public health concern. In addition‚ there is evidence that the incidence of children who are overweight is increasing despite efforts to the contrary. Healthy People (2010) objective 19-3 call for the reduction of the percentage of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese from the 1988-1994 baseline rates of 11% to not more than 5% of the population. The current estimated percentage of overweight children is 16% and as high as 24% in some high risk populations (United States Department
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higher: nineteen pounds.” (Kolbert). Obesity does not just affect adults in this way either‚ the child population has been getting bigger as well‚ according to the numbers on the scale‚ “the proportion of overweight children‚ age six to eleven‚ has more than doubled‚ while the proportion of overweight adolescents‚ age twelve to nineteen‚ has more than tripled.” (Kolbert). This issue has been a major concern to doctors and scientists for decades and in recent years‚ has even has the American Medical
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Diagnosis Body image among girls between 13 to 17 years of age who are not comfortable with their appearance continues to increase; related to poor diet and nutrition; as evidenced by "third of teens (34.4%) in Santa Barbara County‚ California were overweight or obese in 2009" (Santa Barbara County Public Health Department‚ 2011). Healthy People 2020 Objective NWS-10.3 states‚ "Reduce the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 19 year who are considered obese. The baseline data is 17.9 percent of adolescents
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Chapter 10-Body Weight and Its Management In 2009‚ about 63% of American adults were overweight or obese. Overweight-has more fat‚ muscle‚ bone‚ and/or body water than a person whose weight is normal. Not necessarily bad‚ but people who have too much fat are at risk of being obese. Obesity-a condition characterized by excessive and unhealthy amounts of body fat. Prevalence of obesity in the US rose rapidly between 2000-2010 2000-20% or more of the adult population in 22 states were obese
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of diet and exercise. More than one third of adolescents and children were overweight in 2008 alone. Overweight children are a result of a caloric imbalance‚ which means that too few calories are worked off by exercise for the calories that are taken into the body. Calories are affected by various behavioral‚ genetic and environmental factors. Some immediate health effects can occur to children who are overweight. Problems like high blood pressure and high cholesterol are major things that
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weight‚ fat distribution in areas and body structure size but does not account for Your diet or lifestyle choices * differentiate overweight and obesity and describe link to major health problems - according to nation health and nutrition 2003 survey 61% of USA Americans are overweight or obese - 22% of children and adolescents is USA are obese and 25% are overweight! (studies have shown that increase of fat cells in children = excess fat storage in adults abdominal) - major health problems assoc
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issues with themselves first. Remember‚ overweight people can lose weight if they choose. It might not be easy or forever‚ but hatred‚ well‚ that’s something that’s going to be a bit more difficult to lose. Both men and woman can be fat. In our society however‚ it is more accepted if you are male and over weight. Although men are more likely to be overweight than women‚ women are more likely to be obese. Among both men and women‚ the prevalence of overweight and obesity increases with advancing age
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in modern days. If you are overweight‚ your are taking the risk of getting some serious illnesses. Like certain cancers can be caused being overweight‚ and type 2 diabetes has a direct correlation with being overweight. You are also more likely to have heart disease and high blood pressure compared to people who are not overweight. Beside health issues‚ people’s appearance is another important reason that comes with losing weight. I’m not saying people who are overweight look bad‚ but people who stays
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childhood obesity. First I think school lunches should be healthier. The lunches that have a lot of calories should be banned. High calorie lunches do affects childhood obesity. According to President Obama “About a third of American children are overweight or obese. Addressing the problem requires changing what kids eat in school‚ where many kids consume half of their daily life.” What he is saying means that school lunch is the problem for childhood obesity. Also the children spend half of their
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Childhood obesity is a nutritional disorder in children typified by an unnecessary buildup of fat in the body [1]. It is diagnosed clinically using the body mass index (BMI) cut-off values. The BMI is estimated as a proportion of weight (W) to the square of the height (H2) [2]. The value varies with age and gender; often higher in females than in males of the same age [3]. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ obesity occurs when the BMI is ≥ 95th percentile for a child
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