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Unfortunately, technology has limited physical activity in the United States. Cars are used to run everywhere, even short distances. Household chores have been made easier through the use of things like dishwashers, and outside activities have been pushed aside by computers and television...
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With this decrease in physical activity, obesity will be almost impossible to combat. Genetics is another factor in the rise of obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), multiple genes found in some individuals can increase one's susceptibility for obesity (overweight and obesity)...
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obesity in children What is Obesity? Obesity is when there is excessive amount of fat in the body. For a child to be overweight their body mass index (BMI) that is 25 of more ...	2 / 471
Health Concerns of Pre-School Aged Children of Low Socioeconomic Status: Poor Nutrition Children who live in poverty face many mental and physical health problems: “higher mortality rate due to infections, dental caries, chronic ear infections, mental retardation, learning disabilities, and poor school performance” (Shah, Kahan, & Krauser, 1987, p...	3 / 643
Managing and Preventing Obesity in Children Childhood obesity (overweight) is a common problem.Children need to be taught to develop good eating habits to avoid gaining excess weight. Check with your child's doctor to confirm that his obesity isn't due to genetics or some other medical problem...	2 / 413
Obesity In Children Obesity in Children Obesity means an excess amount of body fat. Although rare in the past, obesity is now among the most widespread medical problems affecting children and adolescents living in the United States and other countries...	6 / 1454
Obesity and overweight among American adolescents and children How could it happen that according to the National Centre for Health Statistics 15% of youngsters ages 6 to 19 and 10 % of children 2 through 5 were considered seriously overweight in 2000, while in 1980 it was only 6%?1 Imbalance between food consumption and energy expenditure is the main cause of obesity and overweight-that's well known fact...	4 / 1118
Obesity, our mothers children Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might tip the balance include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods and not being physically active...	2 / 354
Childhood Obesity The number of overweight youth has more than doubled in the past thirty years according to an article, "Is Physical Education Becoming an Oxymoron" written by Vicki Worrel, a Physical Education professor at Wichita State University...	4 / 882