Fight to End Obesity Childhood obesity has increased drastically over the past years and has become a health risk to children. In fact, childhood obesity has doubled in numbers in the past thirty years (Childhood Obesity Facts). Obesity occurs when an individual becomes overweight and can be diagnosed by using the body mass index or BMI scale. Obesity causes many diseases in children which cannot be cured without a doctor, in result, childhood obesity drives high health care costs. The existence
Childhood obesity affects between 16% and 25% of children according to Spence Rathus. Over the past 20 years’ childhood obesity has increased and become more dominant (CDC, 2011a). There are other factors besides heredity that play a role in childhood obesity. Sugary drinks are more readily available along with unhealthy meal options at schools. Another factor would be advertising of unhealthy and fattening foods. Just from personal experience, kids are less active than when I was growing up. Parents
Although the issue of what constitutes obesity is not black and white and some experts object to the statement that is what really matters. I agree with the above statement because achieving results benefits young and old. I also feel that childhood obesity is not an epidemic. I do feel that a parent should show their child right from wrong when it comes to eating habits. However, I feel that once the child is seven years old he/she should be able to choose what kind of foods are good and bad for
In current time, the rapid rate of child obesity has been a new crisis many health officials have been growing anxious about. Already, one-third of American adults are overweight or obese, unfortunately due to the staggering trend children are not that far away. The long lasting effects obesity can damage to the body include sleep apnea, hypertension, Diabetes II, depression and many more. In hope and efforts to possibly change the outcome for the future, many professionals are seeking into who and
Childhood Obesity Amye Cook ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Jenna Fussell December 17, 2012 What is Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity is very important in today’s society. Childhood Obesity is when a child have excessive amount of body weight for their age. A child may become over weight because of the amount of food that they may consume into their body. Overweight can be caused because the body may not have enough energy to release the calories. When a child is obesity I
Childhood Obesity Introduction The past several decades have seen an escalating trend in the rate of childhood obesity not only in the United States where 25%-30% of children are affected, but also in many of the industrialized nations. Childhood obesity has continued to be a major issue in the public health care system. The economic cost of the medical expenses as well as the lost income resulting from the complications of obesity both in children and adults has been estimated at almost $100 billion
the boy’s mother to get control of her son’s weight but she did nothing. County spokeswomen said “medical neglect” for the reason her eight year old son was removed from his Cleveland home (Jaslow). Childhood obesity has more than triple in the past thirty years (USA, CDC). Because Childhood obesity continuous increase at an alarming rate in America, Pediatric Nurses must work with mainstream society to promote healthy eating, help implement a free class for parent’s to teach their kids on healthier
In order to impede the epidemic of childhood obesity, the actual causes of the problem need to be evaluated and dissected. Obesity in children is becoming a huge problem in American society. In the past three decades, the rate of overweight children has increased by 300%. This is an alarming rate that is only climbing higher. Every member in society should take steps to becoming healthier. This would help the present generations as well as future generations to come. The lifestyle of Americans keeps
Within the past three years obesity among children has tripled. Childhood obesity is considered the number one health threat in America. Childhood obesity has become a major issue facing America. And today over “nine million” (Selicia 4, May) United States children are overweight and obese. Sadly “2 million” (Tanner 2005) of these children are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Obesity has become a burden to the United States economy and it is costing America “$147 billion” (Holden, 2010) a year. A
Prevalence of Obesity in Montgomery County Maryland Child obesity have been increased in recent years in Montgomery county of Maryland. According to Montgomery County Health Alliance “23.5% of children (ages 6–17 years of age) are at-risk for obesity (BMI-for-age percentile of 85 or higher)” (Maryland Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan, 2016). Obesity in children have a great impact on physical and psychological health effects. Overweight children are prone to obesity even in adulthood, leading