Childhood Obesity
Uploaded by SaraJo on Jan 14, 2013
Childhood Obesity
Sara Nackowicz
Phy 104
Child and Adolescent Development
Karen Williams
September 2, 2012
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Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become one of the largest childhood diseases in the United States
today. According to studies that I had come a crossed there is a big problem with childhood obesity. One out of three children is now either overweight or obese according to kidshealth.org (A1). Many kids spend too much time watching TV, playing video games, and on the computer and less time being active outside or exercising. If more children would go outside and play sports, play at the park or even take a walk there would be less over weight childern and more healthy ones. If a parent would sit out carrots and celery rather than cookies or chips we would also have more healthy children. Also According to kidshealth.org overweight or obese children are more likely to develop poor eating habits (over eating or under eating), prone to depression and also risk of substance abuse. There are Parents that think that it is alright to over feed their children. According to a mother on the Maury Povich show back in the mid 2000's, She over fed her daughter and she will keep overfeeding her. The Bigger the better the mother had stated during the show. Everyone in the audience was appalled with how she was treating her daughter who was massively obese herself. I cannot understand how a mother could do that to her child. Do it to yourself but not to an innocent child that does not know better. Teach them right from wrong. Show them Healthy ways of growing up.
The causes that this can cause is Type Two Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, High blood pressure and many other health problems.(mayoclinic.com) There are some genetic causes but most are cause from over feeding. This topic is very important to inform parents that it is not ok
to over feed their children. The health problems that they could get and have for a life time due
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to their parents neglect. All these dieses can be cured but diet and exercises. There are many times that I have seen someone go from over weight to a healthy weight just by walking a little bit and eating a little healthier. For an example, myself, I was...