Over the past few years, there have been many growing concerns for North Americans. From global warming and the horrendous storms that leave so many...
The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television then they are getting thei...
Childhood obesity is rapidly rising throughout the world. In just two decades, the incidence of overweight doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11 — a...
That "cute" baby fat could be putting your child at risk
Looking back at my sophomore year in college I realized the nutrition class I took as an easy elective could seriou...
Childhood and adolescent obesity has been increasing at alarming rates over the past few years. In fact, reports show that overweight children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled i...
Critique on Childhood Obesity
Van Staveren, T., Dale, D. (2004). Childhood Obesity Problems and Solutions. JOPERD Vol 75 No 7, pgs 44-49.
This article discusses...
It is 11:59, and seven year old Johnny sits anxiously in his seat, entranced as he stares at the second hand slowly creeping around the clock and awaiting the moment when the...
The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6-11 has more than doubled in the past 20 years and among adolescents aged 12-19 has more than tripled according to a recent stud...
In the past decades research has found that overweight children have been increasing rapidly. Researchers say that 16 percent of all children are now overweight. Obese childre...
America has not seen an epidemic more wide spread and rapidly growing than childhood obesity. The odd part about it is we actually have a cure. A cure...
"Childhood obesity is an increasing problem in the United States. A variety of cultural factors influence young people's eating and exercise habits. In the multicultural atmos...
A few decades ago, the debate of childhood obesity was not a matter to be discussed. Our
parents and grandparents never questioned the weight of their children, their frien...
Many diseases plague our nation today: cardiovascular disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes, which in itself can lead to blindness, neuropathy (nerve damage),...
Past the accelerated activity of the 20th century comes the new millennium bringing the modernized world to a throne of leisure and lethargy. Consequently sabotaging t...
The Effects of Childhood Obesity
Many children in America are physically in shape. These children are involved in baseball, football, basketball, and other active sports. Th...
