The Healthy People 2020 objective Nutrition and Weight Status has a goal of improving the diet of Americans, thus improving their overall health. “Diet quality is critically important to the prevention of many types of chronic disease” (Wilson et al, 2015, p. 302.) According to Healthy People 2020 (2014), “a healthful diet helps Americans reduce their risks for many health conditions, including: overweight and obesity, malnutrition, iron-deficiency anemia, heart disease, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia…

Abstract Schools may have an ethical obligation to help in the prevention of the increasing propensity toward childhood obesity. School programs can be implemented to improve the nutritional quality of students’ diets. Students spend approximately one third of their day in school and consume one to two meals there per day, therefore justifying the importance of the responsibility to advise dietary behaviors and influence healthy decisions. In consideration of these logical methods, the ethical…

Childhood obesity is a nationwide epidemic. Being overweight or obese in childhood are acknowledged to have a substantial effect on both physical and psychological health. The instrument of the advancement of obesity is not fully recognized and it is understood to be a condition with various causes. Ecological factors, lifestyle preferences, and cultural upbringing play vital roles in the mounting pervasiveness of obesity globally. In general, overweight and obesity are anticipated…

the prevalence of childhood obesity is on the rise. Physical activity is essential to developing an overall healthy life for everyone, including school-aged children. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, physical activity is a determinant to building and maintaining bones and muscles, while also improving social and mental health status of the child. Physical activity in the lives of children has been proven to be effective in preventing childhood obesity and reducing the risks…

Methods Question: Is school nutrition a major contributor to childhood obesity? Date of Literature Review: October 2014 Inclusion Criteria • Age: school aged children (4-18 years old) • Setting: Public and private school systems in the US. • Health Status: Any • Nutrition-Related Problem or Condition: Obese or overweight and consuming at least lunch in a school setting. • Study Design Preference: Cross-sectional studies, large randomized observational studies, time series studies. • Size of Study…

Nutrition and Weight Status: Preventing Childhood Obesity A healthy diet is the foundation for achieving a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition, the intake of food in order to provide the body with its dietary needs, is important when referring to a healthy diet (Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall, 2013). Nutrition is good when the body receives the essentially balanced nourishment required to sustain life and successfully perform bodily functions. However, poor nutrition can result in decreased productivity…

Literature Review Recent statistics have shown that childhood obesity has reached global epidemic status. In the United States alone, approximately 34% of adolescents and young adults are considered obese or overweight (Pbert et al, 2013). The rates are equally concerning across the world and appear to have rates that are disproportionate among minorities and low-income families. The root causes include factors that are genetic, environmental, societal and developmental, but it is largely caused…

Nutrition and weight status is a vitally important issue as obesity is on the rise in the United States. One third of children in this country ages 2-19 are either overweight or obese and this potentially sets them up to develop diabetes and other comorbidities during their lifetime (U.S. Task Force, 2010). It is important to promote health by way of consumption of healthy foods, getting adequate exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight and body image. The Let’s Move initiative, founded…

Considering the increasing dilemma that is childhood obesity in China, calls for quick and effective interventions. According to He et al. (2014) limiting the availability of the obesogenic foods, raising the taxes of the fast foods, and increasing awareness in children should be considered as possible options. Other articles like Zhang et al. (2015) explained that interventions should focus on taking measures to improve dietary patterns in children’s lives. The Chinese government has decided to…

carbohydrates, 47g protein and 1300mg in sodium. Obesity contributes to a lot of health problems and is growing rapidly. This is the main reason why I would like to focus my study in Nutrition and Weight Status in the city of Miami Gardens, Florida, Dade County. It is the city where I reside and can witness first hand the concern for our future generation. Body weight and diet are highlights of health status. Children grow and develop better with good nutrition. Furthermore, according to healthypeople,…