Let's Move Persuasive Essay
LET’S MOVE
Tiffanie Grindle
ENG 122
Pamela Jongbloed
August 18, 2014
Over the past decades childhood obesity rates in America have gone up tremendously. Childhood obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States. It is affecting many children in the United States and is causing things such as high blood pressure, diabetes and even death. Nearly one in three children in America is overweight or obese. Obesity is someone who has excess body fat. Obesity is started at birth and is taught by the child’s care giver. If obesity is not taken care of in the right way we will have higher insurance rates and even deaths of children. The numbers seem to be getting higher every year. The African American and Hispanic communities have …show more content…
Obama to create initiatives to encourage children to go outside and play than sit in front of TV or computer. With Mrs. Obama’s new program Let’s Move, it will help children from becoming overweight and obsessed. Let’s move is a comprehensive initiative which was started by the First Lady Mrs. Obama. She wanted to change the childhood obesity and find a solution as to how to change these children’s lives. She wanted it that children who were born today would grow healthier and be able to pursue their dreams without being overweight or obese. Let’s Move is a path for healthier living started at birth. Mrs. Obama wanted to educate caregivers who raise the children and providing healthier foods in our school. She also has a physical fitness with this program to get children …show more content…
Having obese relatives can increase one’s risk for obesity, even if families do not live with you. “Estimates of heritability range from 30% to 70% with the typical estimate of 50%, this means about one half of our body mass is the result of inherited factors”. (ajcn.nutrition.org) our obesity genes only make up a small amount to our body weight but with all the other inherits we get, it can lead to a higher number. Some people stay thin and some become obsess no matter what their families are. It has been shown that twins and adopted children have more gene obesity than others. Obesity related genes can affect how we metabolize food or store fat. Genes can control our appetite making us less able to know when we are full. Genes can make us more responsive to the taste, smell and sight of food. Genes can affect our sense of taste and giving us wanting high fated foods. People with obesity related genes may not be destined to be obese but may have a higher risk of
Tiffanie Grindle
ENG 122
Pamela Jongbloed
August 18, 2014
Over the past decades childhood obesity rates in America have gone up tremendously. Childhood obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States. It is affecting many children in the United States and is causing things such as high blood pressure, diabetes and even death. Nearly one in three children in America is overweight or obese. Obesity is someone who has excess body fat. Obesity is started at birth and is taught by the child’s care giver. If obesity is not taken care of in the right way we will have higher insurance rates and even deaths of children. The numbers seem to be getting higher every year. The African American and Hispanic communities have …show more content…
Obama to create initiatives to encourage children to go outside and play than sit in front of TV or computer. With Mrs. Obama’s new program Let’s Move, it will help children from becoming overweight and obsessed. Let’s move is a comprehensive initiative which was started by the First Lady Mrs. Obama. She wanted to change the childhood obesity and find a solution as to how to change these children’s lives. She wanted it that children who were born today would grow healthier and be able to pursue their dreams without being overweight or obese. Let’s Move is a path for healthier living started at birth. Mrs. Obama wanted to educate caregivers who raise the children and providing healthier foods in our school. She also has a physical fitness with this program to get children …show more content…
Having obese relatives can increase one’s risk for obesity, even if families do not live with you. “Estimates of heritability range from 30% to 70% with the typical estimate of 50%, this means about one half of our body mass is the result of inherited factors”. (ajcn.nutrition.org) our obesity genes only make up a small amount to our body weight but with all the other inherits we get, it can lead to a higher number. Some people stay thin and some become obsess no matter what their families are. It has been shown that twins and adopted children have more gene obesity than others. Obesity related genes can affect how we metabolize food or store fat. Genes can control our appetite making us less able to know when we are full. Genes can make us more responsive to the taste, smell and sight of food. Genes can affect our sense of taste and giving us wanting high fated foods. People with obesity related genes may not be destined to be obese but may have a higher risk of