... internationally. The occurrence of childhood and adolescent obesity has grown over the past decade. The cause is due to an imbalance between caloric consumption and expenditure. The factors involved in the causation of obesity in children include genetic, behavioral, and environmental. These factors lead to physical, psychological and social health issues in children and adolescents suffering from ... should be utilized and put in place to help benefit these children. The purpose of this paper is to address issues, the social and psychological health, factors of, health risks and interve...

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... example to young children. They look at her and feel that all women should look like her. Perhaps the most important consequence to the overweight child is the numerous health risks. The American Heart Association (AHA) now recognizes physical inactivity as one of the major risk factors for heart disease and strongly recommends increasing physical activity for children as a ... first line of defense against heart disease (Fletcher et al., 1992). Some other health risks associated with the overweight child include "hypertension, respiratory disease, several orthopedic disorders, diabetes ...

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... high in calories and are extremely unhealthy. Heath in children can have serious consequences later on in life. The Bogalusa Heart Study, shows how over weight and obese children have risks for heart disease at extremely young ages and many of the subjects for the studies died at early ages or were suffering from many medical, and heart related issues. I feel ... documentary mentioned that high sugar drinks are associated with obesity. It is also accounted for having more sugar in children's daily diet than any other food. Schools can also get involved with reducing obesity in the unite...

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... a fast paced world we never have enough time in our busy schedules to just go outside and go for a walk. With the world constantly evolving around us, we become so involved in our lives with what we want and need right at that moment, we fail to acknowledge what our body needs in order to continue functioning for the future. People ... for a healthy diet." (Smith, Ng, Popkins. 2). This shows that a percentage of the American population has an unhealthy diet, and this could be dangerous because unhealthy weight gain increases the risks of obesity, diabetes, and cancer. However, Brownell,...

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... Americans who are obese, an increase of 30% in the past decade.2 The related health-care costs of adult obesity are estimated to be 45.8 billion dollars.1,3 The related disease risks include diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, gout, arthritis, and cancer.le The primary causes, experts agree, are poor nutrition and low activity levels, especially in individuals with a family history ... years. There are several environmental factors that contribute to adult obesity. Low physical activity (PA); high-calorie, high-fat foods; and a resultant lowered exercise tolerance ar...

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... at immediate risk if measures are not taken to alleviate their condition. For these people, who are willing to give the Atkins a try but wish to avoid the health risks that may be involved, many doctors recommend a moderate and healthy following of the diet that may be safer. First of all if people are going to thrive on meats they should be ... ...

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