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    Teen Obesity In Children

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    Child and Teen Obesity is a big problem in the United States of America. About 12.7 million of children are obese. That is 17 percent of our nation's children. Obesity is one of the most easiest diseases to identify but one of the hardest to cure. Over 300,000 people die a year from obesity. Obesity starts from eating too many food that is bad for you. A person who is obese between the age of 10 and 13 have an 80% chance to become an obese adult. Obesity occurs when the body takes in more calories

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    Childhood Obesity The United States of America has always been a safe and well-constructed country. Over the past years, it has tried to progress in numerous ways. However, America is suffering daily from obesity issues that can be prevented. America is becoming uncontrollable when it comes down to the consumption of too much fast food. When fast food was introduced to Americans, it had many advantages. These advantages have suddenly converted into disadvantages that affect the body. Obesity has been

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    Will today’s children die earlier than their parents? Will obesity and diabetes cause deaths of all the young generation? How can we reduce the load of these health conditions on the health of future generations? (Gray, L. 2014) These are some questions which we need to get answers for and on which we should concentrate. The above mentioned issues are creating a sense of fear for the parents as how they can avoid the increasing diabetes issues; and save their children from dying younger than we do

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    2014 Population Childhood Obesity One of the serious public health issues in the United State is obesity in children.”Obesity a condition with an excess accumulation and storage of fat content in the body is also defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex. (CDC, 2014). The rationale to choose this specific population is that obesity increases the risk for any serious physical complication in children such as

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    are considered to be obese. Obesity has been a fast growing problem in the U.S. for more than a decade. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on a person’s health. Obesity is an increasing problem that leads to significant health and social difficulties for people. Obesity is generally caused by consuming more calories than you burn off through physical activity through your day. Obesity is gaining in numbers of people

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    One of the largest issues in the United States that is continuing to grow is Obesity among small children and young adults. Many in America seem to think that the quickest way in one’s busy life it to pick up something on the way home from work, school, daycare, etc. The whole reason children and adults are so obese in America is because they are filled with so much stress by the end of the day that it is “easier” to buy food already made than to come home and make a homemade healthy meal. A lot

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    Childhood obesity is a complicated topic and is complicated to pinpoint what the exact cause is, some of the major factors that contribute to childhood obesity are lack of exercise in their daily lives, poor nutrition, and eating habits; and lack of education among parents to safely help their children live a healthier life. Childhood obesity poses a serious threat to the health of our nation, children these days have little to none outdoors activities. Lack of physical activity found to be a significant

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    Childhood obesity is not merely an issue in the United States- it is an epidemic. The number of overweight and obese children in America has increased at an alarming rate over the past years, and there is no chance of it slowing down unless action is taken. Obesity puts children at a high risk of developing many serious illnesses. Not only do children who are obese have unhealthy weights, but they also have a high risk of having weak lungs, poor blood quality, and a variety of other sicknesses. Parents

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    of children suffering obesity. Obesity is a condition in which a person is excessively overweight. In the past twenty-five years the number of children who are obese has doubled for those who are of the ages of two to eleven and tripled for those who are twelve to nineteen. Many reasons exist for why a obesity exists, but “Confronting Childhood Obesity” emphasizes environmental causes at home and school that will eventually lead to many health issues for children. The lack of healthy food is a common

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    Chris Pan Writing 4 Ms. Gjika February 9, 2017 Why Increasing People Suffer from Obesity? Today, when people walk on the street, it is absolutely accessible to see someone who is overweight. As what stern has wrote, the estimated number of people who are overweight exceed the number of people who are suffering from malnutrition in 2000. Nowadays, obesity is not only a disease of the rich people, but also the ordinary citizen. And people with low incomes tend to be more likely to be obese than those

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