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sldaly

Obesity in Children - 5 views

www.webmd.com/...obesity-children

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shared by sldaly on 27 Jan 17 - No Cached
  • sldaly on 27 Jan 17
     
    One third of children in the U. S. is overweight or obese, and this number is continuing to rise. Children have fewer weight-related health and medical problems than adults. However, overweight children are at high risk of becoming overweight adolescents and adults, placing them at risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes later in life.
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  • luminitaparavat on 28 Jan 17
     
    Obesity in children in our country happens to have the highest percentage in comparison with other countries. I think we, as parents and we, as responsible adults can change this. We should have in schools mandatory pysical education classes, at least once a week. and it would still make a difference. Also, the school snacks or lunches, the menu needs adjustment and changed to a more nutritional one, not one that is high in calories. Now, I know that kids love fast food, but if that can be limited I think would change something. Sometimes us, the parents we are making this mistake, being in a hurry out of convenience, we buy some fast food and dinner ready. Of course, the child loves it and everyone is happy, but if we do this over and over, the result is child obesity and health issues related to that. The change needs to start with us, as adults in the choices we make.
  • monique102 on 28 Jan 17
     
    Diet and activity is so important especially when it comes to children. Adults are supposed to engage children in daily activities and teach them while they are young to have a clean eating diet. The U.S. definitely has the highest rates when it comes to obesity. With all the fast and processed foods around it just makes it convenient for us all to buy.
  • aus2127741 on 29 Jan 17
     
    Parents who let their children become obese are abusive. Also these so called "healthy" menus at schools are often nothing more than calorie restrictions. For example, my former high school Ironwood often only served a slice of pizza and that is it and charged $2.75. Students would instead by 2 slices of pizza from vendors for a dollar each. Also many students just skip lunch all together and snack after they get home from school. Another problem is the budget. Cafeteria workers make very little money and have a small amount of money to spend,. As a result cafeterias serve junk food because it is cheaper. Also many parents use the busy excuse to be neglectful of their children's health.
  • che2146091 on 29 Jan 17
     
    To say that parents who let their children become obese are abusive have never struggled with weight. But that too is a generalization. There are so many children that are on fighting diseases and are given medication that has side effects of weight gain.One of these drugs is steroids. My daughter is fighting several different battles she was born with. She is on steroids, by the doctor, to fight one of the diseases. She is also a love vegetables and fruits. She swims every week. She takes tap, ballet, jazz and gymnastics. She is overweight, but very fit. Some diseases are ruthless. To say that being overweight is because you eat pizza and that you are unhealthy is just wrong. There are many ways that you can be unhealthy. Looks can be deceiving. Don't judge that book until you read it
  • and2177879 on 29 Jan 17
     
    High blood pressure at such a young age is horrible. The parents are not the only ones at fault but our society is at fault for allowing to go as far as it has gone. As "aus2127741", states about the school systems lack of nutritional value is absolutely correct, it being disgusting.
  • cheyennehorne on 29 Jan 17
     
    Obesity in children is often sad to see but it is becoming very prevalent in American society. In my opinion, a mixture of an extremely sedentary lifestyle as well as poor nutritional choices at school and at home contribute largely to this issue. Because children now have a multitude of indoor activities that don't necessarily get them on their feet and a lack of overall knowledge on what is a decent, balanced diet I'm not really surprised to see this issue skyrocketing.
  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    Obesity is still rising especially because of the pandemic that we are going through which made families quarantine for a long time. It is very sad that the obesity rates only have increased.
azychandler1998

Obesity Consequences | Obesity Prevention Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public H... - 0 views

www.hsph.harvard.edu/...obesity-consequences

personal+freedoms+obesity+United States

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  • azychandler1998 on 08 Sep 21
     
    Obesity and unhealthy habits are a huge social issue in the world today, especially in The United States. Obesity is one of the highest causes of deaths in that U.S right along side tobacco use. A time passes on even more GMO and artificial food with be introduced into the world only making it worse.
  • jos2429699 on 08 Sep 21
     
    This sort of problem is only made worse when unhealthy foods are more accessible to the poor than the healthy alternatives. This is done simply because it is more profitable to make things like fast food easier to repeatedly buy.
sebastianw1991

Information on childhood obesity and other related health concerns - 1 views

www.azdhs.gov/index.php

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  • sebastianw1991 on 27 Jan 17
     
    In general a good website for all topics concerning health. I have included a direct link to the obesity section. 2 in 3 American adults or either overweight or obese. This makes America the leading country in problems such as, diabetes and heart disease.
  • sldaly on 27 Jan 17
     
    I also bookmarked an article about child obesity. It is very informative on statistics about child obesity and how much it is growing.
  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    I also found that not only obesity is linked to diseases and disabilities but it can affect a person mentally. The article I found explained how a persons mental health is what makes the process of preventing obesity more challenging
lynnmarie17

Childhood Obesity - 0 views

www.cdc.gov/...childhood.html

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  • lynnmarie17 on 08 Sep 21
     
    Child obesity is a serious issue that I believe isn't being addressed. Obesity is lower in high income houses but in lower income houses it increases. Obesity affects 1 in 5 children.
azrafuentes101

Childhood obesity: causes and consequences - 0 views

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...PMC4408699

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shared by azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21 - No Cached
  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    Obesity is located everywhere no matter what country. In order to prevent obesity, having both good physical and mental health are important. Eating fat foods is actually not the main cause of obesity.
azrafuentes101

Childhood obesity: a societal problem to solve - PubMed - 1 views

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12608527

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  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    A child's weight is their own weight meaning only they can be the ones to properly exercise to have the correct weight. The only way to prevent childhood obesity is based off of the responsibility of the child. The prevention is known to be a struggle especially because exposure to unhealthy foods are everywhere.
  • smurphy6600 on 07 Sep 21
     
    The article indicates that the issue with our society and how it relates to childhood obesity is in how we treat the issue, as a separate entity from all other health issues wherein the child and family receive support and resources on how to help prevent and treat their ailment. In America a child faced with Obesity is treated with distain despite the fact that the food and lifestyle pushed at them in every facet of their life is unhealthy and ultimately results in obesity and the article clearly aims to show the reader that the way in which we shift blame should reflect back at societies stigmatization rather than blame the child. How did you conclude that the child is solely responsible for their own obesity from reading the article?
kel2178890

Report finds childhood obesity on the rise: Does your kid have a healthy weight? - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...r-kid-have-healthy-weight.html

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  • kel2178890 on 30 Jan 17
     
    This article explains the risks of childhood obesity. It is a growing problem around the world and it usually begins within the family. It also give tips about preventing and potential reversing the obesity.
sebastianw1991

Obesity facts - 0 views

obesity.ovpr.uga.edu/obesity-facts

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shared by sebastianw1991 on 04 Feb 17 - No Cached
  • sebastianw1991 on 04 Feb 17
     
    Information on the amount of money that goes into medical billing every year due to obesity
acjarrel93

Is Obesity an Addiction? - 1 views

www.scientificamerican.com/...is-obesity-an-addiction

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shared by acjarrel93 on 04 Sep 18 - No Cached
  • acjarrel93 on 04 Sep 18
     
    Obesity has been seen as a behavioral disorder but new studies show the foods contents, such as high fat and sugar, are what cause a person to overeat. Researcher Paul Kenny uses brain analysis on mice to prove his theory.
  • maribelb on 04 Sep 18
     
    This article is so interesting and eye-opening. This kind of makes you wonder even if we try to stop eating the junk food and we know it's bad for us, we have a hard time stopping.
azrafuentes101

How is Childhood Obesity a Social Problem? | Obesity Prevention Foundation of America - 0 views

obesitypreventionofamerica.org/dhood-obesity-a-social-problem

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  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    obesity is a social issue because it is closely linked with discrimination. A person is easily viewed differently not only by their looks but most commonly, their weight. They are seen as lazy, slow, and ugly just because they are a different size.
azrafuentes101

The Emotional Toll of Obesity - HealthyChildren.org - 0 views

www.healthychildren.org/...Emotional-Toll-of-Obesity.aspx

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  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    Childhood obesity can cause a kids mental health to go bad. It is very common for a child to get made fun of by other children because of their weight. The negativity the child is receiving will soon result in a low self esteem, depression, and more.
azrafuentes101

WHO | Why does childhood overweight and obesity matter? - 1 views

www.who.int/...en

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  • azrafuentes101 on 03 Feb 21
     
    The prevention of obesity is very important because even though it may seem bad already, it just gets worse. Awareness is key that way those who are struggling with obesity will understand that being overweight will just lead to certain deaths or disabilities.
Christina Romano

Penalties for smokers and obese - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...r-smokers-and-obese-make-sense

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  • Christina Romano on 06 Jun 13
     
    This weighs the options of penalizing obese people ans well as smokers. On average they die 10 years faster than the normal person. It is something they feel against the poor. "Its not about their health its about everyone else"
Sherry Ward

Obesity Discrimination On The Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy | Diigo - 0 views

www.diigo.com/...-discrimination_n_1939385.html

obesity discrimination job personal+freedoms

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  • Sherry Ward on 27 Jan 13
     
    This article describes how obese people fight for their jobs because of discrimination of weight. It also describes some of the legal cases that were fought because of this discrimination.
nat2142094

Who's to blame for obesity? Policy makers, the food industry, or individuals? - 0 views

news.aces.illinois.edu/...s-food-industry-or-individuals

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  • nat2142094 on 05 Feb 17
     
    This article brings up the question of who we can blame for the obesity epidemic. Is there one particular industry that is really at fault? Surprisingly, the majority of the people surveyed blame themselves.
car2199918

The Politics Of Obesity: Seven Steps To Government Action - 0 views

www.healthaffairs.org/...hlthaff.21.6.142

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  • car2199918 on 04 Sep 19
     
    This article talks about the causes of obesity in today's world. The article argues about the personal freedom and rights of an individual in the way they choose to live their life. The article also makes points about how the government can regulate people's accessibility to unhealthy foods and educate people on the fats contained in each item. The article talks about an individual's privacy if being obese and consuming foods they choose is a private matter.
rebeca atudoroae

Big Brother - Thinner Brother Can legislation prevent obesity in America? - 0 views

usgovinfo.about.com/...aathinner.htm

personal+freedoms obesity laws health

shared by rebeca atudoroae on 07 Jun 13 - Cached
  • rebeca atudoroae on 07 Jun 13
     
    This speaks about how the government's control of food will be able to prevent obesity and other diseases in the U.S. Many people disagree and will argue that it is against their freedoms.
nat2142094

Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary - 0 views

www.nap.edu/1

childhood+obesity food+industry nutritional+labeling

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  • nat2142094 on 04 Feb 17
     
    This is a summary of discussions and presentations that took place in 2011 to review ways we can prevent childhood obesity.
courtmathews

Soda ban? What about personal choice? - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...1977091

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shared by courtmathews on 03 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • rebeca atudoroae on 03 Jun 13
     
    In New York the freedom of choosing to drink more than 16 oz of soda is restricted. This is an act to try and fight obesity. Many feel it is going the wrong way.
  • courtmathews on 02 Feb 15
     
    This article talks about how NY is fighting obesity by limiting the amount of junk food a person can buy
jen2198817

Junkfood in Schools and Child Obesity - 0 views

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...PMC3667628

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shared by jen2198817 on 04 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • jen2198817 on 04 Sep 17
     
    This site provide a bunch of information on relations of child obesity and school lunches. It gives a lot of statistics on child growth compared to junk food availability over a period of time.
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