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Child Obesity: When Should You Consider Consulting A Physician?
By Connie Limon Child obesity is on the rise throughout the world, so much so, that it is being called an “obesity epidemic.” The child obesity epidemic is especially prevalent in nations where most of the people live sedentary lives, and eat more convenience foods that are typically high in calories and low in nutritional value. It is estimated that about 25 million U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or nearly overweight. Childhood obesity is particularly a problem due to the extra pounds starting kids on a pathway toward health problems that were once only seen in adults. These health problems include: • Diabetes • High blood pressure • High cholesterol What can a parent do to prevent childhood obesity and help protect his or her health? Continue reading
Adolescent Obesity – The Blame Game
By Steve Ruprecht The prevalence of weight issues among the tweenage generation has prompted debates between schools, parents, food giants and kids. The blame game is often played while our youth continue to tip the scales. This hot topic of Adolescent Obesity is the subject for the current episode of Teen Talk, an online video commentary feature hosted by former Nickelodeon hostess Chloe Dolandis Continue reading
Is Television Causing Child Obesity?
By Elizabeth Radisson Can we actually say that television is responsible for child obesity? Can we actually verify that it is causing children to become overweight and obese? While this assertion would be difficult to substantiate, the responsibility that television does contribute to childhood obesity should be examined. Technology has changed our world a great deal over the past 20 years or so. Continue reading
Child Obesity In Today’s World
By Sam Weston Child obesity rates are soaring just as high as adult statistics and this is a serious problem that needs to be addressed straight away!! Most child obesity problems stem from the fact that the child was bigger when they were younger therefore the problem was inevitably going to come back. It is so easy to gain weight in a world that convenience foods are most peoples answer to a good and proper meal, and where parents think that food should be used as a reward for children doing something good, all they are doing is contributing to civilizations biggest problem and dooming their child to a life of fatdom. There are many emotional drawbacks as well as physical drawbacks when it comes to child obesity. When the child goes to school he will automatically become a target for school bullies, the other children will pick on him and he will begin to get depressed and loose interest in school when school should be the happiest time of any child’s life! To prevent this from happening measures need to be taken to loose the weight of your child Continue reading
Child Obesity And Diet
By Magnus Sovte This article is looking at child obesity as the result of poor diet. Medical conditions resulting in child obesity, or the physical appearance of obesity, are issues to be discussed with your physician and beyond the scope of this article. If you are concerned about your child possibly being overweight then you need to decide whether the excess weight is part of a growth pattern, that may change over time, or whether there is a weight problem Continue reading
The Prevalence Of Child Obesity
By Elizabeth Radisson Child obesity has quickly become a major problem in America, the degree to which may not even be fully realized at this point. To consider all the aspects of obesity, a systems approach is necessary in identifying all factors involved. From this perspective, a more encompassing view of the prevalence of child obesity can be observed. Statistics show that the prevalence of child obesity has dramatically increased in America with a rate that is triple of that 30 years ago. Continue reading
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