Essays on Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is a condition characterized by presence of excess fat in the body of a child aged above two years (Birch, et al, 2011). There is no definite and direct way of determining if one has excess fat in their body, conversely, the Body...

Numbers continue to climb for the global epidemic of childhood obesity. This serious issue has been brought to the attention of the public who have been taking preventative measures and action in hopes to reduce the number of cases. In a number of countries, public...

Early Childhood services are affected by this nutritional issue as they are responsible for the care of the obese child. Because the child has limited mobility(unlike the other pupils who will exercise and play outside), it is the responsibility of the ECE service provider to...

Overweight and obesity in children is epidemic in North America and internationally. Approximately 22 million children under 5 years of age are overweight across the world. In the United States, the number of overweight children and adolescents has doubled in the last two to three...

Childhood obesity is not a matter to take lightly. In fact, it has proven to be a very serious health problem not just within our state, but within the United States as a nation. Just as the size of our residents have, the issue of...

Obesity in children in the US and Canada is on the rise, and never ending because new parents or parents with experience, either way tend to ignore what is happening with their child. A study at UCSF tells us that “A child with one obese...

An epidemic is sweeping through the developed world, threatening millions with disability and death. Is it the dreaded Ebola virus? No, it is obesity. According to The World Health Organization “ ‘Epidemic’ may sound exaggerated, but the facts speak for themselves: 154 million people worldwide...

There is a constant ongoing battle on whether the responsibility for child obesity is the parents or the fast food corporations. For example, Daniel Weintraub’s article in the Sacramento Bee, “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” Daniel claims that it is the...

Obesity has affected 93.3 million US adults in 2015-2016 (usda.gov). The conditions related to obesity are cardiac disease, Type II diabetes, stroke and premature forms of cancer that can mostly be prevented with a change in lifestyle. Obesity has affected children in developed countries resulting...

Childhood obesity is becoming an ever-larger issue in today’s society, not just in the UK but many others such as the U.S and Canada one marvelling statistic that proves such a thing truly is an issue is that the obesity rate in children has almost...

When it comes to decision making, a child’s weight seems to spark some disagreement. This paper is composed of two research articles that discuss how stoutness is taking over young adolescents. The purpose of this essay is to bring reference to children obesity and some...

It is well known today that the obesity epidemic is claiming more and more victims each day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention writes “that nearly 1 in 5 school age children and young people (6 to 19 years) in the United States have...

There has been a large increase in the number of children who are obese in the USA in last three decades. According to Cunningham (2014), the percentage of overweight children increased from 4.2% to 15.3% in 1963 and 2000 respectively. Obesity is a disease in...

It is, indeed disheartening that a large proportion of people the world over is becoming obese. This is a serious socio-economic problem, and it is largely attributed to the modern lifestyle. Although, the majority of parents are really careful in a healthy lifestyle in the...

Obesity is the state in which a person is overweight, it is a serious chronic disease that causes negative effects in most of the body organs. Some of the diseases that can be highly experienced by the people living with obesity include, heart diseases, the...

Humans have progressed in life with new inventions and technology. However, a problem that tends to meet many communities is child obesity. Obesity in children is a medical condition that affects children and adolescents as 60% of children in Canada are obese. Parents, school, and...

One study shows one-third of U.S children and teens eat fast food every day. Children see on average, 3.5 TV ads per day for fast food, and teens see about 4.7. That is not counting the ads on social media platforms, radio shows, billboards or...

Obesity is a medical condition where an excess amount of weight or body fat is stored in the an individual’s body and can affect his/her health. The rate of children and adolescents affected by obesity have been constantly increasing and have been proven by a...

Nutritional issue that is affecting the well being of New Zealand society is childhood obesity. Around 11 percent of the child population is obese and around 21 percent are overweight. This is a problem as new zealand has the fifth highest rate of childhood obesity....

“The obesity rate in children has nearly tripled since 1963. This scary statistic is a major problem for the American population. Not only are the kids becoming unhealthier, they’re growing up to become unhealthy adults” (Blank 3). In this quote, it talks about child obesity...