Briefs Children’s School-Related Food and Physical Activity Behaviors Are Associated with Body Mass Index Tracy C. Vericker, PhD ARTICLE INFORMATION Article history: Accepted 22 July 2013 Available online 24 October 2013 ABSTRACT Childhood obesity is a critical public health issue, with prevalence rates reaching nearly one in five children. Schools may be a promising public policy intervention point. The foods schools sell and the physical activity environments they foster can influence dietary
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Childhood obesity is a wide spread epidemic that will endanger our future generations. Obesity increases the risk of health problems resulting from excess body fat. Recently, first Lady Michelle Obama started her Let's Move program, which includes four goals: providing parents with information and support they need to help their children eat properly, ensuring that schools offer healthier food, helping children get regular physical activity, and ensuring that healthy food is available. Michelle Obama
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Childhood Obesity Shannon Rivera HCS/457 May 19, 2014 Lindsey Cogan Childhood obesity has become one of the most prevalent public health epidemics. There are serious medical conditions directly associated with obesity affecting children and adolescents. These affects can be immediate and are at a high risk of having long-term effects on the health and wellness of these children and adolescents. Many physicians and medical professionals are alarmed by the dramatic increase in childhood obesity and
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Childhood obesity is a fast growing epidemic in the US. Approximately seventeen percent of children and adolescents between the ages of two and nineteen are obese. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the definition of obesity is “a BMI at or above the ninety-fifth percentile for children of the same age and sex.” (2012). There are many risks involving childhood obesity. Children who are obese run the risk of having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increased risk of diabetes
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Legislative Letter University of Phoenix June 2nd, 2014 DC: 202-225-6365; Local: 804-318-1363 Re: Senate Bill #3102 Dear Senator, I am writing you a parent of three Chesterfield County’s School District students and a Registered Nurse currently pursing my Bachelors of Science in Nursing through the University of Phoenix. Recently, we had a community assessments assignment to identify aspects within our community that could adversely affect the health of the community. I commend your efforts
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better health choices for themselves. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2008), between 16 and 33% of children and adolescents are obese. Unhealthy weight gain due to poor diet and lack of exercise regularly is responsible for over 300,000 deaths each year. Generally a child is not considered overweight until he or she is 10% above what his or her height and body type. Obesity starts between the ages of five (5) and six (6), and adolescence. Studies have shown
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Childhood obesity is harmful I selected childhood obesity as my topic. I chose this topic because it is a major crisis that children are suffering with. I believe obese children are faced with many challenges. Many of the problems travel with them throughout adult hood. I have a family member that was an obese child. She still struggles with her weight, self-esteem, and identity today and she is thirty years old. I want to explore the damaging consequences of childhood obesity. I want to take a
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Obesity Obesity is a medical condition whereby there is an abnormal accumulation of fats in the body. It can also be defined as a chronic condition that is defined by excess amount of fats in the body. This abnormal accumulation of fats in the body causes adverse effects on the health of an individual. Overweight and obesity have become epidemic not only in the United States, but all over the world. There are many factors that can contribute to a person becoming obese, like excessive food energy
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Obesity is known as one of the most popular diseases. Many risk factors that are included with being obese is that it can lead to heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and breathing problems. Talking about general obesity is one thing but when it comes to children its another. As an adult you know what type of foods you need to consume in order to stay in good shape, physically and with goof eating habits. But, being a child, there is nothing stopping them from getting their hands on something
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The bureau’s recommendations included treatments that included the family as well as the child. Research shows that overweight children are likely cause from lack of parental support or guidance the proposed solution provides the grounds for families to become active in each others lives as well as teaching the children to take charge of their outcomes as well. The goal of any preventive measures for obesity is to look at behaviors, medical goals and weight goals. Permanent change and weight loss
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