Whose fault is childhood obesity 27 Articles

by Ruth Woodhouse

Who is to blame for childhood obesity? Well I expect many people would point their finger squarely in the direction of the parents when answering that question. But that judgmental, superior attitude really helps nobody i...read more

by David Ball

Should parents be held responsible if their children become morbidly obese? Let us start with a simpler question. Should parents be held responsible for their children's actions? The answer to this question is yes. Shou...read more

by Robin Khalar

Diabetes and other related diseases that are widespread among adults are now becoming increasingly common among the younger generation. Poor dietary habits and the lack of exercise are also known to be the cause of the inc...read more

by Eric Lannak

Children eat way too much, too often, and make poor food choices. Or maybe ... just maybe... we are feeding them too much, too often, and we are all making poor food choices. Childhood obesity has become a global proble...read more

by Cilla

The rapidly increasing problem of obesity in young people is becoming a major global public health concern, not only because of the health consequences in childhood and adolescence, but also because of the greater risk of ...read more

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by Paul Wylie

Refuting Iowa State University's Phony Study From The Bat Cave Yesterday's article by the Associated Press, included by newspapers and television stations around the country in their daily editions, was about the Univer...read more

by John Gugie

I think the problem of childhood obesity is the fault of parenting and lack of knowledge about dieting. A short while ago, I heard that some parents were protesting against McDonald's for having sat in their food and ca...read more

by Paul Gu

The epidemic of obesity has incontrovertibly plagued this generation of Americans. The national response has been a flurry of health food chains, marketable weight-loss programs, and most significantly, animadversions dire...read more

by Jama Anderson

Childhood obesity can be credited to many factors in todays society. The economy is one factor. Both parents have to work to make ends meet. Their children are left in a daycare where they are supposed to be given healthy...read more

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by David A. White

It is impossible to point the finger of blame at one culprit as far as childhood obesity is concerned. The epidemic, which has becoming more and more prevalent in society rather rapidly over the past half of a decade, is b...read more

by Manuel Trujillo

Can a child go to work? Can a child stay home alone and cook his or her own food? NO the answer is no because they are children. Obesity is not a form of disease or illness, but rather a choice of oneself. As a child thoug...read more

by J.M. Schell

All of Our Kids Are Morbidly Obese! Recently the schools have decided to become health providers by wholeheartedly embraced the hysteria in the larger culture that we call "the obesity epidemic." The schools have eager...read more

by Sweetsmile

Obesity Epidemic among the children is now becoming a serious social problem in the United States, which should be solved by taking some proper measures. What caused the problem for us to tackle? Who should be responsible ...read more

by Amelia T.

While in a convenience store recently, I noticed a family with 2 preadolescent children. This in itself is hardly noteworthy but my attention soon turned to the youngest child. She could not have been more than 4'5, mayb...read more

by Debi Oliver

What causes obesity? We do. Not only do the parents control what their kids eat, you have the food companies controlling what the parents buy. Parents buy the products that are advertised and are quick to make. Kids are so...read more

by Kim Sharpe

I think this is truly a loaded topic. There is no doubt that obesity in American is reaching epidemic proportions. In the last thirty years the statistics tell us that obesity in children has not just doubled but TRIPLED...read more

by Marlene Bricker

Whose fault is childhood obesity? My opinion, which is subjective, as all opinions are, is that the blame lies on the shoulders of the parents. Who is responsible for feeding the child? And, as importantly, whose behavi...read more

by Julie Moore

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States, larger than most people imagine. It is increasingly becoming an issue for a variety of reasons. It is certainly not hard to find proof that the numbers of obes...read more

by Robin Canada

Imagine a world filled with diabetes, high blood pressure, and a vast array of diseases that can be attributed to obesity. People walking around, too tired to work out, too unhealthy to do anything about it, and the lack o...read more

by Michael Adams

So who is to blame for childhood obesity? The Government? Parents? The children? There is no simple answer to this question. However it is a question that needs to be answered as without an answer we cannot begin to ...read more