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... Not only in the United States but also in the world, obesity is considered a chronic epidemic. Obesity has become the second leading cause of preventable deaths in today¡¯s society (tobacco is the first). ... In 1982, the overweight and obesity youths accounted for 4% in total American children and adolescents. ...
Obesity increases youths¡¯ risk of many other diseases and health problems including Heart disease, Diabetes, Hypertension and Osteoporosis. ... Obesity can increase a number of other problems in this growing phase. ... In order to treat child obesity - a disease that could not be cured quickly and easily, the American government spent expenditure from $ 35 million (1979) to $127 million (1999).
What is the cause of obesity in children and adolescents? ... Who should take the blame for children¡¯s obesity? ... This will advance the industry of fast food, and increase child obesity too. ... These drink were not associated straightly with obesity, however, they quicken the overweight children to gain weight easier and faster than other normal children. ... However, these invigorating foods have many hormones, and these superfluous hormones would be conduced to child obesity. ...
Combination of causes puts the child at risk for becoming obese, family history and genetics plays a small role. ... Some medicines are cathartic and if you get constipation related to obesity, these medicines would be good to you. ... Childhood and adolescence are physical growing processes, the organs are not grown completely, taking the wrong medicines or operating wrong bariatric surgery would quicken their obesity rate, and hurt their body. ... We can not think specifically child obesity is someone¡¯s blame. We only can believe, child obesity is a careless mistake in the parents¡¯ fostering process , the schools¡¯ educating process and the developing process of our modern society. ... Parents should accept their children at any weight and listen to your child¡¯s concerns about his or her weight. ... It will be good for everyone, and child will not feel like he or she is being single out. ... Encourage child to join a sports team or class, such as soccer,dance or gymnastics. ... Parents keep your child having a total of about 60 minutes of physical activity a day. ... make a point of caring the problem about child obesity, and dispose this problem carefully.
Approximate Word count = 1822 Approximate Pages = 7.3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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