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Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents. By: Isaiah Mckeithan. Finding a Topic. Obesity Causes of obesity Obesity in children and adolescents. Why did this topic caught my attention?. My senior year in high school I was considered overweight.

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Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents

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  1. Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents By: Isaiah Mckeithan

  2. Finding a Topic • Obesity • Causes of obesity • Obesity in children and adolescents

  3. Why did this topic caught my attention? • My senior year in high school I was considered overweight. • I also want to inform and persuade adolescents and children how obesity can affect their lives. • Parents also should be concerned about their child or children health

  4. Articles that I found that was relevant to my topic • Systematic review of childhood obesity prevention By: LG Wofford • Translational Research in Childhood Obesity Prevention By: Kim Reynolds and Donna Spruijt-Metz • Integrative Review of School-based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs By: W Zenzen and S Kridli • Obesity Prevention in Early Adolescence: Student, Parent, and Teacher Views By: Thomas G Power, Ruth C. Bindler, Summer Goetz, and Kenneth B. Daratha • Exercise-Based School Obesity Prevention Programs: An Overview By: Georgette Yetter

  5. What age can children start becoming obese? • According to Wofford, children can become obese at an early age of 5 or 6.

  6. Psychological and Physiological Damages Psychological Physiological Children and Adolescents can experience low self-esteem They could possibly become depress. Children and Adolescents can become inactive due to weight gain They could easily get winded from running.

  7. Decreasing the chance of becoming obese • Healthy eating habits • Physical activities (exercises) • Other healthy strategies

  8. Exercise • One of the best ways to start reducing excess weight is to exercise. • Jog • Run • Jump rope • Playing Tag • Sports • Push-ups • Sit-ups

  9. Eating and Drinking Healthy • Fruit • Vegetables • Protein • Water • Eating fast food is not good for children and adolescents because its processed. Every now and then kids can eat fast food, but do not make it a habit.

  10. Physical Education • Majority of schools requires P.E. classes. • Most of these classes last 30 minutes to an hour depending on the school’s policy

  11. What other places can children workout instead of working out in schools? • Their own home • Outside • Fitness Centers ( Most fitness centers have daycares for babies and toddlers) They provide engaging activities for them.

  12. Georgette Yetter “Experimental manipulation of the time that children spent watching television and participating in outside activities had demonstrated that decreasing television time and increasing outdoor time lead to weight loss.”

  13. Programs PLAY CSHP Stands for Promoting Lifestyle Activity for Youth This program gives health education to children and teens so that they can learn the benefits of living an active lifestyle. Stands for Coordinated School Health Program Provides physical education and health classes for the youth. The CDC certified this program to help initiate the process of losing weight.

  14. More Information about the Programs • http://www.paha.org.uk/Resource/impact-of-promoting-lifestyle-activity-for-youth-play-on-childrens-physical-activity • http://www.thesociety.org/programs-CSHP.asp

  15. Conclusion • Children and adolescents should be aware of what they eat and try their best to interact in many activities as they can to keep themselves more motivated.

  16. Works Cited • Gavin, Mary L. "Why Drinking Water Is the Way to Go." Kids Health. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Oct. 2012. Web. 18 Apr. 2014. • Power, Thomas G, Ruth C. Bindler, Summer Goetz, and Kenneth B. Daratha. "Obesity Prevention in Early Adolescence: Student, Parent, and Teacher Views." Journal of School Health. 80.1 (2010): 13-19. Print. • Reynolds, Kim, and Donna Spruijt-Metz. "Translational Research in Childhood Obesity Prevention." Evaluation & the Health Professions. 29.2 (2006): 219-245. Print. • Wofford, LG. "Systematic Review of Childhood Obesity Prevention." Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 23.1 (2008): 5- 19. Print. • Yetter, Georgette. "Exercise-based School Obesity Prevention Programs: an Overview." Psychology in the Schools. 46.8 (2009): 739-747. Print. • Zenzen, W, and S Kridli. "Integrative Review of School-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs." Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 23.4 (2009): 242-258. Print.

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