Childhood obesity

Who’s to blame for the future’s obesity? Weintraub explains that the parents are the ones to blame for the childhood obesity. One of his reasons the parents are to blame is that the parents should know how to feed their children and teach them about foods. The parents should also not let their children eat whatever they want and let them sit around and lay all day in front of the TV. Weintraub’s argument on parents being the only responsible ones for children obesity is something I can’t…

Even though the study findings were not significant they were encouraging and a better designed study could have had better results. Part C – Research study design. “Does obesity in childhood increase the risk of developing Type I Diabetes?” 1.The question above is to test the association between childhood obesity and Type 1 diabetes. The best study design to answer this question is possibly a long-term case control study- i.e. cases with Type 1 diabetes (from the local GP database) and less…

Many children today are affected by childhood obesity. Children will tend to be as healthy as their parents want them to be. If parents want to feed their children junk food all the time, then their child will be more at risk to becoming obese. Now if the parent feeds their children healthy types of food, then they are not so much at risk. Being able to control a child’s diet at a young age will determine the outcome of their future. Children do not have a say on what they eat, they eat the food…

Fast Food and Childhood Obesity Do you believe children who watch TV for long hours are more likely to gain excess weight? Children’s who watches TV ads for unhealthy food products increased the risk factor for obesity because watching TV for long hours and eating unhealthy foods without activity is the primary cause of child obesity. There’s convincing evidence in adults, as well, that the more television people watch, the more probable they are to gain weight or become overweight or obese…

generation. Obesity in the United States initiated in the early 2000’s when artificial and processed foods became popular. In fact, there are about five fast food restaurants for every grocery store today in the United States. The fast food industry serves over twenty five percent of working Americans every day. As a result, over one third of the children in the United States are obese and unhealthy. Parents around the United States do not realize that they are the major cause of childhood…

Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference I attended a three day conference that focused on collective action to address childhood obesity. I attended sessions on topics including childhood diabetes, school health policies, built environment, and community engagement. I worked as a volunteer where I prepared the room, gave time signals, and collected time signals. After attending the conference, I facilitated a roundtable discussion at the San Joaquin County Obesity Task Force Meeting where 20…

become a huge issue recently. From obesity to anorexia, poor body images are becoming more prevalent in our western society, especially for eleven to twelve year olds. That is why it is critical to encourage healthful behavior in children. Wither it be physical or cognitive it is important to mold children into young adults with good habits so that they can avoid things like obesity. Between the many health, socio-economic and psychosocial risks brought on by obesity, it is critical that…

Obesity has been a prevalent and heavily debated issue in America for the past decade, everyone seems to have his own opinion of how to deal with the dilemma. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) over two thirds of Americans 20 years and older are overweight and one third are obese. As of recently the rate of increase in overweight and obese individuals has dropped greatly, however there is still an upwards trend. Issues like conflict in the middle east,…

Today, Is a perfect day to get some obesity in a can at my favorite resturaunt, I put on my walking shoes, and head out the door of the 10 ft SQ. apartment I own. Of Course, The reason was that I was addicted to the Not-Cocaine that the food chain puts in it's food, I walk along the side walk in my little city of LA's, Huh, that's emarassing I forgot the city name. Well, Anyways, I took out my smartphone and started to look at V-ine while I was taking a stroll through LA's Hyde Park. I had a…

Growing up, my parents were never really around because they were always at work. I was raised by my grandma, and was never taught the importance of healthy eating. In elementary and middle school, I ate a great deal of unhealthy Italian food because my grandparents owned a restaurant, and when I didn’t have food from the restaurant, I would love to eat microwavable corn dogs (I would eat like 4 in one sitting). Even though I ate a lot of junk, I was very active. I played almost every team sport…