staples are causing an alarming problem in the youth of America. In the past 3 decades childhood obesity rates have tripled according to the United States Government website on the Lets Move campaign. In fact studies show that obesity in African American children and Hispanic children is almost at a staggering 40 percent. This alarming fact has caused First Lady Michelle Obama to make eliminating childhood obesity her number objective during the President’s term. Mrs. Obama launched on February 9
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RUNNING HEAD: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity C. Kevin Barr SOC120 John Meeks February 8, 2013 CHILDHOOD OBESITY 2 Childhood Obesity and the Health Concerns Obesity is such a hot topic in America today and childhood obesity and the ethical arguments over obesity has greatly increased over the last 10 years. Health problems that occur from this deadly disease is something
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research on childhood obesity over recent years, and the ways that parents and health care providers can help prevent it. The studies have been and are conducted on children between the ages of six months to twelve years of age. Childhood obesity is a growing trend in the United States and has become a major concern for pediatricians and parents. Studies have shown that nearly 10% of children who are younger than five and two years who are obese. The study is to help resolve obesity in children,
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Aiba, N. (2012) ‘Childhood obesity in Japan: a growing public health threat’, Int. Medical Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp.146–149. This article is about growing trend of childhood obesity in Japan. The study details the reason, causes and effects of obesity. Obese children in Japan has been noticed with existence of other co-morbidities and the main reason for obesity is found to be irregular food habits and lack of physical activity. It is also noted that childhood obesity is positively correlated
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Child Obesity Marlene Tadros BSHS 361/Child Development April 12, 2012 Amber Hamilton Child Obesity The effect of obesity in children is becoming an immense issue in our communities today. The number of obese children continues to rise and in fact has more than tripled within the last 20 years. Today, there are up to 33% of children who are obese, if not more. Unfortunately, this affects our children physically, mentally, and long-term. Obesity is not specifically just being
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Obesity and HRCA and PPACA Jody Forsyth University of Phoenix HCS 430 Norman Greene October 29, 2012 Obesity is a high priority medical problem currently affecting, experienced and fought throughout the United States. Over the last 30 years obesity has increased in children, adolescents and adults. Obesity has been affecting individuals for a long time however not until the 1980s did obesity become considered an epidemic with public health. The concern about the
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useful and the use of electronics is crucial in society, children should play outside more than inside because of the many health benefits. Children who tend to play outside more have less health and development issues. Over the last two decades childhood obesity rates have more than double (National Wildlife Federation, 2011). Children tune out and stress out because they are missing a connection to the natural world. Parents are afraid their children will be abducted by strangers, which is one of the
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our children become obese but also doing nothing about it. The effects of childhood obesity are so far reaching that we are yet to know all of what potentially may happen to our progeny in the successive generations to come. Despite encouragements of healthy habits, emotional, physical, and psychological factors influence the rise of childhood obesity to nearly epidemic proportions in the United States. Overweight and obesity in children is epidemic in North America and internationally. “Approximately
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Summary & Response Essay Instructions For this assignment, you will read three articles about the topic of child obesity. The first article is called “Childhood Obesity.” It is located on p. 102-110 of your textbook. The second article is also called “Childhood Obesity,” but that one is written by Dulcie McBride. You will find the third article yourself, and you must submit it to me for approval. In the first paragraph, you will summarize the topic, and the last sentence of your first
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junk food is one way that affects obese children. Throughout this paper I will discuss the long and short term impacts of obesity on children’s growth and development, describe a specific child who is affected by obesity, and three ways to combat obesity that involves collaboration among schools, families, and communities. There are short and long term impacts of childhood obesity. One short term impact is having a low self-esteem. Obese children are likely to be bullied or teased by peers at home
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