Childhood Obesity Term Paper by Top Papers
Childhood Obesity
A discussion on childhood obesity.
# 141594
| 750 words
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| APA
| 2008
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on Dec 01, 2008
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Medical and Health
(Nutrition and Exercise)
, Medical and Health
(Public Health Issues)
, Child, Youth Issues
(General)
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The paper asserts that no one can deny that obesity is a global issue-all one has to do is look around at their surroundings; the prevalence of childhood obesity can be witnessed at any playground or schoolyard. The paper relates that childhood obesity is a multiple chronic condition and the disease obesity causes premature mortality is has many medical complications (Budd and Hayman, 2008).
From the Paper:
""There are so many overweight children that perceptions are getting distorted about what's normal and healthy. . . . The consequences of childhood obesity," he said, "are too great to ignore" (Kantor, 2007). -----Dr. Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston No one can deny that obesity is a global issue--all one has to do is look around at their surroundings. The prevalence of childhood obesity can be witnessed at any playground or schoolyard. Childhood obesity is a multiple chronic condition. The disease obesity causes premature mortality is has many medical complications (Budd & Hayman, 2008)."Cite this Term Paper:
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Childhood Obesity (2008, December 01)
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"Childhood Obesity" 01 December 2008.
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