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Childhood Obesity...? Childhood Obesity Introduction Obesity is coming up as an issue that is engulfing the well-being of individuals in the present era, as it isemerging as an epidemic in the United States of America. The incidence of obesity amongst adults has become two fold in past couple of decades intensifying the health concern and related issues of the inhabitants (Flegal, 2010). Obesity condenses eminence of life, enhances the probability of untimely death, augments the jeopardy for numerous persistent diseases, related to heart such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, other related disorders encompass high cholesterol levels, sleep apnea, overweight resulting...
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY...?Childhood Obesity According to Burniat (2002, p.15), obesity means an excessive amount of body fat; however, no general agreement as yet exists on the best definition of obesity in children. A number of factors contribute to a child becoming obese, and these include genetics, lifestyle habits, or a combination of both. Childhood obesity is an increasing problem all over the world that affects an estimated seventeen percent of all children in the United States, which is three times the rate it was only a generation ago. Tessner and Hagen (2006, p.20) state that childhood obesity can have...
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY...? AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY 19 April Outline Thesis: Although food advertising, lack of exercise and proper nutrition are all blamed for the increase in childhood obesity, parents are ultimately responsible for the health of their child. I. Parents fear the intervening in their child’s life regarding food and eating would result in their losing their child’s love and appreciation. A. Parents need to realize that their child’s health issue needs to be identified and confronted. B. This intervention should be done by the parents since they are the ones whom the child can trust and gain support from. II. Some parents feel that their overweight children will...
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Childhood Obesity...?Childhood Obesity Scope and Nature of the Problem: An advertisement, these days, requires creativity, humor, eye-catching and memorable events and attractive slogans (Sutherland and Sylvester, 2000 pp. 207-230). Some argue that advertising is correlated with the consumption patterns i.e. decreased advertising leads to reduced consumption levels and vice versa (Saffer, 1996). Another argument that clearly indicates the existence of a relationship between advertisement and consumption rates is the reduction in consumption levels on implementation of advertisement bans (Bang, 1998). An experimental research conducted by Harris, Bargh and Brownell (2009) suggests that children and adolescents are more...
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Obesity in Mississippi...the Delta “Healthy Options for People through Extension (HOPE) Tri-state Initiative” (Bagchi, 2010). It was aimed to cover the Delta region of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas thus the “tri-state” tag. Moreover, the project was funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan and was a runner-up to a successful pilot project in Mississippi which involved a lot of organizations within the three states. The main aim of this program was to emphasize on “a comprehensive school-based nutrition, as well as, physical exercise” program as means of combating childhood obesity and overweight issues. The project aimed at ensuring that some of the problems raised...
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Childhood obesity...Childhood Obesity Summary The general assumption, that an obesogenic environment is inevitable, is flawed. Identifying that we are aware of what thisassumption means and providing evidence that we are actually able to take charge of our evolution and not resigned to accepting an obese fate. Overeating and sedentary lifestyle, two major contributory factors in childhood obesity, can be countered at an early stage with better food and more physical activities in schools.
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According to the World Heart Federation (2007) the dramatic worldwide surge in childhood obesity may be the cause of a change in disease...
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Childhood obesity...from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-childhood-obesity.htm (This article is a great source of information regarding childhood obesity. It includes main causes and risks related to childhood obesity)
Smith, C. (1999). Understanding Childhood Obesity. Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. (This book will provide the researcher with the knowledge of every aspect of childhood obesity. It will provide us with a great help in research).
Waters, E., Swinburn, B., Seidell, J., & Uauy, R. (2010). Preventing Childhood...
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Childhood obesity...Childhood Obesity Scope and nature of the problem Children suffering from obesity have excess fats in their bodies that negatively affect their wellbeing or health. In extreme cases, it may also hinder with the flexibility of the child thus limiting their interaction with other children. More so, it increases their chances of developing heart diseases, high blood pressure, sleep problems and diabetes, and becoming obese in adulthood. This research will explore obesity among persons aged 18 years and below by looking at its various causes.
Specific claim on childhood obesity
Currently, there is a claim that the main...
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Childhood Obesity...Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity Introduction Cases of childhood obesity have increased tremendously in the Western countries. They have lead to both mental and physical conditions (Cameron, Norgan and Ellison 2006). Awareness programs have been recommended to provide families with ideas and strategies to cub obesity. Doctors and researchers have preferred using the internet to cause awareness. However, most internet sources are not credible as seen in the criticism cases discussed below.
BLOG: Obesity Linked To Lower Grades among Teen Girls
The blog explains how obesity cases have...
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Childhood obesity...Childhood Obesity due: Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Objectives of the Project 3
Intervention Plan 3
Significance of the Project 4
Sources of Information for the Project 4
Childhood obesity: Theoretical Framework 5
Processes 6
Outputs 6
Outcomes 7
Monitoring and Evaluation 7
Summary of the Intervention Plan 7
Formative Evaluation 8
Summative Evaluation 9
Details of the Evaluation Plan 9
Evaluation of the Project’s Outcomes 10
Social Outcomes 10
Environmental Outcomes 11
Health Outcomes 12
Economic Outcomes 13
References 14
Objectives of the Project
The drive of this project is to implement nutrition education among the students to improve their health outcomes,...
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