By age 11, there were few additional changes: Those who were obese or overweight stayed that way, and those whose weight was normal did not become fat. In 1999, 13% of children aged 6 to 11 years and 14% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in the United States were overweight. This prevalence has nearly tripled for adolescents in the past 2 decades. Not only have the rates of overweight increased, but the heaviest children in a recent NHANES survey were markedly heavier than those in previous surveys. I believe that we should decrease the amount of proportions, junk food, and sugars we give to our children.
The good news is that low birth weight is preventable. The bad news is that there is no simple solution to positively impact the myriad of interactive factors which result in a low birth weight baby. What differences exist between white Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and immigrants that would affect the health of expecting mother and their children? According to the March of Dimes, four factors that tend to result in low birth weight include low income, lack of education, African American race, and being younger than 17 or older than 35 (March of Dimes, 2014). Imagine being fifteen, pregnant, dysfunctional or no family or male support, you smoke and/ or drink as a means of coping, low income, high school dropout, and probable history of abuse.
Childhood Obesity Terenda Jones ENG 122 English Comp II Instructor: Sharon Hanscom June 4, 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. In my finding the definition of “overweight and obesity are the result of “calorie imbalance”—two few calories expanded for the amount of calories consumed—and are affected by various genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.”(www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity). The nature of this disease obesity starts from birth. Researching this information is important because kids are not being active because they are overweight and become restless and tired easily. In this paper I will discuss how this starts from birth dealing with genetics
If a person does not have enough carbs in his or her diet, he or she lacks needed calories that is also known as malnutrition. If a person does not intake enough lipids in his or her diet, it can cause serious health risks. Protein provides nutrients for the body and supports the body’s basic function. Lack of this macronutrient can cause complications with a person’s immune system, skin and
Childhood Obesity pg.1 Childhood Obesity Sociology 111 Mrs. Roberts November 16, 2011 Childhood Obesity pg.2 Historically there has always been a problem with obesity in children. Chubby babies and toddlers were more likely to survive infections and contagious diseases, and overweight children and family members were often thought to be financially secure. Today being overweight puts a child at risk for developing chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol levels. Obesity can promote degenerative joint disease which will result in painful knees, hips, feet, and back. Childhood obesity does not affect just the child, it can be stressful on an entire family (Childhood Obesity, 1998, p.1).
Howard (2001) noted that young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins, and minerals. Poor nutrition will affect health, children’s energy levels will be low, resulting in poor concentration in class, they will also have a weaker immune system meaning more days off of school. Wilkinson (1996) ‘the lower the social class, the higher the rate of hyperactivity, anxiety, and conduct disorders’ which obviously have a negative impact on education. There is also the
201 2.1 Jean Taylor Describe the kinds of influences that can affect a child’s or young person’s development with regard to: (C) Environment [pic] [pic] [pic] ----------------------- Environment in young children babies who are born into poverty can be smaller then other children of same age and have more heath issues. Wealthy environment can be bad to for babies as parents can afford to employ some one to look after them and they will not always show them love Mentally or violent environments can cause children to have behavioural problems as they don't know how to cope or change what is happing. Violent' actions can lead to more violent actions. Environment middle age children 6 to 13 Children of this age can have self esteem issues as having no money can mean they can not do things their peers do and lack of food can affect contraction Children of this age can have all they want brought for them but if they are just left on their own without parents input they are missing out on life's important things parents can share with them Negative environment can harm as it causes a feeling of negativity instead of joy which can lead to emotional distress. Environment 14 up wards At this age if a child has not been able to move away from poverty area then their life will be fighting to improve it on little money and a lot of hope At this age the lack of parents input can course problems, emotionally and they don't always understand how money works as they have always been given it.
From ages 3 to 16, the most rapid growth in the brain occurs in the frontal lobes. Gross and fine motor skills increase dramatically during early childhood. Too many young children in the United States are being raised on diets that are to high in fat. The child’s life should be centered activities, not meals. Other nutritional concerns include malnutrition in early childhood and the inadequate diets of many children living in poverty.
There are several contributing factors involved with obesity in children and many components that may influence its development and onset including family lifestyle, family history, psychological factors, socio-economic factors, and many more. Obesity does not happen overnight; it is the result of a chain of bad habits, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise (Zeratsky, 2011). In today's fast paced society, time management has become extremely important. This may be a factor that contributes to why some children have poor nutrition; they are simply not eating healthy because there may not be ample time to cook nutritious meals (Zeratsky,
Approximately ten percent of four and five year old children are overweight. Obesity increases even more as children get older. For ages six to eleven, at least one child in five is overweight. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than fifty percent and the number of obese children has nearly doubled. For most children, overweight is the result of unhealthy eating patterns and too little physical activity.