Shelly Ju-Hsing Lu Professor Littwin English 2-26 Feb 17th 2014 Obesity: An Annotated Bibliography Obesity has been a global problem in the last decades. Especially in America, the obesity problem became a major healthy concern. Not only adults but also children, obesity became a fast-growing epidemic in the world. In this paper, I will develop the causes, prevalent, prevention and more valuable information of obesity. Bellisari , Anna .
6 Issue Issue 7, p3-7. 5p. Article This article discusses the impacts of medical costs due to the obese and overweight population. It also discusses the health issues caused by obesity. The obesity epidemic is affecting adults as well as children.
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Todd Adams T. Cornwell English 102 27 June 2012 Is Childhood Obesity Child Abuse? Annotated Bibliography C., Musgrove. "Childhood obesity: the problem? The solution?" Nutrition Bulletin.
General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To define the listeners the seriousness of obesity in children and adults I.Did you know 1/3 of children in America between the ages of 2 and 19 are overweight or obese. II.What is Obesity? A) is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. B) obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death. (www.thefreedictionary.com) Body: I.
It is considered a chronic disease that health care providers should monitor with frequent visits. The problem of overweight and obesity results from an excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body’s skeletal and physical standards. A person gains weight when the number of fat cells in the body increases. These fat cells first increase in size and then increase in numbers. An average size person has about 30-35 billion fat cells.
Annotated Bibliography Joan C Han, Debbie A Lawlor, Sue YS Kimm, Childhood obesity, The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9727, 15–21 May 2010, Pages 1737-1748, ISSN 0140-6736, 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60171-7 (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673610601717). This is an excellent article that contains information pertanite to the epidemic of childhood obesity. This article contained worldwide statistics, factors, and health risks associated with childhood obesity. The article also illustrated the public view and policy on the treatment options for childhood obesity. The information used in the article contained data obtained over 10 years with the main focus being the past 5 years worldwide from childhood obesity.
Ogden, C., & Carroll, M. (2010, June 04). Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents: United States, trends 1963-1965 through 2007-2008. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_07_08/obesity_child_07_08.htm Ogden and Carroll conducted a study on obesity among children. Ogden and Carroll are both Doctor’s from the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys team. This study was cited in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Indigenous Health Assignment Obesity is described as having a Body Mass Index of 30 or more. (1) It has become a dire issue in Australia, having the highest prevalence of obesity globally, (2) and affects both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Accounting for 2.5% of the population, Australian Indigenous people are those that are accepted in community as having Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. (3) As with many aspects of Indigenous health however, there is a characteristic difference of incidences between the two population groups, with numerous underlying causes of obesity specific for the Indigenous people. Acting as a risk factor for several chronic diseases, obesity is of particular concern for society’s health,
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