Childhood Obesity: Role Of Parents And Media
The Role of Parents and Media Childhood obesity is between 16-36 percent of child and youth that are obese/ overweight. If one of the parents is obese or overweight, it is likely that 50 percent the child can be an overweight or obese child. If both parents are overweight or obese the child has 80 percent guarantee that he/she is going to be an overweight or obese child. In addition, in the United States the percentage of American children has tripled in the past 20 years. The children who are obese can trigger the attention and can or may have an interest on junk food to fast-food. One who eats more snacks while watching TV late at night can affect the beauty
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It leads to tiredness the next day because the child just slept for a while. Additionally, childhood obesity can occur because of genetics, behavior problems, family history, and the environment. Furthermore, children are spending way too much in the media since the children are using the media approximately five to six hours each day. The increase rate of overweight children can take place because the children are consuming high intakes of food calorie, bigger portion sizes, the media, and not enough physical activity, and the child just want to sit at the house doing nothing all day whether then going outside and play. Children obesity is the leading cause of health problems that doesn’t happen into adulthood such as diabetes, cancer and strokes when the body mass is too heavy to handle the weight. Parents, media, and the school are the major influence in whether or not the child is going to be obese or overweight. The problem in America is the Americans don’t provide enough information to parents about the symptoms their child may have if the children doesn’t have the right information given to them, is the media affecting the child health why or why not, is the school doing anything to prevent childhood, and if so …show more content…
Some children can keep up with their current weight and allowed the body to grow with the weight. Parents and their child should go see a physician because this way the child would be healthier then starve the child to death. It is recommendation even for an overweight or obese child to lose at least one and a half pound to one pound per week because if the child loses more then it is recommend it can seriously damaged the child health and metabolism. In addition, eating healthier is one of the biggest important steps in losing the weight and being thin. Since more than nine million obese or overweight are children living in the United States of America and it is our concerns for their future generations. Children all ages needs at least one to two hours of physical activity each day to staying healthy and active. It is also recommended that we need to feed the children healthier snacks such as fruits and vegetables. Also, it is important for the children to reunite with nature again because it can help to reduce childhood
It leads to tiredness the next day because the child just slept for a while. Additionally, childhood obesity can occur because of genetics, behavior problems, family history, and the environment. Furthermore, children are spending way too much in the media since the children are using the media approximately five to six hours each day. The increase rate of overweight children can take place because the children are consuming high intakes of food calorie, bigger portion sizes, the media, and not enough physical activity, and the child just want to sit at the house doing nothing all day whether then going outside and play. Children obesity is the leading cause of health problems that doesn’t happen into adulthood such as diabetes, cancer and strokes when the body mass is too heavy to handle the weight. Parents, media, and the school are the major influence in whether or not the child is going to be obese or overweight. The problem in America is the Americans don’t provide enough information to parents about the symptoms their child may have if the children doesn’t have the right information given to them, is the media affecting the child health why or why not, is the school doing anything to prevent childhood, and if so …show more content…
Some children can keep up with their current weight and allowed the body to grow with the weight. Parents and their child should go see a physician because this way the child would be healthier then starve the child to death. It is recommendation even for an overweight or obese child to lose at least one and a half pound to one pound per week because if the child loses more then it is recommend it can seriously damaged the child health and metabolism. In addition, eating healthier is one of the biggest important steps in losing the weight and being thin. Since more than nine million obese or overweight are children living in the United States of America and it is our concerns for their future generations. Children all ages needs at least one to two hours of physical activity each day to staying healthy and active. It is also recommended that we need to feed the children healthier snacks such as fruits and vegetables. Also, it is important for the children to reunite with nature again because it can help to reduce childhood