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A compelling statement provided by the article is that “Children ages six and eleven are the ones who are gaining large amounts of Annotated Bibliography Tracy Pp.2 weight.” The Institute of Medicine is sending out the message for this group of children who are victims of obesity that have more than tripled in the last thirty years. In using these sources it starts to strengthen a voice on why childhood obesity should be fading. Relevant causes of childhood obesity will also help because after stating facts and causes of childhood obesity each cause one by one. Childhood obesity increases each year and I understand because after studying the trend and the causes if it is not stopped it will be a bigger epidemic than we can handle. Levine, Susan and Rob Stein, “Obesity Threatens a Generation”: Washington Post 17 May 2008 17 Nov 2008
It is estimated that the number of overweight children has doubled in the last two to three decades. This article also associates obesity to mothers while the child is in utero and there should be emphasis placed on family behaviors proper diet after weaning of a child and making information available to help reduce childhood obesity. The Arthur recommends the following to decrease obesity at the prenatal stage he recommends good prenatal health and nutrition. In infancy it is said that mothers should breast feed until 6 months of age and do not give solid foods until a child is over six months and at that time introduce a diet that is well balanced and snacks that are low in calories. At the preschool age foods should be given that are healthy and keep children away from junk foods.
Merced schools tackle childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7305 Childhood overweight and obesity. (2013). Retrieved November 23, 2013, from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html Gardner, A. (2007).
Print Media Comparison: Child Obesity Child obesity has become a controversial issue over the past decade within the world. Children's everyday lifestyles have been changed compared to past generations, which has become a main concern. The media world has speculated many different angles on what be the main cause to the increase in child obesity. Many articles have been written blaming fast food chains, lack of diet/ exercise, and education. The two scholarly sources analyzed are an article from Endocrine Today, "Engage the village' to reverse childhood obesity" and a journal publication from Education, "Physical activity and childhood obesity: strategies and solutions for schools and parents."
As a country, we are spending over $190 billion a year treating these diseases, diseases that could be prevented by increasing exercise and decreasing calories. The scariest fact is that one in three children under 18 are overweight or obese, a rate that has tripled since 1960. The fact that the obesity rates are so high shows that as a society we accept this lifestyle. We need to be proactive as a country, and stop accepting this lifestyle and work towards a healthier society. If this continues we will have a new generation of people that don’t outlive their parents.
Annotated Bibliography 1. “By Addressing the Obesity Crisis Together, We Can Become a Healthy and Fit Nation.” The Washington Post [Washington, D.C] 22 Mar 2011: E.6. Web. In this article the author talks about how obesity rates have gone up for last few decades. The author also points out to some diseases children might have at early ages and also how a family can help to control obesity.
Childhood Obesity in America Childhood obesity has been a rising problem in the United States. The problem has grown considerably in the last years. Being so easy to recognize but so hard to treat, childhood obesity is a significant problem in America. Obesity is confirmed when the child’s weight is ten percent higher than what is considered normal for their height and body type (Collins, 1998). When finding the cause of obesity, genetics, behavior, biological, and cultural factors all are included.