Childhood Obesity Name: Institution: Introduction Modifiable factors like sedentary lifestyles and physical inactivity are to blame for the high rates of childhood obesity. Adding to this, other non-modifiable factors which occur in conjunction with the modifiable factors contribute to childhood obesity. This paper will analyze these two factors, with specific emphasis on the modifiable factors, and the appropriate
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Childhood Obesity An American Epidemic By Annissia Y. Pate Is childhood obesity an American epidemic? The answer is yes. An epidemic is defined by a wide spread outbreak of a condition where many people are infected at the same time. Epidemic obesity is occurring all over the world. Children are eating less healthy foods and engaging in less healthy activities. Childhood obesity is not limited to any specific race or type of child, but obesity is affecting children in the United States. Today
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Childhood Obesity Robin Rickards Chamberlain College of Nursing Childhood obesity has become prevalent not only in the United States, but around the world. Many factors contribute to childhood obesity. These factors include the imbalance of caloric intake with actual calories used, genetics, behavioral and environmental. Body mass index (BMI), is a measure of weight in relation to height. If the weight is higher than what is determined by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), a child is considered
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Physical Education Required Have you ever wondered how much it costs to help treat obesity? An obese person will spend approximately $1429 more on medical costs than a normal weighted person. That amount of money could be gathered and used for something else! On average, annual medical costs of obesity are as high as $147 billion (Begley 2). It is clear that we are becoming obsessed with food as a nation and are not making the best choices for our body. Children are lacking physical education
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1 Dominique Driver College Writing II Professor Joines 4/18/2013 “Addressing the Problem: Childhood Obesity” The State of the Union is in a crisis over the direction that our country is heading towards. People are consuming large amounts of fast & processed foods, which is resulting in health problems. People are not realizing that there could be consequences for their actions. Quick decision making can have a long term effect on us. The lack of a balanced diet and an adequate amount
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Childhood Obesity Kendall Stubbs Western Governors University WGU Student ID #428887 Childhood Obesity Weight in children is a critical well-being issue in the United States. The overall life expectancy of Americans is declining for the first time in many years. Changes need to be made inside the home, in order for this issue to be resolved. The number of overweight adolescents has tripled subsequent to 1980, and the commonness among more youthful children has doubled. Looking at
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is a growing epidemic of childhood obesity in Australia and also worldwide. The prevalence of obesity has doubled to 65% of the world’s population live in countries where obesity and overweight kills more people than underweight does (WHO, 2011). Obese children are more likely to have health problems throughout their childhood, these health issues are associated with long-term health consequences to which the economic costs are enormous (Swinburn, 2008). Obesity in childhood is frequently tracked
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Obesity in Children Obesity in Children The problem of overweight and obesity in children continues to grow. Studies show 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese. Companies producing high fat, low nutrition, and high sugar foods aim their marketing strategies at children making their products more appealing to a child. This is not the only factor in the rise of obesity in our children. Schools, hospitals, supermarkets, restaurants and especially parents need to take on more
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CHILD OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES THESIS: Childhood obesity is a public health crisis that is reaching epidemic levels, and society must attack the problem at its source through committed action by parents and through government policies aimed at promoting prevention. I. INTRODUCTION A. Obesity in children has escalated and so has the obesity in adolescents. B. Obesity in childhood leads to health problems throughout life. C. Solutions to this problems are continuously being created and implemented
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