...Childhood Obesity ENG 122 April 26, 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is an ongoing problem that we will all face in our lifetime. We may encounter this from our own experience as being an overweight child, seeing it in our children, their friends or even in our grandchildren. We all need to have a better understanding of childhood obesity. We will start this journey by address a brief history of childhood obesity, short and long-term health concerns, methods for treating obesity, and prevention of obesity in children. The overall purpose will be to foster an understanding of the impact high-fructose corn syrup usage in the last 30 years has had in relation to the childhood obesity epidemic. Childhood obesity is not a new problem but it is becoming an epidemic in the United States. Dr. Fals (2009) writes, “this country has been struggling with obesity for well over 20 years now” (p. 1). Most of us can remember when there was maybe one overweight child in a classroom, now there are two to three instead. The National Center for Health Statistics has been conducting surveys since 1963 relating to obesity among children and adolescents in the United States (Ogden, 2010). This is the only organization that has solid scientific history and statistical data available. It appears that obesity was not tracked on a nationwide level prior to 1963. One reason may be that there weren’t enough cases of childhood obesity to raise any red flags up until the 1960s. Since...
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...foodstuffs with very high sugar and saturated fats level, merged with reduced exercises, have led to corpulence rates that have increased three-times or more since 1980 in North America, Eastern Europe, the UK, the Pacific Islands, the Middle East, Australasia and China, as said by the UN-backed World Health Organization (WHO). A recent research reveals that Obesity in pregnancy causes a tremendous danger to the wellbeing of the unborn infant. Infants of overweight mothers are born as pre-diabetics or with severe birth imperfections that can cause kidney or heart disease, besides other troubles. These issues much strengthens in the age group 1year to 10 years. Overeating in pregnancy can have significant and numerous precarious health impacts on an unborn infant.[1] In this research paper, I have analyzed several factors of obesity in pregnant mothers that lead to health issues for their unborn infants and it will affect them through their lives. I have conducted a comprehensive interview with Executive Director of “The Consumer Wellness Center”, Mike Adams, who in detail describes the dangers associated with obesity in mothers and its effects on their children. Further a latest about the issue has been analyzed with a recommendation to mothers on how they can avoid this increasingly spread health concern followed by a comprehensive conclusion. Summary of Observations The most prominent finding of our analysis is the devastating consequence that mother’s pre-expectancy...
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...Name of the student Course Date Obesity Obesity Obesity Heftiness is a therapeutic condition in which overabundance muscle to fat ratio ratios has amassed to the degree that it may have a contrary impact on wellbeing, prompting diminished future and/or expanded wellbeing problems.[Barbour, 2011) In Western nations, individuals are viewed as fat when their body mass file (BMI),[3] an estimation got by separating a man's weight by the square of the individual's tallness, surpasses 30 kg/m2, with the reach 25-30 kg/m2 characterized as overweight. Some East Asian nations use stricter criteria. Heftiness improves the probability of different ailments, especially coronary illness, sort 2 diabetes, obstructive rest apnea, certain sorts of disease, and osteoarthritis. [Haslam, 2009] Obesity is most regularly brought on by a mix of over the top sustenance vitality admission, absence of physical movement, and hereditary vulnerability, despite the fact that a couple cases are created fundamentally by qualities, endocrine issue, solutions, or psychiatric sickness. Confirmation to bolster the perspective that some fat individuals eat little yet put on weight because of a moderate digestion system is constrained. All things considered, corpulent individuals have a more prominent vitality use than their slight partners because of the vitality needed to keep up an expanded body mass. Eating fewer carbs and practicing are the principle medications for heftiness. Diet quality can be...
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...Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the most prevalent issues that needs to be alleviated. Children have to comprehend that if they keep on consuming fattening foods, their chances of developing diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes increases significantly. I am proposing a solution to prevent childhood obesity. The proposal is to spread awareness of this epidemic by educating parents and their children about the dangers of obesity and how to prevent it. Every school should have a mandatory half an hour class that teaches students about eating healthy and the importance of exercising regularly. This proposal is aimed towards elementary school children and their parents. The genre for this piece is a newspaper article. The proposal can be published in magazines, newspaper, internet, and it can even be broadcasted on local channels to increase awareness of this social issue. The readers should be aware of the fact that there is a significant difference between the words overweight and obese. Overweight means that the individual weighs more than normal. On the other hand, obese means that the individual is extremely overweight. The Institute of Medicine states “over the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years, and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years.” In 2004, about 9 million children over the age of 6 were considered obese. In 2005, the...
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...Fast Food Restaurants and the dangers of its Food Fast food restaurants are a major cause of many health hazards are society face today. The chemicals and quick convince of the food, are appealing to people and their everyday diet. Fast food is putting our people in danger of many health risks; three reasons to support my decision is obesity, advertisements and the fact that most fast food places are processed. Obesity is becoming a huge epidemic to the American people of this world, Advertisements are becoming more and more relatable to people and finding new and creative ways to appeal. Parents are becoming more lazy when it comes to dinner at home and children are choosing to pick the least healthy option because no one is teaching them different. As long as Fast food remains peoples top choice of food, our society will slowly become lazy, sick, and overweight. Obesity is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S today. Obesity is turning into the biggest open wellbeing concern as we enter the new millennium, particularly among kids. Corpulence builds the danger for elevated cholesterol and greasy streak improvement, which interprets into more serious danger for cardiovascular infection. One feast at a quick sustenance restaurant may cause a lot of fat and sodium for the day. Places like Burger king and McDonald’s basic Whopper range from 550 to 670 in calories, 970 to 1020 mg in sodium, 29 to 39 grams of fat, 75 to 95 mg of cholesterol and 46 to 51 grams in total carbohydrates...
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...Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the most prevalent issues that needs to be alleviated. Children have to comprehend that if they keep on consuming fattening foods, their chances of developing diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes increases significantly. I am proposing a solution to prevent childhood obesity. The proposal is to spread awareness of this epidemic by educating parents and their children about the dangers of obesity and how to prevent it. Every school should have a mandatory half an hour class that teaches students about eating healthy and the importance of exercising regularly. This proposal is aimed towards elementary school children and their parents. The genre for this piece is a newspaper article. The proposal can be published in magazines, newspaper, internet, and it can even be broadcasted on local channels to increase awareness of this social issue. The readers should be aware of the fact that there is a significant difference between the words overweight and obese. Overweight means that the individual weighs more than normal. On the other hand, obese means that the individual is extremely overweight. The Institute of Medicine states “over the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years, and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years.” In 2004, about 9 million children over the age of 6 were considered obese. In 2005, the...
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...consumers of the dangers of a high-fat diet, and deceptive advertising. These questions are based on the week 6 writing assignment: Corporate Responsibility (Hartman, & DesJardins, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to discuss corporate responsibility. Part one will address the case Pelman v. McDonald’s and the issues involved. Part two will cover whether MacDonald’s and other fast-food restaurants should be judged negligent for selling dangerous products, failing to warn consumers of the dangers of a high-fat diet, and deceptive advertising. In august 2002 the most publicized lawsuit at the time, Pelman v. McDonald’s, was a class-action lawsuit against the McDonald’s Corporation. This lawsuit was brought on behalf of children who consumed McDonald’s products and allegedly became obese or overweight and developed diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol intake, and other health effects as a result. The group was seeking compensation for obesity related health problems, improved nutritional labeling of McDonald’s products, and funding for a program to educate consumers about the dangers of fast food. The plaintiffs claimed that McDonald’s had engaged in deceptive advertising, sales, and promotion; produced food that was unreasonably unsafe and failed to warn consumers of the dangers of their products. The complaint also alleged that McDonald’s knew or should have known that their actions would lead to obesity and its associated...
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...Public Awareness and Human Diseases HCA/ 240 Melissa Braxton May 29, 2011 Gioia Scoppa Obesity is a major problem in society today. The current generation of children is said to be the first generation of children that will not out live their parents. In the following I will discuss an overview of obesity and a current program that educates the community about obesity. I will also discuss some ways that the program could be improved. An obese person is defined as a person who weighs 20% or more over the ideal weight for their age, height, and gender. Over 40,000,000 Americans currently are considered obese. Most people believe that obesity is caused by over eating, but that is not always the case. In some cases genetics play a part. If a child has parents that are obese it puts them at higher risk for being obese themselves. Over eating and unhealthy food is sometimes the cause. Fast food has become a booming business. With the economy the way it is both parents must sometimes work. Going to a drive thru and picking up some fast food is just more convenient and faster. This unhealthy food can do horrible things to our bodies. Another possible cause for obesity in adults and youth is a sedentary lifestyle. Most people depend on their vehicles to get them around everywhere they need to go. Individuals use elevators and escalators more than actually walking up the stairs. School programs have cut down the amount of time students spend in physical education class, if the...
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...Get On Your Feet: Exercise and the Obesity Epidemic. The people of the United States face a deadly killer. One that will, for the first time in history, result in this generations children having a shorter life expectancy than that of their parents. The killer is obesity and though it may seem to be a new crisis, it has been classified and published about for some time. Nestle and Jacobson report that obesity has been classified as a threat for over fifty years, “Concern about obesity is not new. By 1952, the American Heart Association had already identified obesity as a cardiac risk factor modifiable through diet and exercise.” (14). This crisis is the result of a sedentary lifestyle led by a large number of the population combined with overeating and a complete lack of exercise and health education. The percentage of Americans classified as obese stands at 34 percent. Another 30 percent are merely overweight. This is a clear and present danger to the nation. The costs associated with obesity are currently as is as high as $157 billion annually. We must make decisions now or obesity will rob us of our future and harm our country. We must wake up to the following truth. Exercise is the most important part of a strategy to regulate and conquer the obesity epidemic engulfing the United States. If there ever was a war that is needed, it is a war on obesity. There are many factors behind this growing threat. There is a genetic factor. Some recent studies have concluded that 25...
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...Parents now have the fear of outliving their children. Obesity is an international epidemic that affects millions and the generation between 13 and 24 is the middle of it all. There are many to blame for this problem and different ideas on how it drastically increased. Obesity could be caused through the different types of foods that have been introduced throughout the years. It can also be due in part to fast food companies advertising and selling unhealthy foods. The government has now gotten involved to prevent this growing epidemic that can ultimately harm a generation. Even though one can blame either the people or companies there is one clear reason why obesity has increasingly grown. Changes in society from the past to the present, have impacted...
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...Keep Hope Alive: Fighting Obesity in America Jonathan Gilchrist Advanced Composition SPRA11 Sec AA Professor Jeffry Berke April 5, 2011 Keep Hope Alive: Fighting Obesity in America Introduction America is the one the richest countries in the world. One would think that it would hold a similar title for being the healthiest. That is far from the truth. Obesity has become a vast dilemma in our nation. Adults, children, even animals are suffering from obesity. It has come to be all too normal. The media has latched onto the dangers of this disease, while various diets and weight programs have been released to the public. It is very difficult to understand why America ignores the warnings of countless TV shows, the government, and news. Even the event of a family member’s death doesn’t seem to wake our nation up. The American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery shows that Obesity and overweight issues cost the U. S 117 million dollars in healthcare annually(McCue, 2010). Tobacco is currently the lead cause of preventable death, a statistic that obesity could soon obtain (Lemonick, 2004). Excess weight takes a horrible toll on the body. Various health problems such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and more come from obesity. Michael Limerick’s (2004) “How We Grew So Big,” places the blame on technology stating “We humans have utterly transformed our environment; over the past century especially, technology has almost completely removed physical...
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...consumes nearly 66 pounds of added sugar each year, and about 19.5 teaspoons every day ("How Much Is Too Much?”). The problem with sugar is a large part in the obesity epidemic that America faces. Causes The reasons Americans have too much sugar in their diets because of added sugars in products, drinking soda, and due to lack of education about the dangers of sugar. Although all sugars are not bad, such as natural sugars in fruits, added sugars add calories and no nutrients to food. Food companies are not required to list the amount of added sugar on a foods...
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...Psychology and Health Issues Program Review (Obesity) HCA/250 Beatrice Coulombe September 21, 2013 I have chosen to do my report on Obesity. In this paper I will include an introduction to Obesity and its psychology’s part in wellness. I will also include a present psychology training program in my City which trains people on Obesity. I will suggest any involvements to the chosen psychology education/awareness plan, together with building on the plan. The report will also include the identifying psychology wellness problem and explain what individuals/groups are most contaminated. The developmental, gender, and sociocultural elements, together with treatment methods which are out there for folks and groups will be talked about. After that, will be followed an explanation of wellness relevant behavior together with wellness relevant promotion methods. One more important aspect is the influence of lifestyle change which an individual can modify, and what changes in lifestyle requires in order to improve wellness together with avoiding ailment will be dealt with in this report. Obesity means excessive weight or to have too much extra fat. Whenever an individual is obese, they have extra body mass from water, fat, muscle or bone. Obesity is calculated through a body mass index (BMI). It is a listing of weight with regards to height of the body of a human which is used for kids, teenagers, and grownups (WebMD, 2012). An individual who has got a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is...
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...According to the CDC, 36.5% of the American population is considered obese which is known to predispose the individual to obesity related conditions such as: heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Obesity is becoming an epidemic within the American population which is also infecting the ranks of law enforcement. I would argue, despite the well documented negative effects of obesity, law enforcement officers that are obese and/or not physical fit are at greater danger than the normal public due to the requirements of their job. The job of law enforcement is extremely dynamic, yet it can entail multiple sedentary tasks such as vehicle patrol or report writing for multiple hours followed by an immediate dynamic response of physical exertion which may require running, driving, physical confrontation, and/or shooting. These physical exertions are not premediated and do not permit a gradual escalation of physical activity but a rapid and extreme variance from sedentary action to maximum effort. The dynamic...
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...Obesity is a serious problem in the United States affecting both children and adults. It is a disorder that involves a person having excessive body fat which can increase the risk of health problems. Obesity happens over time when you consume more calories than your body can burn off. This can differ from person to person so obesity is directly related to factors that might affect your weight including your “genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods, and not being physically active” (Obesity 2015). Obesity is a major issue concerning children that live in the United States. Although there has been a decline in childhood obesity rates among pre-school aged children in the recent years, childhood obesity rates are still very high. In the past decade, about 17% or 12.7 million children and adolescents form the age of 2-19 have been affected by childhood obesity (Galletta 2015). The prevalence of obesity in children varies among racial/ethnic groups, age, sex, and the education level of the adult head of the household. Obesity is more common among children whose caretakers did not complete high school as compared to children whose caretakers completed college. Studies showed that in the past decade, obesity rates among children of adults that completed college were half that of children of adults that did not complete college. Obesity also affects a vast number of adults in the United States. About 78.6 million adults in the United States currently are obese. That is more...
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