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A proposal to end obesity in American children 5 Articles

  • 1 of 5

    by P. Ward

    Changes in the American lifestyle have led to obesity in children and adults throughout the nation. Several factors have attributed to this health crisis. Sedentary lifestyles, cuts in school funding, and increased fees fo...read more

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    by Tiffany Coley

    Obesity has become an American epidemic. This doesn't seem to concern a lot of people until they realize that children are suffering from this condition as never before. 15% of American children aged 6-19 have a body wei...read more

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    by Ambi

    It's very sad to think of all the people who battle with obesity in the United States. The problem has escalated as more and more people turn the other way and continue to eat processed, unhealthy foods. The worst part abo...read more

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    by Jared Garrett

    The statistics are terrifying. In 2001, 25% of all white children were overweight, with 33% of all Hispanic children overweight as well. Up to 45% of newly diagnosed diabetes in children is Type II, the type connected to o...read more

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    by Brad Wozniak

    Weird Al Yankovitch has a song that he released, well let's just say a long time ago, where the chorus was "...because I'm fat, fat, I'm fat, really really fat". Funny how the past has so much influence on present day iss...read more

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