The United States childhood obesity rates for ages 2-19 are higher than any other year. “A recent study of 15 industrialized countries revealed that teens in the United States had higher rates of obesity than teens in any other country studied (Hawkins & Linvill, 2010).” According to Hawkins and Linvill (2010) “childhood obesity is associated with increased incidence of heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and type 2 diabetes, as well as a host of social and psychological adjustment problems.” These side effects show a clear need for intervention. Childhood obesity is often blamed on the parents not eating healthy, so the child will in return does not eat healthy. While children and adolescents are affected negatively by their parents eating habits,
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All the health problems the come from obesity are expensive. While the Unites States cost of health care is already at an extremely high number, more than $147 billion (Wolfson, Gollust, Niederdeppe, & Barry, 2015), childhood obesity is a condition that can be solved. Childhood obesity can be solved with a healthy diet and physical activity. This would in return help decrease the cost of health care in the United …show more content…
Efforts also need to be made to close the gap of differences in rate of obesity between races. All races need to be educated the same on how to avoid childhood obesity. These education efforts need to be all over the media and television stations. There are great websites and programs out there, such as HealthySD, to educate parents on how to feed their children but not enough people know about them. Public service announcements need to be all over the media to help the United Stated decrease childhood
All the health problems the come from obesity are expensive. While the Unites States cost of health care is already at an extremely high number, more than $147 billion (Wolfson, Gollust, Niederdeppe, & Barry, 2015), childhood obesity is a condition that can be solved. Childhood obesity can be solved with a healthy diet and physical activity. This would in return help decrease the cost of health care in the United …show more content…
Efforts also need to be made to close the gap of differences in rate of obesity between races. All races need to be educated the same on how to avoid childhood obesity. These education efforts need to be all over the media and television stations. There are great websites and programs out there, such as HealthySD, to educate parents on how to feed their children but not enough people know about them. Public service announcements need to be all over the media to help the United Stated decrease childhood