Childhood obesity

to reduce obesity. Additionally, students may feel better after eating healthy since there is a link between how someone eats and how he or she feels. Schools in the United States of America should serve healthier lunches to lower childhood obesity, promote local agriculture and small businesses, and increase school profits. Schools in the United States of America should serve healthier lunches to lower childhood obesity. As Marcia Amidon mentions in Obesity and Food Policing, obesity causes…

Obesity has become a topic of concern, especially in today’s youth, and there are those who want to solve it and those who want to promote self-love. An organization in Georgia believes fat-shaming will be the solution, which caused the two authors to write their articles on the subject. The two opposing sides are Chris Friend, who is a writer for The Philly post, and Lesley Kinzel who writes for Xojane.com. In the article “Solve America’s Obesity Problem with Shame” Chris Friend see’s…

Seventeen percent of American children are overweight or obese. However, with help from healthy eating habits, physical activity, and Let’s Move!, childhood obesity could be defeated. America might be healthy again. Fruits and vegetables, are some of the most healthy foods. Some other healthy foods are proteins, dairy products, and grains. Due to processed foods, Americans eats about sixty-six pounds of sugar a year. Schools in America, now provide healthier food options. Choosing the healthy…

In its most basic terms, obesity is defined as weight range exceeding what is considered healthy for an individual of given height. Obesity is subject to factors such as genetics, social lifestyles, consumption of less healthy foods, and the lack of breastfeeding support from parents at an early age. Though obesity is prevalent in people of different ages, this paper will be mainly focusing on children. Consequently, this article will discuss the cause and effects of obesity in children. Effects…

Childhood / Teenage / Adult Obesity Obesity is a disorder where an individual has consumed a lot of body fat that could possible lead to health risks. According to “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that more than one-third, or 36.5 percent, of the adult population in the United States is considered obese, leading many to label the problem of obesity an epidemic” (Obesity, 2017). Generally, people that are overweight and obese weighs more then there given body…

Throughout the world, childhood obesity is increasing. Childhood obesity is an important health concern because of the health risks linked to obesity and because children who are obese as a child are more likely to be obese when they are adults. When a child is born, the gut microbiota is usually sterile but over a period of time, it becomes unsterile. How the baby was delivered and how the baby is feed can have an effect on the gut microbiota. More and more children are becoming obese and are…

The magnitude of obese children has exponentially grown to 2 million obese children and more than 23 million overweight children over the last few decades (A Healthier America 2014). How those numbers came about is the result of children choosing a poor diet and inactive lifestyle, which leads to gaining excess fat. According to the Prevention Institute (2014), “nearly 40% of children’s diets come from added sugars and unhealthy fats”. Children today eat vast amounts of fried and fast food…

Obesity is a disease that plagues America’s old and young more than any other country in the world. Despite efforts to resolve this issue from the communities affected, and by local, state, and federal government this epidemic has yet to come to an end. The most common solutions offered to address the obesity epidemic are ones derived from an economic and dietary approach. Although seemingly worthy solution are commonly agreed upon, however pinpointing an incontestable culprit guilty for this…

Evaluation, 1). Obesity is a growing epidemic across the globe, and nearly a third of the world’s population being obese shows that it's growing and getting worse. It brings no good for anyone to be obese, as it makes them fall deeper into health and psychological issues as time passes. Yet, somehow the people of the world unnoticeably contribute to obesity. Men and women, boys and girls across the globe, there must be something we can all do to combat this ongoing struggle of obesity in the…

Obesity in teens and children has grown over the years and has become a problem in today’s society. Approximately 12.7 million or 17 percent of children and adolescents are obese. Obesity is one of the most easiest medical conditions to recognize but the most hardest to treat. I feel as if this is a true fact, becuase it is easy for a lot of people to gain weight, but extremely hard to lose it again. A child or teenager is not considered obese until the percent is at least 10 percent higher than…