physical education, and less than one-fifth have extracurricular physical activity programs at their schools.”
“Studies suggest that parental food preferences directly influence and shape those of their children.”