Hello, I'm here to talk about childhood obesity specifically in America. Did you know that 1 out of every 3 children in America are considered overweight or obese? To officially be considered overweight you must be within the 85th and 95th percentile for body mass index for your age and gender. To officially be considered obese you must be greater than the 95th percentile for body mass index for your age and gender. Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a number based on your height and weight that
It’s time for junk food to go, and healthy kids to come! One of our biggest problem in America has gone too far and needs to be put to a stop: child obesity. It has doubled the percentage over the years. One out of three kids in America are overweight. Junk food has a huge role in obesity epidemic.By the year of 2050 Americans obesity is expected to reach 45 percent, according to researchers at Harvard University.Kids who eat junk food on a normal basis, consume more fat and carbohydrates unlike
wonder why we are one of the most obese countries in the world. Obesity is destroying the lives of many, especially in the lives of children. Recent studies show that childhood obesity has doubled over the past thirty years ("Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences."). There are many causes and health factors of obesity, but this disease can easily be prevented and solved. There are several factors that play a role in childhood obesity, but one major factor would be found in the media. Many television
Obesity in america has increased by nearly 30% since 1970. Sugar is the leading cause of people becoming obese and diabetic, sugar is hidden in many foods we eat daily. Some people could say that the lack of exercise is the leading cause of obesity and diabetes. I strongly believe that sugar is because sugar is in nearly everything we consume in a day. Sugar is in just about everything we eat. Half of the sugar people are consuming today is in foods that you wouldn’t even think had sugar in them
Introduction: In recent years, the prevalence of obesity has increased quite significantly as compared to the past fifty years. This phenomenon is well known in countries with high intake of calories food and sedentary lifestyle. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) obesity can be defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health which leads to lower life expectancy and increases health
deadly virus. EBOLA!! The American male screams with a look of fear on his face. What's interesting about the drawing is the male has burger in his right hand, beer in his left, one cigarette in his mouth and a super sized soda and fries next to him. Obesity 300,000 deaths per
the cause of many foodborne illnesses, the most well known being E. Coli. The reason for this recklessness: Corporate greed. The book talks about how corporate greed is driving fast food companies to turn to polluting, unhealthy ways of processing their food when they should be trying to stick with greener ways of making their company flourish. Fast food is one of the main reasons for childhood obesity in America. The reason
America has grown to be a modern country but still seven of every 10 Americans who die each year, die of a chronic disease (CDC, 2010). More than 75% of the nation’s $3 trillion medical care costs are a result of chronic diseases like obesity due to poor nutrition, diet and lack of physical inactivity (CDC, 2010). Obesity is one of the pressing health issues facing this country. $123 billion cost is the estimated national cost towards obesity related healthcare in this country as of now (CDC, 2010)
would emerge. We know that childhood obesity causes health problems but also psychological problems. In observing the causes of childhood obesity, hopefully we can slow down the epidemic. a. Being obese as a child can really effect your health in the long run. America Heart Association reported a 34.1 percent child obesity rate in Tennessee. Obese children are more likely to become obese adults Tennessee is 4th place with 33.7 percent. b. Childhood obesity is on the rise in the U.S. after
Obesity is a major health problem in America and each year the chances of someone getting obese is high. The thing most responsible is the fast food industry, it seems to be growing with ideas to earn more money off the people that consume the fast food. The more people consume what the fast food industry has out there, is a greater chance that you will become obese from all the fast food you consume. Not just the food industry has fault in this, but also the government, and the consumers. It is