Essays on Childhood Obesity

According to David Zinczenko, the editor in chief of the Men’s Health magazine, he describes his childhood being a mid-1980’s latchkey kid. Living in a broken family with an absent father, Zinczenko grew up as his mother worked long shifts and struggled to pay the...

Childhood obesity has been increasing over the years. In order to get an idea of how much obesity and overweight are affecting our children data must be collected. We must remember obesity is not only a major health issue in the United States but as...

Over the past 30 years the United States has risen to become number one. However, this is a first place position to be ashamed of. America has the highest rate of diabetes in a population per capita. According to the Center for Disease Control and...

In the article Obesity is Found to Gain It’s hold in Earliest Years, great insight was given to broaden the spectrum of childhood obesity. The article explained that in the greater majority, childhood obesity starts at an earlier age. Researchers studied children between Kindergarten through...

Advertising for various products and companies can be seen almost everywhere. Candy, cereal, fast food, soda drinks and many other consumer goods are starting to target not only adults, but children as well. There have been a growing number of companies in the United States...