Obesity Is A Global Issue

“The Childhood Obesity Epidemic,” is an article written by Bronwyn McHugh, based on childhood obesity dealing with causes and preventions affecting the reduction of children’s life expectancy. Bronwyn McHugh states that the main cause of childhood obesity is the lack of energy imbalance caused by the difference of calories consumed and calories expended. This could be because the food children decide to eat contains high percentages of fats and sugars. Each child is raised in many different households or cultures, some children are encouraged to eat heavy while others to eat light. For example, “Childhood obesity appears to be associated with low socioeconomic status, maternal nutritional status, single parent status, and low education levels.” (McHugh, B. 2016) Other social cost mentioned in the article is the cost of technological advances decreasing the physical activity of fitness. Without the proper necessities to exercise or motivation the child will not put in the effort to exercise. As technology improves over the years the hand-held devices and the media games children are exposed to, increases the risk of obesity. Health conditions that obesity leads to are: cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. Medical personals are there to provide assistance and consultations to the many approaches to lose weight. Some approaches could include “gastric banding, employment personal trainers, and

In the past 30 years, childhood obesity has more than tripled. The pervasiveness of obesity has increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 20% in 2014 among children aged 6 to 11. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 increased from 5.0% to 18.1% during the same 30-year period. With that said, America is experiencing a very serious health issue concerning its youth. Obesity results from an imbalance involving excessive calorie consumption and/or inadequate physical activity. In addition, obesity is mediated by genetic, behavioral, cultural, and environmental factors. The health impact from childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects, negative consequences that include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and

As a matter a fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said “[o]verweight or obese preschoolers are five times as likely to become overweight or obese adults as their normal weight peers” ( Phil 1). American children are easier to become obese adults that will later become a greater problem to society. “More shocking, an obese child can expect a shorter life” (Dalton 35 ) . Obese children are likely to face health problems such as “cardiovascular disease, such as elevated blood pressure or serum insulin levels or dyslipidemia, and 25 percent had two or more risk factors, type 2 diabetes” (Dietz 1) . For this reason, parents need to take action and solve the problem with obesity because it will affect children's health that can later result as a bigger

Climbing Obesity rates are the evidence of an epidemic that affects adults and children alike. A person who is obese is defined as one who is significantly above the befitting weight for his or her age and height. Some believe that the food industry is to blame for the rapid increase in obesity rates; while others believe that it is the parent’s responsibility to make the healthy decision for their children. The pressing question that is troubling our society and our nation’s well-being is: what is to blame for childhood obesity? There are several contributing factors to childhood obesity and our society, meaning each individual and their decisions thereof, are to blame for this epidemic.

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, “approximately 12.7 million of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese.” (Childhood Obesity Facts 2011, para.1) There are many factors that cause this outrageous number of obese children. Family history, genetics, community environment, and lifestyle are a few factors. We have also become very complacent and made ourselves too busy to perform a

Childhood obesity in America is a growing disease that has become an epidemic that has lasting psychological effects because of advertisement of fast food, lack of physical activities, and parental control has made food become a major health issue in many young teenagers’ lives today. Who is to blame? Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years (cdc.gov). this takes us to the focus of how childhood obesity has become an enormous issue today. For us to understand the impact of obesity and why we should prevent it, we will need to figure out the causes of obesity and what keeps people obese.

Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The obesity rate among children has doubled over the past few years. The incline in the obesity rate is due to poor eating habit, media influence, lack of financial means to pay for healthier food

Among 2 to 5 year olds and 6 to 11 year olds, 27% and 33%, respectively, are either overweight or obese (Lowenstein et al, 2013). Bad choices in food and the absence of physical activity are the main contributing factors of childhood obesity. The act of overeating unhealthy foods result in a child consuming and taking in more calories than that is needed for the body to function and the child will start to gain weight. This happens when children consume large portion sizes and/or foods that are loaded with sugar and calories; this results in an excess of calories (Sprouse, n.d.). Also, as a result of the elevated levels of amount of time spent in front of the television, video games and recreational computer use, children are spending more time inside and less time out engaging in physical activity. In addition to the lack of exercise and poor diets, there are other risks that increase the chances of children being overweight or obese. These risks include a family tree of relatives who were or are obese, a genetic predisposition to being overweight, psychological challenges, such as coping with stresses, and socioeconomic factors, such as low-income individuals without the time and resources to support healthy activities are at an increased risk (Sprouse, n.d.). In order to have an effective action plan, it is to be understood that combining all or some of the aforementioned risk factors with a poor choice in food and a sedentary lifestyle, it can be a dangerous

ABSTRACT: It has often been observed that obesity follows a socioeconomic gradient which adversely affects the poor. This paper proposes the outline of a sociological theory of obesity as a consequence of ‘globalisation factors, such as labour market deregulation. Forced to work longer hours – and with lower levels of job-security – workers in low paid jobs have fewer opportunities to burn calories, and are more likely to consume fast-food. This combination has led to higher levels of obesity among the poor in countries that have adopted neo-liberal labour market reforms.

A big problem America is facing today is obesity. ( Authors of cdc.gov.com, “Childhood Overweight and Obesity”, www.cdc.gov.com, Nov.9, 2015, http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/ ,5/18/16) out of every six children in America is obese. Although the number of overweight children is less than adults, the problem is getting overwhelming. Many obese kids grow up to be obese adults who can develop medical issues, such as diabetes and heart disease. (Authors of wedMD.com, “Obesity in Children”,www.webMD.com, n.d., http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/obesity-children, 5/18/16) It’s mostly the parents fault if they’re not keeping their young children decently healthy.

The big problem with society today is child and teen obesity. Obesity is when a person is able to gain weight easily and is not easy to get rid of it.A child is not considered obese unless there weight is 10 percent higher than a kid the same age.Children who are obese when younger normally stay obese when they become adults unless if they actually try to start a diet or start exercising. The reason this is a big problem today is that there are 12.7 million children in the United States that are obese.This problem is very easy to find in children and teens but is very difficult to treat. Obesity is caused by genetic biological and behavioral factors.obesity occurs when a person eats more calories than the body can burn off. If a child’s parent

The obesity epidemic is a problem underlying the world’s population and has only gotten worse over the decades. The processed food industry has almost conditioned the human mind to believe that the information they provide is genuine. Using various different techniques, the processed food industry has worked its way into the everyday life of most. It is very important that society takes into careful consideration the dangers of processed food, and are made aware of how the industry in a sense, fools them.

Today obesity is a growing problem among young adults, American society views overweight individuals as inferior and disgusting, this does not only apply to adults but as well as children. As the new generation continue to grow, more and more children suffer from health problems which lead into adulthood, childhood obesity has been on the rise ever sense the change in the American diet, creating a national epidemic. Children no longer spend a lot time experiencing the outdoors because of they are too busy playing indoors with the phones. Technology has been theorized to be the leading cause of obesity but this is not the case, a child’s diet and the lack of exercise

This report is originally written by a group of students from the second year Accountancy of Queen’s Belfast University. Generally, what will be found in this paper other than bad intake of nutrition is other causes of obesity in Europe which will be statistically and mathematically tested on. However, this data has been narrowed down to 2011 only. We hope that our project paper will be helpful in the future.

“Parental behavioral patterns concerning shopping, cooking, eating and exercise have an important influence on a child’s energy, balance and ultimately their weight” said diet specialist, Anne Collins (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Childhood obesity has more than tripled since the 1980’s (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Childhood obesity often leads to obesity as an adult which can put a person at greater risks dealing with the heart, diabetes, and many other obese related diseases. People want to blame the schools and today’s technology for childhood obesity, in reality, the responsibility lies in the hands of their parents.