Savannah Stevens, four-years-old, loves to eat food. Her mom, Lori Cohen, talks about how Savannah loves to eat carbohydrates and sweets. Savannah always likes to take her time with eating and asks for seconds on every meal. She weighs fifty-four pounds and is considered obese by her doctors, but her mom thought could be considered extra baby fat. Contemporary doctors do not recognize normal weights for children because in recent decades nutrition and physical activity has changed dramatically. According to Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, a pediatrician who specializes in weight management for children, “Overweight has become the norm” (Donavon, et al). Parents may not recognize their child as being overweight or obese, due to the lack of education in
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One in three children born during 2000 or later will be diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their life. Obese adolescents have higher chances of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other cardiovascular diseases. They are also more likely to have bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, social, and psychological problems with poor self-esteem. Nicholas Reeves from Nashville, Tennessee is a good example of a child suffering from sleep apnea and poor self-esteem. Nicholas is an eight-year-old boy who weighs 117 pounds. He enjoys playing basketball; however, his weight gets in the way of playing and the fat around his neck causes sleep apnea which required him to have his tonsils removed. He also gets teased by his thirteen-year-old brother who weighs less than him. The Center for Disease Control says the long-term effects of being obese as a child is more likely to get several types of cancer, strokes, osteoarthritis, heart disease, and type two diabetes (Freedman, et al …show more content…
Childhood obesity has been on the rise since the 1960s. There are negative effects of childhood obesity for example high blood pressure and heart problems. Parents have trouble understanding ideal weights and what to tell their children about healthy lifestyles. There are notable people and organizations trying to fight childhood obesity. Laws are being passed to fight childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a serious epidemic that should not be taken lightly and needs to be brought to the attention of parents and
One in three children born during 2000 or later will be diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their life. Obese adolescents have higher chances of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other cardiovascular diseases. They are also more likely to have bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, social, and psychological problems with poor self-esteem. Nicholas Reeves from Nashville, Tennessee is a good example of a child suffering from sleep apnea and poor self-esteem. Nicholas is an eight-year-old boy who weighs 117 pounds. He enjoys playing basketball; however, his weight gets in the way of playing and the fat around his neck causes sleep apnea which required him to have his tonsils removed. He also gets teased by his thirteen-year-old brother who weighs less than him. The Center for Disease Control says the long-term effects of being obese as a child is more likely to get several types of cancer, strokes, osteoarthritis, heart disease, and type two diabetes (Freedman, et al …show more content…
Childhood obesity has been on the rise since the 1960s. There are negative effects of childhood obesity for example high blood pressure and heart problems. Parents have trouble understanding ideal weights and what to tell their children about healthy lifestyles. There are notable people and organizations trying to fight childhood obesity. Laws are being passed to fight childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a serious epidemic that should not be taken lightly and needs to be brought to the attention of parents and