Childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is a huge issue that American society is facing today. Obesity is only recently becoming a huge issue, as it has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents since 1980. In the year 2012, more than one third of all children were considered obese or overweight. A huge problem that obesity causes is in the cardiovascular system. Many individuals that are obese have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, which can lead to other heart problems. Some of these cases…

Program Assistant: Rodney Steverson County: Vance Title: Childhood Obesity Trends Issues/Needs:. The high prevalence of obesity has serious health consequences in not only the children’s current life but also their future health status and disease outcomes. Preventing obesity during childhood is crucial because habits that are formed during childhood are often carried throughout adulthood. A child who is obese has a 20% chance of becoming an obese adult and obese adolescents have an 80%…

Over the past 20 years, there has been a large increase of obesity rates in America. There have been multiple studies connecting this increase in childhood obesity to the overconsumption of sugar sweetened beverages. HFCS, otherwise known as High Fructose Corn Syrup, and sucrose, otherwise known as raw sugar or table sugar, are what has scientists and dieticians worried about the increase of childhood obesity rates in the U.S,. These sugars come from near the equator, and also all over the…

Childhood obesity affects almost one in five kids and can cause a variety of physical and emotional problems. I talk to dozens of parents each week, and many of them express concern about their child’s weight but don’t know how to help. As parents, we can approach our children in seven healthy ways as we address their weight challenges and prevent child obesity. 1. Know the Dangers of Child Obesity Before we can help our kids get healthy, we need to know the dangers of child obesity. Kids who…

More than two-thirds of grown-ups and one-third of youngsters in America are large or at danger for obesity. To switch this scourge, we must recognize the arrangement and ecological changes that prompt expanded physical movement and better sustenance. We additionally must back the support that will bring about far reaching appropriation of those approaches. Over the recent decades, changes to our groups, neighborhoods and schools have made it troublesome for kids to consume a sound eating…

Did you know that childhood obesity rates have doubled in the last couple of decades? Obesity is the existence of excess fat in the body. It is a huge cause of many serious diseases that include diabetes, cancer and heart failure (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). The skyrocketing number of obese children is due to the less active and less nutritious lifestyle society has accepted. Children are less active, and the food available to them at school and home is far from what their growing bodies need.…

Obesity rates have risen from 6.5% to 19.6% for kids between the age of six and eleven during the time between 2007-2009. If your Body mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your Body mass index exceeds 30 you are considered obese. Nearly one third of children in the world struggle with obesity. People need to be educated on the causes of childhood obesity to decrease the diseases caused by and the cost of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has almost…

Obesity is a major health problem in the United States that affects millions of people. Obesity currently affects 1 in 3 adults and more than 34.9% or 78.6 million adults are obese in the United States (Adult Obesity Facts, 2015) An adult is considered to be obese if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 or higher. The obesity epidemic is a major health concern, but more concerned is shifting toward the high prevalence of obesity among children. Childhood obesity has quadrupled in adolescents and…

Obesity is more dangerous than what parents imagine. Health rate issues have increased in the worst way with children under age. Many don’t believe that it is an issue, but if we really look at the facts children are becoming more and more obese over the past few decades. Evidently, many people do not make good decisions with what they should consume or digest. Although in the United States people have enough help to get from organizations they still make bad eating choices. Michelle Obama has…

A. Introduction Childhood obesity is a health issue American’s are becoming all too familiar with. Nearly one in three children ages 2-19 are overweight or obese. Childhood obesity has nearly tripled in American children and adolescents since 1980 and it is becoming a major concern. Research has suggested that it is only going to continue to rise. There is no single reason for this rise in children being over weight, but there are a number of contributing factors; television and media,…