Childhood Obesity In America

As both government and population, Canada must band together and implement new systems to aid in the prevention of obesity. There are three central areas that Canada must focus to defeat obesity: youth, government, and foreign policy. Obesity is continually affecting younger individuals, which is developing obesity into a grave ordeal. Only forty-nine percent of preschool obesity cases are acted upon by health professionals, and an even less six per cent of children have their BMI plotted(Kim). Accordingly, more preventative measures need to be implemented in childhood as early as possible because many obesity cases that start young continue throughout the lifetime. Moreover, early obesity is serious because of the lack of physical activity

Obesity has created a population of lazy children all around the world. Estela Renner, director of the documentary Way Beyond Weight, displays the negative effects of obesity on the children in all societies ranging from villages in Brazil to big cities in the United States. Through specialists and children, Renner digs deep to find the cause of obesity and how much of an influence it can have on a child’s life. This epidemic has impacted the lives of all people, and can occur as early as infancy. Overweight children suffer from health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, high cholesterol, and more. She finds that these children have a diets with high calories, fats, and sugars; they all drink multiple sodas and fruit drinks

Studies from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, more than half of adults are overweight or obese and nearly one in five kindergarten students are obese (Doc A). Most overweight children usually have parents that are obese. The problem is that when parents do not eat right, neither do their children. Because, children eat what their parents cook. It is very important for the government to control what is consumed by kids. Children are the future and children with obesity can end up with serious health problems in the

Obesity: There is a direct link between young children’s eating habits and them becoming overweight and obese later on. Children in families with insufficient access to nutritious foods are in fact significantly more likely to be obese in early childhood than other children. This is the result of excessive calorie intake and an emphasis on foods that have high levels of fat, sugar and sodium. This is especially true of children who regularly consume fast food. Obesity in children can lead to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and a variety of other health problems besides depression and lower

In the intriguing article, “The ‘Childhood Obesity Epidemic’”, Tina Moffat presented the health issue of childhood obesity. In recent years, obesity has become an important issue on the public agenda. Ever since I was young, the word obesity began to pervade and increased its popularity throughout high school and college, as people become more self-conscious about their body sizes and more influenced by the mainstream view on overweight or obese people.

The rate of childhood obesity has increased over few years. There are 41 million children in the world are overweight or at risk of obesity. Childhood obesity is a serious health problem. It cause physical ,psychological , and social problems. This problem can effect on children's for the rest of their lives. Childhood obesity is one of the main reasons of adulthood obesity also earlier risk obesity-related disease in adulthood. Obesity is defined as the condition in which excess body fat accumulates to the point of causing adverse health effects. It is determined by the body mass index (BMI), a measure that corresponds to weight in length. The ( BMI ) is a formula that produces a score that will show if a person is underweight, a normal weight, overweight or obese.

Child obesity is not merely an issue in the world but it has been seen as an epidemic. The number of overweight and obese children has increased at an alarming rate over the past years, and there is no chance of it slowly down without action being taken. Children suffering from obesity face an increased risk of compromised physical and mental well-being. Obesity in children is a significant public health concern. In addition, there is evidence that the incidence of children who are overweight is increasing despite efforts to the contrary. The consequences of child obesity are far reaching, implicating not only children on a physical scale but also socially and mentally. However,

a massive financial burden to fulfill. While much of the expenses are covered by government policy, this still leaves many Hispanics in low income more dangerous neighborhoods. Unsafe neighborhoods and parks result in a lack of safe places for children to get the necessary physical activity they need. An insufficient amount of physical activity is one of the leading causes of obesity in children. As mentioned earlier, schools are majorly affected by the obesity rates in children. Due to the large obesity rates in Hispanic American children, primarily Hispanic schools are especially susceptible to this problem. The schools are beginning to implement programs and educational classes to help end this epidemic at the community level. Hospitals

Lazarou & Kouta (2010) define obesity as “a chronic metabolic disease, considered to be one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease”, and state that hypertension, atherosclerosis and type two diabetes have also been shown to be more likely in people with obesity (p. 641). These adult health problems have now become commonplace amongst children and youth today (Tuckwood, 2012). With obesity being diagnosed at earlier ages, prevention becomes increasingly difficult; personal habits are harder to break, health risks are more serious, and the likelihood of living with obesity in adulthood is significantly higher. Fifty percent of children who are obese will become obese adults (Lazarou & Kouta, 2010). In order to grasp the relevancy of this health issue, an inquiry into Canadian data regarding adolescent obesity rates is in

The American taste buds are hooked to sweet, spicy, and salty flavors. The mouth controls the diet and emotions of every American. This food obsession, however, has transformed from an excitement to an addiction. Food controls physical and mental health; one eats when sad, happy, or bored. Food answers all problems. As the obsession with food increases, the obesity crisis in America also grows immensely. The obesity epidemic in America stems from three sources: the food industry, the government, and the American culture. The food industry’s lies and greed prevent Americans from knowing what food possesses as ingredients and why one feels the need to continue eating it. While the government and the FDA fail

Obesity has been a major problem in America for a long time every since junk food and fast food came into play. Now in America there is 78.6 million obese adults and counting (CDC). Obesity can lead to heart disease, stroke and even type 2 diabetes if worse enough. The estimated obesity medical bill was over 147 billion dollars in United States this shows that when you get obesity that is why you should stay active and eat more healthy foods. Obesity can be prevented by being active and getting enough exercise, eat healthy foods and try to stay away from junk food, finally reduce screen time and find other things to do than watching television. These are just some of the things that cause people to become obese. Now America is one of the most obese countries in the world. Mainly from people not getting enough exercise.

I reviewed Lessons from the Lunchroom: Childhood Obesity, School Lunch, and the Way to a Healthier Future by Lindsey Haynes-Maslow and Jeffrey O’Hara and The $11 Trillion Reward by also Jeffrey O’Hara.

Soda has thought to be an American icon since it was first created. It was only recently that soda has been viewed as being detrimental to our health and only in the last five years has someone attempted to take political action on this matter. But, the soda ban proposed by former New York Mayor Bloomberg, will not be an effective tool against obesity. The soda ban will not be effective because there are key contributors to obesity, such as fast-food, that unhealthy food is less expensive than healthy food, and the way food is advertised.

Many fast food chains run pretty much the same. McDonald's franchise is world-wide and their food to some is great. Targeting certain groups such as children, parents and grandparents is a piece of cake. McDonald's commercials are so tempting to children that they will beg parents or grandparents to take them. They have play areas for the children along with sitting areas for the adults. So it is a win, win deal! The parents can read, studied or whatever while the kids play. Along with the play area they have a good kids menu which includes Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. "McDonald's mostly target on children as audience, their commercials most of the time multiple audience specifically families" (Mansaray, 2010). The main idea is for the

Research published in the British Medical Journal has found that the imposition of 10% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks in Mexico resulted in a 12% reduction in sales. From the success of soda tax in Mexico, we can see that tax is an effective method to reduce consumption. Although some beverage companies still use promotion and marketing strategies to counter the tax. For example, big companies start to develop new market in low or middle income classes. On average, consumers chose to cut back more and more as the year wore on. The researchers say: That group drank 9 percent fewer sugary beverages on average in 2014 and 17 percent fewer by the end of the year, compared with pretax trends. (Mexico's Sugary Drink Tax Makes a Dent in Consumption, 2015) Not only in Mexico, but also in many other countries, advocates say that soda taxes are an effective measure for improving public health. For example, in America. Actually, obesity is an extremely serious problem faced by America. Two out of three adults and one out of three children in the United States are overweight or obese. According to the research, sugary drinks are major contributor to obesity. A typical 20-ounce soda contains 15 to 18 teaspoons of sugar and upwards of 240 calories. A 64-ounce fountain cola drink could have up to 700 calories. (Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM, 2010) After seeing the successful results of the imposition of sugary tax in Mexico. Harold Goldstein, executive director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, said in a statement, "It is time for federal, state and local policymakers to take real action to curb America's rising tide of diabetes and obesity, a soda tax is a critical step. Mexico has done it for their residents. So can