Taylor Revling
Dr. Graham
CT 2000 Fundamentals of Communications
12 March 2015
Informative Speech Outline

Topic: Childhood Obesity in the United States
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the childhood obesity epidemic in the U.S.
Thesis Statement: While there are many causes of childhood obesity, the two main culprits are eating too much and exercising too little but there can be solutions to these causes.
Organizational Pattern: Topical

Introduction
I. Take a look around you the next time you go to the mall. A. Take a look around you the next time you go to the stores. B. What you will see is what has seemingly become the new trend among children. C. What you will see has become a big problem- literally, and is growing each year.
II. The topic I am speaking about is childhood obesity. A. Today, about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese. B. According to the article “America, 100 Percent Fat” by Martica Hearner, the current generation of children is the first ever to be predicted to die younger than their parents. (Heaner, Martica. “America, 100 Percent Fat.” MSN Health and Fitness.)
III. Today, I will discuss the two main causes of childhood obesity: eating too much and exercising too little, as well as solutions that could be made to reduce these causes.

Transition: We’ll start off by looking at how eating too much contributes to childhood obesity.
Body
I. Eating too much has commonly been recognized as a major culprit in regards to childhood obesity. A. The Center for Disease Control states that energy imbalance is a key factor. 1. Energy imbalance is defined as “when the number of calories consumed is not equal to the number of calories used.” 2. Many children are eating excessively and not burning off the extra calories. B.