Childhood obesity

According to A Place at the Table there are 50 million Americans, 30% of the population, that are food insecure; they do not know where there next meal will come from. A Place at the Table is a documentary that reviews how food insecurity has skyrocketed since the 1980’s when government social policies were reduced. The documentary recounts the story of three specific families across the country (Colorado, Mississippi and Pennsylvania) that live food insecure. A Place at the Table focuses on…

Children on Diets Should children be on a regulated diet? Yes, childhood obesity is too common in children today. This may seem crazy, but when you look at both arguments people will agree that children should go on regulated diets. The main reasons why children should go on diets is because it is healthier, eating badly causes problems in the future, and eating bad food puts children in bad habits. To start, children should be put on a diet because what they eat now is unhealthy. First of…

Old Bodies” by Alice Park is an article exploring the connections between childhood obesity and early onset of the aging process. The article was published on March 3, 2014 in Time magazine. Readers are anecdotally introduced to several adolescents who are struggling with obesity related health problems, which adds a human touch. Park delves into to the vast territory of health issues correlating with childhood obesity, the dilemma of medication, and the psycho-social complexity of disease…

The purpose of this literature review is to look into the efficiently of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other regulated school programs. The National School Lunch Program is a federal assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools a residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low cost, or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the national school lunch act, signed by President Truman in 1946.…

teacher. This was devastating to me because like all other children, I loved going outside to play. When I came across this article that devastating childhood memory came back and I knew I had to read it. Recess is an important part of a healthy school environment and it also helps children stay physically active during the day. Since the 1970’s the obesity rate in children have increased from 4% to 20% in 2010. Like I said above, withholding a child’s recess seems like it the number one…

the technological evolution but is it leaving us in the same direction as the biological evolution did. Since the arrival of technology we did get blessed with a lot of stuff and comfort but the population has suffered a massive increase in morbid obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes more people are getting numbers in their eyes even the children are having numbers and weak eye sights. Social problems are rampant: idleness, alcoholism, drug addiction, and suicide have reached some of the…

In Tom Vilsack’s article, Should Candy and Soda be Banned from Schools?, he argues that banning unhealthy snacks and drinks would be helpful in abolishing nation’s childhood obesity epidemic. Mr. Vilsack states, in America, the food children are eating in school is half the calories they should be consuming and that can lead to diabetes at a young age and can carry on with diseases when they get older, therefore i agree on banning candy and soda. Children as said, can get diabetes if they…

fast food conglomerates are using toy tie-ins with major children’s motion pictures to try to attract young people. Nearly 20% of fast food ads now mention a toy premium in their commercials" (Committee on Communications, 2006). Unfortunately, childhood obesity has become a serious, public health crisis all over the world. Globally, millions of children are estimated to be obese or overweight which has contributed to dangerous physical health issues including high blood pressure, diabetes, liver…

To begin, the continuous advancement in the technological world, specifically the addictive nature of mobile games, has negatively impacted children mentally. A child can become addicted when playing digital games that have no specific goal or motive -- one may call them ‘mindless’ games. For example, Flappy Bird is an app where the user must simply press their finger on their touch-screen device over and over in order to make a bird fly without getting hit. Unlike Sudoku or Trivia Crack which…

industry should be handled with more attention to prevent further issues. Moreover, Zinczenko talks about the government issuing funds that are only used in research purposes to help reduce obesity, but Zinczenko argues that the government should evenly distribute funds to build new organizations particularly fight obesity and control any problems related to children's health issues. Laws should be strictly followed by the restaurant chains and food industries in order to obtain a certain…