...Children are often looked at as the future, THEY WILL BECOME THE NEXT DEFINING GENERATION. As a RESULT of the typical American diet composed of sugar and bad carbohydrates the obesity epidemic is no longer just affecting adults, but children as well. In a short period of time, children have become obese due to the lack of health knowledge, nutrition, and exercise. Childhood obesity not only poor affects the children lives, but society as a whole. It is no secret that obesity leads to a lack of productive as well as increased expenses. Society as a whole will begin to feel the social, politic and financial consequences of obesity. With this being said, the government has an obligation to intervene. The United States Government has a duty to impede policies with the goal of eliminating childhood obesity. Considering children spend a large amount of time in schools, that is where these policies should target primarily in the form of health education, school lunches, and exercise classes....
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...Childhood Obesity “The rise of childhood Obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk”. Tom Vilsack says it all, he states that the climb of childhood obesity places the following generations at an immense health risk. Obesity controls thirty-five percent of school age children, keeping them from participating in sports and activities, it makes the simplest tasks harder, and it puts their entire future at major risk. Not to mention the outrageous health costs that come along with being obese. Parents and schools need to step up and take control. Childhood Obesity is a big problem in the U.S and all over the world, as a society we need to solve this epidemic and find ways to prevent this from recurring in the coming generations....
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...Childhood obesity is a major concern for parents, teachers, doctors, and the world as a whole. Most Americans agree that childhood obesity is seen more today than ever before. According to Kidshealth from Nemours, “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.” It has become more common due to the increase in the factors that cause obesity. The major causes of obesity in children are lack of physical activity, unhealthy diets, and genetic factors. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index, BMI, of greater than thirty, or simply abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may cause health problems. Childhood obesity is a medical condition that affects children and teenagers. Overweight children are at an increased risk of becoming overweight adults. Obese children are at risk for a number of conditions, including: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, early heart disease, diabetes, and bone and joint problems. They are more likely to have issues with stress, depression, and low...
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...Childhood obesity is common in all parts of the world. One of the reasons obesity is at an all-time high is, because familiars are no longer eating healthier, because of poverty. Eating out at fast food restaurants, and buying the lower cost foods in the grocery stores is all most families can afford, because of their income. When this happens, most families only buy what they can afford to keep their families from going hungry. Another reason is because of the lack of health conscience. Most parents are unaware of the effects of eating unhealthy foods. When parents are not told about all the chronic illness, long term health problems, and stigma attached to childhood obesity, then they are most likely not concern with eating healthy for themselves,...
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...According Waters E, de Silva-Sanigorski, “Overweight and obesity are terms used to describe an excess of adiposity above the ideal for good health.” 1 Childhood obesity is becoming an increasingly problematic issue. According to Fielding JE and Teutsch SM, “Among the countries 5th, 7th, and 9th grade public school students, obesity prevalence increased from 18.9% in 1999 to 23.0% in 2008.” 2 As this statement shows children are becoming increasingly overweight. Some children do suffer from overactive thyroid and other medical conditions but most of time its due to a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. What causes childhood obesity? There are many causes of childhood obesity such as high calorie diets, inactivity, medical conditions and more. “A decrease in physical activity, whether due to increased screen time, a lack of exercise or play opportunities, or the absence of community policies that enable or promote active living, is a primary contributor to growing obesity rates among children.” 3 says Werner D, Teufel J, Holtgrave P, Brown S. One significate factor in child obesity is a sedentary lifestyle. Children need to be physically active; whether it be walking or running; any type of aerobic exercise is better than no exercise....
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...Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Definition, Causes and Preventions There is an epidemic that is plaguing the children of the United States of America. That epidemic is known as childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is an important issue because of the staggering proportions that this disease has reached in the past 30 years. Childhood obesity is also a major concern for parents, teachers, and the medical community with differing beliefs and theories on causes and prevention. Laziness, genetics, technology and parenting are factors which contribute to this issue, also peer pressure and social circles also create an epidemic of overweight or obese children. So the cause of this epidemic is not always parenting or the lack of good nutrition or exercise,...
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...comfy sofa while watching a movie brings a smile on everyone’s face. Nowadays, because of advanced technologies, adults and children would rather shut themselves into individualist activities, such as watching television or using a laptop, and at the same time reduces their physical activities. This leads to obesity among all individuals. In addition, commercials of junk foods have influenced us and our physiological status of being obese. According to the article, “In less than 40 years, the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has increased by over 50%, so that...
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...Lakyn Mullins Ed 310 Final Obesity is a growing and ongoing problem that people in the United States face every single day. The rate of overweight children has been rising over the past three decades. There’s obviously a number of things that could correlate with the increase of the weight of children. Children’s lifestyle behaviors are continuously being effected by things like; their sleep patterns, their dietary and physical habits, and stress caused by several factors. Another thing that could be a reason for obesity in children is how experienced their parents are on a healthy lifestyle. In many studies, there is an association between short sleep duration and obesity during early childhood. When kids go to bed later, they have a higher...
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...HCS/465- Health Care Reseach Studies to prove childhood obesity is a disease are conducted often. The studies that are conducted are to help prevent and cure childhood obesity. There are several ways each study is conducted. Throughout this paper one will learn of at least one way a study was conducted, and the results of that particular study. One will learn of the information that was collected as well as the procedure to keep the results and information private. The study that one will learn about throughout this paper on childhood obesity will give one some basic information that was used to show what areas are affected by childhood obesity and will also show one that childhood obesity not only starts at home but carries over into the school life of a child. The data collected in the study of childhood obesity was collected by the use of the telephone; this method is called survey research. This type of research was appropriate for the study because it reached more subjects for the research, and the questions asked in the survey were specific. Since there are many people who believe that childhood obesity is not a real or serious problem, the survey did not require millions of dollars to conduct making the survey important at the same time reducing the amount of funds required to conduct this survey. Also, this survey and research done on childhood obesity did not require children to be seen by a physician or to be studied like guinea pigs and being poked...
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...a hard time deciding between drug trafficking in the United states and childhood obesity. I think that both of these topics are very important to everyone in many ways.I have chosen to go with childhood obesity because I think that people need to be more informed about this topic. I think that childhood obesity is often a form of child abuse. It is very sad. People need to be more informed of the current health problems and the potential future health problems that childhood obesity pose on the child. I plan to limit my topic by researching my topic on google and other such search engines. This way I can get a better understanding and more deeper look into what I want to base my paper on. There are so many angles that you could go on for childhood obesity; who's fault is it? whys does this happen? what are the statistics? is it a disease? I think that the main focus for my paper will be What causes childhood obesity, or who's fault is it. As well as the statistics, why has the number of obese children more than doubled in the last 20 years? I think that I have had a pretty easy time so far in limiting my topic. I am going to try and find more information to try and limit my topic better. So far tho I think that the web sites that I have found are giving me some good and accurate information. Some of the web sites that I found that I will use for further research are: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/child_obesity/ I am...
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...Running head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity Diane Troche English 122 Prof. Yanessa Page September 11, 2012 1 1. Childhood Obesity Diane Troche... Good job with organizing the contents of your title page and running head according to APA format! Perfect! [TA King] [YaShekia King] -1- Running head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY While we were growing up our parents and grandparents had time to cook us healthy and wholesome meals, but due to the changes in the times that is not the case anymore and the percentage of children with childhood obesity has increased dramatically. Childhood obesity is it genetic or is it a sign of the times that as parents are we too consumed or overwhelmed with work, school, and financial responsibilities that there is not enough time in a day to properly prepare a wholesome and healthy meals? Many people in today’s society would like to blame it on genetics but they often overlook the aspects of parental influence and family structure. 3 2 1 2 1. While Good job with this topic sentence! This paragraph contains a topic sentence that gives the paper direction, sets up the rest of the paragraph, and connects back to the thesis. Note though that the writing needs to be objective and impersonal and in the third person unless otherwise stated in the assignment guidelines, per APA style. [TA King] [YaShekia King] 2. structure. Your introduction is well done! It includes a clear thesis statement that tells the reader what your paper will be about...
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...Res/531 June 19, 2011 Dr. Ed Yancey Topic Childhood Obesity in the Mid-South is a growing disease. Description of Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity is defined as children having the condition of being excessively overweight (The American Heritage, 2002). The Centers for Disease Control reports that this country has been struggling with obesity for well over 20 years now and regarding childhood obesity, it is no less daunting. Data from their surveys comparing the 1970's to the 2000's show that the prevalence of obesity has increased for children of all ages at least 3 times over to about 20% of our population less than 19 years old (adult obesity approaches almost 35% in some states). There is an eye-opening depiction of U.S. obesity trends by state and race/ethnicity over the past 4 years. Obesity appears to be most commonly seen in the African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations and in lower income families (CDC, 2009). Why this Topic This topic was chosen because there is an overwhelming increase of children who are suffering from this disease. Obese children are also more likely to become overweight adults. 70% of obese children had at least one Cardiovascular Disease risk factor, and 39% had two or more (Freedman, 2007). This paper will show why childhood obesity has become such an epidemic and what can be done to counter this disease. Description of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects...
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...Running head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity Diane Troche English 122 Prof. Yanessa Page September 11, 2012 1 1. Childhood Obesity Diane Troche... Good job with organizing the contents of your title page and running head according to APA format! Perfect! [TA King] [YaShekia King] -1- Running head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY While we were growing up our parents and grandparents had time to cook us healthy and wholesome meals, but due to the changes in the times that is not the case anymore and the percentage of children with childhood obesity has increased dramatically. Childhood obesity is it genetic or is it a sign of the times that as parents are we too consumed or overwhelmed with work, school, and financial responsibilities that there is not enough time in a day to properly prepare a wholesome and healthy meals? Many people in today’s society would like to blame it on genetics but they often overlook the aspects of parental influence and family structure. 3 2 1 2 1. While Good job with this topic sentence! This paragraph contains a topic sentence that gives the paper direction, sets up the rest of the paragraph, and connects back to the thesis. Note though that the writing needs to be objective and impersonal and in the third person unless otherwise stated in the assignment guidelines, per APA style. [TA King] [YaShekia King] 2. structure. Your introduction is well done! It includes a clear thesis statement that tells the reader what your paper will be about...
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...Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care Background and Methodology of the Research Process Abstract Childhood obesity over the years has grown by more than 9 million and that number is expected to grow even more. Parents do not always get a say in the way schools are run, but this article has given parents the opportunity to give their opinions on what they feel is important for their children’s health. The researchers in this article surveyed parents on what can be done in schools to help fight the growing number of children becoming obese. Problem to Solve The problem that this article focuses on is childhood obesity. This paper gives parental perceptions of the schools' role in addressing childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has risen dramatically over the past few years. Approximately over 9 million children are obese and that number continues to rise (Murphy & Polivka, 2007). More than ever schools play an important role in a child’s life. Obesity can cause many more health issues if not treated. This can be treated with more physical activity and better eating habits. Unfortunately, more children are doing less physical activities and eating unhealthy foods. Myers and Vargas decided to survey 200 people to get their views on childhood obesity (Murphy & Polivka, 2007). This article discusses how they feel and what can be done to fix the issue. Health Care Administrators This problem is very important for...
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...Introduction to Research Paper: Childhood Obesity 1. the specific question you propose to answer for your final research paper ~What are the causes and consequences of childhood obesity and how can it be either prevented, or solved. 2. your working thesis statement ~Childhood obesity is a major cause of disease and health risks, including death, in America and we need to work together to solve this epidemic. 3. an overview of what you currently know about the issue ~Childhood obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States. It is effecting many children in the population, causing things such as high blood pressure, diabetes and death. And, this issue that is causing so many problems, is preventable. There are currently some cities and towns that are working to create initiatives to encourage children to go outside and play, instead of sitting in front of the TV or computer. I think that this effort should be rewarded and needs to become a more common and continental initiative. Also, there is a huge problem with these overweight and obese children getting bullied and picked on in school. This just causes the children’s self-esteem to be lowered and could possible cause thoughts, or attempts, of suicide. Obese children shouldn’t be rewarded for being overweight, but the need to be encouraged to lose weight, but this has to be done in a subtle manor; telling someone they need to lose weight isn’t going to help. The key is to almost trick the children into losing...
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