Appropriate Use of Technology Nutrition through the Life Cycle Obesity in children Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Physicians and researchers did numerous studies on children’s habits and lifestyles as an important part of society. Nowadays, children face big problems with obesity. As a result, researchers have learned that healthy habits
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Matthew Stark Sociology 422 Professor Bradshaw 5 May 2015 Childhood Obesity: Is there an elucidation? 1. Describe the Policy, Program or Topic: The growth in childhood obesity over the past several decades, together with the associated health problems and costs, is raising serious concern among health care professionals, policy experts, children’s advocates, and parents. Childhood obesity is defined “in terms of body mass index (BMI), which in turn is defined as weight in kilograms divided
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America and Obesity Advanced Composition Devry University Justina Brown America and Obesity In the back of your mind, you might be thinking…how did your body change so quickly? It was like almost overnight. It starts with just being a little overweight to having to buy some more jeans. Facts announced by Dr. Neil Hutcher (2011) “Obesity is a disease that affects 34 percent of adults age 20 and over in the United States, which amounts to more than 72 million people. About 32.2 percent of
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Children and Obesity: Who is Responsible? In the recent discussion of children and obesity, a controversial issue has been whether we should put the blame on the fast food industry or the parents. On the one hand, some argue that the fast food restaurants aren’t properly labeling their menus. From this perspective, this would look to be the fast food restaurant’s fault. On the other hand, however, others argue that it is the parents’ fault because they are not controlling what their children eat
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Childhood obesity Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States and across the world. “Globally, in 2010 the number of overweight children under the age of five is estimated to be over 42 million. Close to 35 million of these are living in developing countries.” (2010 National world health organization) Approximately 20 percent of adolescence in the United States is obese are overweight. The numbers are expected to climb to 1 out of 5 children by 2020. Why should this concern us as
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Child obesity has develop in to epidemic globally. It has been recognized that the prevention of childhood obesity is a priority. The main reason for defining those children who are obese and overweight with identifying those individuals as being affected will help to predict health risks and provide them healthy lifestyle modifications to prevent chronic disease. Adolescent obesity has quadrupled and childhood obesity doubled over the last thirty years. Overweight is having increase body weight
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"Obesity is a health condition that affects both adults and children in the United states. More than 35% of US adults are obese, and more than 34% are overweight. Obesity affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States, which is three times the prevalence from just one generation ago. Nearly 32% of children and adolescents are either overweight or obese. (CDC 2012)" Prior to doing research about obesity and the effect that it has on both children and adults I knew a
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parents that work during the day let their children be home alone until they get off work. This lets the children have access to all the snacks and cookies they want. More than 35% of adults are obese. (Prem Sekar, Dr. R. (2012). A Fat Child is Not a Healthy Child.) This percentage equals out to about 78 million people.( Blumenthal,
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A Heavy Future for America’s Children. Cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are just a few health concerns that are linked with obesity; a preventable, curable, and manageable disease that hundreds of thousands of people face all around the world. The only thing worse than having to face these health issues as an adult, is having to face them as a child. Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic in America today. This issue is leading to an unhealthy future for individual kids, but also for society
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Childhood Obesity Shianna Snyder March 6, 2013 Michael Meyer Childhood Obesity Have you ever taken into consideration what it is that actually causes obesity? There are many things that can cause someone to be overweight. Almost all of the causes fall under these categories lifestyle, genetics, and other medical conditions. Even after seeing this is there still the thought that the parents leading by example? Stress at school is one of the biggest causes to gain weight
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