Childhood obesity

First Lady, Michelle Obama launched her ambitious Let’s Move campaign on February 9th, 2010. She knew the statistics and the rate of increase in the obesity of children in America. With this information, she put together a plan of action to slowly cease the increase. The goal of her campaign is to solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, so that the children born today will live a healthier, longer life, giving them the ability to pursue their dreams without extra weight…

would you still eat it? Obesity is a problem in America because some Americans eat too much junk food than they’re supposed to. They eat it when some of them doesn’t know what it does to them. There is schools that banned junk food from their school to help kids eat healthier. Although junk food should be a freedom of choice, we can stop the use of junk food by having schools say we need to stop giving kids junk food as options for lunch because junk food is a big cause of obesity, and junk food…

CHILDHOOD OBESITY An Every Day Battle There is no denying that as the society grows and develops more and more every day, obesity keeps being a serious and life threatening medical situation. Childhood obesity no longer forms part of a small percentage in the statistics of the country, instead, is considered the number one disease found in the young population. For many people obesity is a lost cause and for others is not a disease just a lifestyle, without realizing how preventable obesity…

Health Proposal Childhood Obesity The health promotions can essential aim at children whom are obese; childhood obesity has become a major health emergency and the incidence of obesity has increased over the years. The problem of obesity has typically originated when the child is in preschool and it continues to develop even when the child becomes an adolescent and throughout adult. It seems that children will grow up to become obese and this can inflict complications to their health as…

Obesity is a medical term used by doctors to describe a patient who is over the recommended body weight, in this case the patient is a child. Many Americans know that obesity is an issue that is slowly but surely killing our nation, but rather than taking a stand they remain unmoved by this epidemic. Wallace Nelson, an American chiropractor, wrote in his article Making a Difference: Childhood Obesity, “Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled since 1980” and that’s a problem. It should…

Obesity is the significant health problem in the United States affecting children and adults. It occurs when a child is above the normal weight than the required weight. It is evaluated with the help of body mass index (BMI). The cause of obesity in children is almost similar to adults which include, different behaviors such as dietary lifestyle, lack of physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and other unhealthy lifestyle. Childhood obesity is a significant health problem in the United States.…

Obesity is the condition of being grossly fat or overweight. In America, obesity is only increasing as the years go on. The statistics of childhood obesity have skyrocketed and that is where it all starts. If you are obese/overweight when you are younger you are more than likely to stay like that. Time Magazine research shows that there has been an increase in gains each year. The BMI readings have increased up to 40 or higher BMI from .9% to 2.9% in people. The real question is, why are…

Childhood obesity is a large problem throughout the world and especially the United States. Children who suffer from this illness have higher disadvantages than children who are of a normal weight class. Childhood obesity can come from children with eating disorders, depression from peers or not having parents involved in their lives. Even though the United States is not the number one country to lead in childhood obesity, it is ranked in the top ten coming in at number five. Childhood obesity…

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It is a problem that is more than just a health issue and how many calories we eat. Obesity is such a problem that in 2010 President Barack Obama called obesity "one of the most urgent health issues that we face in this country." Unless the U.S. doesn’t reverse the childhood obesity epidemic then today’s youth may be the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. In 2012, more than one third of children were…

In 2016, children between ten and seventeen had an obesity percentage of 31.3 percent, with 13.9 percent among high school students. Obesity is spreading in America’s children quickly, but this problem can be delayed. Technology, eating healthy, and fighting the poverty level are a few of the problems that cause childhood obesity. Poverty and unemployment is a very critical reason why childhood obesity in America is rising fast. People living in poverty and unemployed people cannot afford…