Body Fat and Eating Disorders 5/18/2014 Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Eating disorders are also an epidemic in the United States. Obesity and eating disorders can cause health problems in a person. There are many factors that influence the obesity epidemic. Body composition can be described as the proportions of lean tissue and fat that makes up the body. There are risks with having too much body fat. The risks include raising the risk of developing
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indicators, resource for residents and community-based organizations, and identifies opportunities for improvement in health care. Identifying a community problem of childhood obesity that will adversely affect a toddler in the family that I am affiliated has heightened my interest to prevent the devastating outcomes associated with obesity (Ocean County Department of Health, 2012). Preventing lifelong disease process is a goal for the welfare of the community population. Addressing the issue of healthy
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live a healthy life to avoid obesity in children. In today’s society it is easier for kids to sit around playing video games and snacking than playing outside and having healthy meals. “Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries. “In the United States, the prevalence of overweight for children increased by 182% between 1971–74 and 1999–2000.” (Foley. p.1) Children have a better chance at living a healthy life style and preventing obesity when they are taught how to
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A Sedentary Lifestyle Becomes Risk Of Obesity Bracky D. Wyckoff DeVry University A Sedentary Lifestyle Becomes Risk Of Obesity Obesity is a recent health epidemic that has dire consequences for America’s health, especially for its children. Humans are made to be physically active and not indolent, which is known to have a sedentary lifestyle. A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle with inadequate or infrequent physical activities. The primary reason why Americans are obese includes
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Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 was to improve child nutrition. The child obesity rate and the children who live in poverty that were going hungry were the economic issues that surrounded the act. “During 2007–2008, 20% of U.S. children aged 6–11 years and 18% of persons aged 12–19 years were obese, percentages that have tripled since 1980. Engaging children and adolescents in healthy eating and regular physical activity can lower their risk for obesity and related chronic diseases” (5‐Year Technical
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Topic: Childhood Obesity INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Hi, my name is Jill. I have been a pediatric nurse for almost 2 years now. According to the National Center for Health Statistics in 2011, childhood Obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. And in 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. II. Specific Purpose: I would I like to inform you all of childhood obesity and ways to get involved
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OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN At this age of unhealthy junk food & video games child obesity is a common anxiety throughout the world. Unhealthy children mean unhealthy & unsustainable future for the world. So, keeping love & affection on one side its time parents have to be alert because not only it is unhealthy but may be your child is also going through embarrassment or uncomfortable feelings. Some children to hide that negative feelings start eating even more which with time turns into
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Obesity and Eating disorders are serious issues for some citizens of the United States America and other countries these issues affect people of all race, color, creed, young and old. Obesity plays a part in about 400,000 deaths a year it has placed second, in the leading cause of preventable death. There are weight related health problem, which stem from obesity these disorders include a host of chronic health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, high blood cholesterol, diabetes
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specific outcome. Dammann, Smith, and Richards (2011) stated that most of the mothers significantly underestimated their child’s height and weight. The results also founded that overweight children can suffer physically, psychosocially, and the risk of obesity during his or her adulthood. The other result concluded that low-income populations have poor access to medical care so the role of parenting and monitoring the child’s weight loss. The conclusion demonstrated and provided the results. It provided
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What Contributes to Childhood Obesity? Pamela C. Cole SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Kimberly Otterstetter January 24, 2011 What Contributes to Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity is an issue that requires immediate attention. According to the CDC, “childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years, with the increase from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 amongst children aged 6 to 11 years” (CDC, 2010). “With so many Americans (adult and children) reportedly
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