number; obesity is such a major health concern because it can eventually lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, dementia, and various others. Along with health issues, children also develop negative psychological effects, such as low self-esteem, negative body image and depression. Numerous citizens blame obesity on physical cause, like bad genetics and poor physiological health. However, in the modern U.S. obesity is driven by societal causes. The 300% increase of Childhood Obesity…
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Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping the nation and growing exponentially. Currently more than 500,000,000 adults worldwide are suffering from obesity. Most people look at obesity as only being caused by overeating, but there are many other factors that contribute to the spreading of obesity. One in particular is technology. Between the last 100 years and now technological advances have played a big part in the climbing obesity rates and will continue to do so in the future. In the past, many…
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Technology Linked to Obesity Technology is an ever-growing resource that has become part of children’s everyday lives. Kids are spending more time with their computers and less time outside playing. From texting while driving to tuning out the world with loud music technology is taking over the future generations. Over the past 20 years the obesity rate has rapidly grown. Some say that one major contributing factor is technology and media that promotes inactive behavior. However others say…
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Childhood obesity is becoming more common in today’s world. Obesity has become a public health problem in many nations especially the United States. According to CDC the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “obesity now affects 1 in 6 children and adolescents in the United States. The reality of it is children’s eating habits can easily affect their future if it is not affecting them already. Everyone needs to come together to help stop childhood obesity by primarily addressing this issue…
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Reflective Essay on Childhood Obesity PSYC 100 Tasha Mac University of Maryland Childhood obesity is a major concern for parents, teachers, and the medical community with differing philosophies and theories on causes and prevention. Inactivity, genetics, technology and parenting attitudes and beliefs are factors which contribute to childhood obesity. Peer pressure and social circles also create an epidemic of children overweight or obese. Intervention…
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Childhood obesity is one of many issues that Americans have to deal with. Our children in this the United States of America have become excessively overweight resulting in problems in their future. Many people blame the food that we eat and what we feed our children. Others say it is embedded in our genes that make us binge when it comes to food. Some say it is emotional loneliness that the children deal with every day due to living in single family households, both parents working long hours or…
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Obesity: A Sociological Epidemic Abstract The sociological aspect of obesity shown through the impact of families, the government and the economy. The rapidly growing, fast-paced, technological society creates an epidemic of sorts. Families pursue the use of technology, restaurants and fast-paced eating as well as single parenting and parental denial. The government sets a significant health care cost to obesity, which prevents a solution and increases risks. A non-stable economy brings about…
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The Enduring Effects of Childhood Obesity in Western Societies. Psyc 213 Lifespan Development Psychology Obesity is the major threat to children’s health and development in industrialised countries Abstract Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the industrialised world. This has resulted in an increased risk of a number of chronic diseases such as heart disease, insulin resistant and type 2 diabetes and some cancers. In addition there are respiratory and skin disorders and musculoskeletal…
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are many factors that are increasing the nation’s childhood obesity population, but each child has the ability to overcome them. Food from fast food restaurants is not always cheaper it is just the convenience of it that makes it convincing. Even then with the right amount of exercise junk food might not be as big of a problem. It comes down to the influences and the child’s self motivation that really matter. In order to lower the childhood obesity population numbers kids need have the right influences…
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Child: Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity Ashton Garner ENG 122 Professor: Joyce Pierce-Yamahata December 16, 2013 Childhood Obesity: 1 CHILDHOOD OBESITY Obesity has become…
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