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Heavy on the Scale: The Causes of Childhood Obesity
It used to be that children would come home from school and sit down at 5:00 to a balanced meal with the whole family, lovingly cooked by their mother. ...
Obesity is not only a condition creating problems for adults. The new wave of obesity is afflicting children, with grim consequences. A worldwide problem (Ligerakis), America’s children are number one on the obesity charts. ... Some even go as far as to compare obesity to the lung cancer caused by smoking (Goldman). The Surgeon General has called obesity a “national health emergency” (Goldman), and after learning these statistics, I tend to agree. ... This opinion is shared with a multitude of sources including magazine articles, newspaper and television features and even books, dedicated to the topic of childhood obesity and its relationship to television advertisements. ... Teenagers have filed lawsuits against McDonald’s claiming that they unfairly took advantage of their youthful ignorance and that the restaurant is to blame for their obesity and the health problems that come along with it (YWFWT). ... Some countries, like Malaysia and France have already begun to place restrictions on junk food advertisement because of the growing concern of obesity in their countries (Lumpur). Groups stress that the only way to stop the obesity epidemic is to start a “greater focus on healthy eating messages” (Ligerakis) and insist restaurants raise their standards.
Approximate Word count = 1164
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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