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Obesity in children

Doctors have long warned that childhood obesity has become epidemic. But the new research is among the first to show how much more is at stake than fat children growing into fat adults. Obesity can seriously sicken children now not just in the future. More and more children are suffering from type 2 diabetes. Obesity can affect asthma and spark gallbladder disease. People can even die from obesity. When fat in the back of the throat combines with large tonsils to block the airway. In the late 90's diabetes diagnosis doubled compared to the amount recorded in the late 70's. Diagnosis of obesity alone tripled to reach one percent of hospitalizations. Other obesity-related hospitalizations were more rare, but are increasing rapidly. Sleep apnea rose and gallbladder disease tripled. Asthma complications due to obesity rose 40 percent. Dr. Nazart Mirza of children's national medical center said that the kids that are fat are getting fatter. Dr. Mirza has patients as young as five years of age that have obesity caused sleep apnea. (http://www.empoweredparent.com/health/obesekids.shtml) .
             Obesity can cause many health problems, but one of the main problems with obesity is diabetes. 25 percent of children are already showing signs of changes that could lead to diabetes. Doctors fear that many of today's generation will fall into the disabling disease before their 30's. It has been known for a while that being obese or even overweight can greatly increase chances of diabetes, but evidence is shown that younger and younger patients are at risk. Research was done by researches at Yale University. They looked at more than 150 obese children varying from ages 4 to 18. They discovered that in the 55 aged 4 to 10 25 percent were showing signs of insulin resistance. This is where cells gradually become less receptive to the effects of the hormone insulin, which reduces blood glucose levels after a meal or snack.


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1. Obesity in children

The issue I have chosen to discuss is the danger of obesity among children. ... The evidence for this national epidemic is clear: at least one out of every five children in the United States is obese. ... Marie Grace in her article entitled Childhood Obesity, she states "Childhood obesity has increased since the 1960's by 54% among children ages 6-11 and 39% among children 12-17 years of age." ... Obese children are ridiculed and teased by their peers. ... There are many different arguments with the issue of obesity in children. ...

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2. Children and Obesity

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3. Obesity In Children

Childhood obesity is already the leading cause of sustained high blood pressure in children. ... Obesity is greater among children and adolescents who frequently watch television, and children watch an average of three hours a day (Dietz& Gortmaker, 1985). ... The risk of becoming obese is greatest among children with two obese parents. ... "In school, obese children perform poorer academically than their normal weight peers and have lower grade point averages" (Epstein, 1993). ... "Forty percent of obese seven year-old children and seventy percent of obese adolescents become obese adults"...

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4. Obesity

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5. Obesity

Obesity among children in the US has tripled since 1969 and only shows signs of increasing. ... Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of obese children has increased by 54 percent in 6 to 11 year olds and 39 percent among 12 to 17 year olds. ... Unfortunately for children of the age of 7 who are obese, 40 percent of them will struggle with obesity throughout their adult lives and be faced with many health complications. As for the obese adolescents, 70 percent of them will remain obese throughout their adult life. ... Another cause of obesity in our young people ...

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6. obesity

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7. Obesity

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8. Obesity

Obesity is being twenty percent over normal body weight. ... Today's children have also been influenced by this development in eating habits. Approximately fifteen percent of children were overweight in 2000 but the levels have risen to an alarming seventeen percent in 2002. The overweight children generally grow into overweight adults, which is another way that obesity levels have risen. Children these days watch more television than any previous generation. ...

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9. Obesity

The Obese American Today, an estimate one hundred twenty-seven million U.S. citizens or sixty-one percent of our population is obese. Our nation ranks highest for not only obese adults, but also children and adolescents as well. ... Parent I think are in a position to instill and teach their children healthy eating habits as well as physical activity. ... For both children and adolescents, fifteen percent of each category is obese. ... Many children have to face jokes and comments due to their condition. ...

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