Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment Boston,
2004. http//www.marude-muscle.com/childhoodobesity.html
In this article there are signs given that may help one determine if a child has or is at risk for childhood obesity. Health risks in childhood obesity stem form asthma to hypertension. There are a total of three sections in the article in relation to childhood obesity, they are health risks as stated earlier, which can lead to high blood pressure, and heart disease to name a couple. The next section deals with diagnosis. In this chapter the child is measured by body fat to determine if in deed the child is over weight. This is a good book to read, and is very readable.
Crawford, Jeanne and Delany, Anna “Overweight Teens And Kids:
Advice For Parents, Family Health Network, New York, 2007.
http://www.calorieking.com/library/articles/overweight.Teens
and-kids-Advice-for-parents…
The authors explain that there are over 16 percent of children and teens in the United States that are obese. Computers, videogames, and television have played a part in the problem explained the authors. Although this may be a reliable source it do not offer much information that may be useful for my final paper, but none the less is a good source for reading. There are good points that are made in the article, those are the ones listed above. The article I found was too short and did not offer the information that I was looking for.
C. Frank. “Obesity-The Simple Cause of It” Ezine Articles, 26 March
2007. 04 April 2007.
In this article the writer suggest that being overweight is one of choice and not of genetics. He explains making poor food choices is not just about fast food; it is about all the food someone choose to put in their bodies. This article is not only too short, but I consider it not to be a reliable source, because it sounds as if the writer is only giving his oppion on he subject of being overweight. There is no data offered, or proof to back his claim. The writer is a journalist and his no expertise on the subject of obesity. This would not be a source that I would use in my final paper.
Flower-Brown, Angel M.D., M.P.H. “Preventing And Treatment Of
Overweight In Children And Adolescents” 1 June, 2004. American
Family Physician. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004061/2591.html
Angela Brown writes that there are two levels that classify overweight in this section.
The first is having a body mass index from the 85th through the 95th percentiles for age and sex. I will attempt to give a visual of the percentiles on a chart that will be part of the final paper. The other is being overweight, which corresponds to a body mass greater than the 95 percentile for age and weight. Angela Brown believes, overweight in childhood and adolescence is an important public health issue because of the rapidly increasing and associated adverse medical and social consequences. Prevention should start with family and schools and exercise is strongly encouraged. This is a very good source to read and is readable as well. The writer is an expert in the field and the article is in a popular magazine.
Green, Alan. M.D. FAAP. “Childhood Obesity.” 05 June, 1996.
In this article the writer offers valuable information on child obesity. He defines what obesity is and how it is caused. It is not solely caused by genetics, even though genetics may play a part in some cases. He explains it is cause by the lack of healthy nutrients. Alan Green explains how difficult it is to treat obesity and why, and offer information on how to approach the problem of childhood obesity. This can be done by getting the whole family involved in eating healthier and doing some type of physical activity. This is a good source because it is reliable since the author is an M.D. The only criticism I have with this article is that it lacks statistics.
Hartwell, Eric. “Long Term Health Risks Of Childhood Obesity” Ezine
Articles 18 February, 2004. http://ezinearticles.com/?Long-Term-
Health-Risks-of-Childhood-Obesity&id=459420
Childhood obesity can cause numerous physical health problems. One of the biggest concerns in recent years has been the rising number of children affected with type 2 diabetes, a disease that previously mainly afflicted adults as explained in the article. People who are overweight are at risk for contacting severe chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, liver disease or high cholesterol to name a few.
The writer also states, there are emotional and psychological effects on obese children that are often carried into adulthood. They are less likely to pursue higher education or to get married into adulthood. This is a good source that I am planning on using; it has large range of information and is in a scholarly magazine. It is a good magazine to read and is readable to us normal everyday folks.
Innelli, Vincent M.D. “Preventing Childhood Obesity Recommen-
Dation” New York, 28 October, 2004. http://pediatrics.about.com
/cs/nutrition/a/childhd_obesity.html.
Vincent Innelli has a private pediatric practice in Dallas; he is an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. In this article the author suggests working with schools to decrease the availability of foods and drinks with little nutritional value and to decrease vending machines, as well as snack bars. This will be a healthy start in getting our use to eating the foods they should be eating instead of junk foods. This is a good and reliable source, but lacks some information that I was hoping to find. I wanted to know how children are affected health wise, none the less it is still readable material.
“Focus On Childhood Obesity” Institute of Medicine, Washington,
2007. http://www.iom.edu/CMS/22593.aspx
In this article it is explained that the percentage of obesity is greater in girls than that in boys. Obese children have a greater risk of becoming diabetes at some time in their lives. There is a section in the article on understanding the cause of obesity. It is here that the writer tells its readers that the cause may not indeed is genetics. It states, prevention involves a focus on calories, and lack of physical activity. This magazine is a reliable source that I plan to use in the final paper. In know it is reliable because of the magazine the article is in.
Kendall, P., Serrano, E. and Wilken, K. “Childhood Obesity” Updated
23 June, 2006. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pobs/foodut/09317
.html.
In this article there is a section on the effects of obesity that gives information on high cholesterol, blood pressure that can be followed from childhood to adulthood. There is a section on causes, which explains that obesity can be genetics. It the parent is obese there is chance that the child may become obese or have some type of weight problem. Lastly there is a section on treatment and offer solutions to the problem. Treatment should begin early and should involve the family as a whole. Healthy eating should be enforced, and monitor portion sizes as well as reduce the fats, sugars, and encourage some type of physical activity. I am not sure if I would consider this as a reliable source, because I am not familiar with the magazine itself, however there is good information in the article.
Haakonson, Harvey. Dr. “Slow Carb For Life” New York, 21 March
2005.
This source offer useful information on teen obesity. It offers an overview of how big the problem of obesity is in teens and or children. Statistics are given, suggestions on solving or changing eating habits are given as well. The writer suggests parents use less sugars and fats in food, try to gather up a good physical activity plan for the whole family, and to set an example for the child. The author feels that children will follow by example. There were many chapters in this book, but only one had something to do with my topic.
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