Childhood Obesity
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Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has been a problem for many years. In the last five years or so, you may have started to hear more about it. Childhood obesity is the most serious and well known nutritional disorder in the United States alone. Childhood obesity is a form of parental neglect. Parents allowing their children to eat food with high carbohydrates, sugars and sodium can lead to weight gain and eventually obesity. If weight is not controlled at a young age medical conditions as an adult become more of a problem. The government should pass a law requiring all parents with school age children, regardless of age, to attend and successfully complete with a passing score classes or workshops on health, nutrition and the long terms effects of childhood obesity. Parents should attend these classes through a local college, from a health care professional in their local community, for example WIC (Woman, Infant and Children) or online. Students are required in school to take health classes but more focus needs to be on nutrition and the long term effects on their health if they don’t live a healthy lifestyle.
School boards are receiving mixed messages about physical education. On the one hand, government organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that all schools require physical education for all students from kindergarten through twelfth grade on a daily basis. On the other hand, the predominant conclusion emerging from research studies is that typical PE programs are substandard and of limited value (Datar & Sturm, 2004).
Passing a law that would require parents to attend these classes will not only benefits their children but give the parents a better understanding on how certain foods interact with the body. Eating the right foods and being physically active is important to maintaining a healthy weight. This behavior needs to be the way of life for the entire family not just overweight children....
Childhood obesity has been a problem for many years. In the last five years or so, you may have started to hear more about it. Childhood obesity is the most serious and well known nutritional disorder in the United States alone. Childhood obesity is a form of parental neglect. Parents allowing their children to eat food with high carbohydrates, sugars and sodium can lead to weight gain and eventually obesity. If weight is not controlled at a young age medical conditions as an adult become more of a problem. The government should pass a law requiring all parents with school age children, regardless of age, to attend and successfully complete with a passing score classes or workshops on health, nutrition and the long terms effects of childhood obesity. Parents should attend these classes through a local college, from a health care professional in their local community, for example WIC (Woman, Infant and Children) or online. Students are required in school to take health classes but more focus needs to be on nutrition and the long term effects on their health if they don’t live a healthy lifestyle.
School boards are receiving mixed messages about physical education. On the one hand, government organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that all schools require physical education for all students from kindergarten through twelfth grade on a daily basis. On the other hand, the predominant conclusion emerging from research studies is that typical PE programs are substandard and of limited value (Datar & Sturm, 2004).
Passing a law that would require parents to attend these classes will not only benefits their children but give the parents a better understanding on how certain foods interact with the body. Eating the right foods and being physically active is important to maintaining a healthy weight. This behavior needs to be the way of life for the entire family not just overweight children....