1. A SOCIAL PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL OF AMERICA BOTH TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
A SOCIAL PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL OF AMERICA BOTH TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITIONS CDC FACT SHEET MAYO CLINIC FACT SHEET
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET
CONCLUSION
WORKS CITED

3. DEFINITIONS
Childhood--persons between the age of birth and 18 years of age
Overweight--having excess body weight for a particular height from fat muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors.
Obesity--having excess body fat

4. CDC FACT SHEET
A caloric imbalance is the cause of overweight and obese children.
This occurs when too few calories are expended while too many calories are consumed. This imbalance may be affected by various genetic, behavioral and environmental factors
Short term health problems
increases risk of cardiovascular disease
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Pre –diabetes (increased risk of developing diabetes
Bone and joint problems
Long term health problems. As adults obese children are
Heart problems
Hear disease
Type 2 diabetes
Stroke
Cancer
osteoarthritis

5. MAYO CLINIC FACT SHEET
Normal weight obesity-is prevalent in children. It is the result of having excess body fat and therefore children who weigh a normal weight or close to a normal weight may be overlooked. Children who are very active and eat healthy but are large may on occasion be at less risk of health problems then children suffering from normal weight obesity. The Mayo Clinic does not have a “scale” to define this but recommends the following
Feed children healthy meals
Keep children active
Consult your pediatrician if you are concerned your child may suffer from Normal weight obesity.

6. US DEPTARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. FACT SHEET
US DEPTARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET -Percentage of children in specific age groups who are obese

7. US DEPTARTMENT OF HEATH AND HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services there are two main ways of reducing childhood obesity.
Increase the amount of hours children are active throughout the day
Increase the amount of healthy foods while decreasing the amount of unhealthy foods children eat.

8. US DEPT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET vegetables consumed by children

9. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET

10. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FACT SHEET
As you can plainly see children receive a whopping 45% of their vegetables as fried potatoes
In addition they receive 88% of their grains as “other grains”

11. CONCLUSION
Childhood obesity is a very important social problem that our country needs to address in the near future to prevent our people from suffering through their adult years from a condition that could have easily been prevented in childhood.
According to my sources if we make the following simple corrections to our children’s lives we can reverse the course
Make sure our children are getting out and exercising/playing at least an hour every day
Feed our children more healthy meal
Less fried potatoes and more dark leafy greens, and more fruit
Replace the “other grains” which are generally highly processed and have many ingredients added with natural whole grains
If medical conditions are contributing to the obesity of children we as parents need to get the proper medical care to keep our children healthy.

12. WORKS CITED
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 Sept Web. 04 Apr <
"Childhood Obesity." Document Moved. Web. 04 Apr <
Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 05 Aug Web. 04 Apr <