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Author : Dr.Jacques Thigpen,Ed.D.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387716492
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Obesity in the Middle School written by Dr.Jacques Thigpen,Ed.D. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309133408
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Preventing Childhood Obesity written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-01-31 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking developmentâ€"an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the U.S. during the past 25 years has led policymakers to rank it as one of the most critical public health threats of the 21st-century. Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, medical, and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence. The book also offers a prevention-oriented action plan that identifies the most promising array of short-term and longer-term interventions, as well as recommendations for the roles and responsibilities of numerous stakeholders in various sectors of society to reduce its future occurrence. Preventing Childhood Obesity explores the underlying causes of this serious health problem and the actions needed to initiate, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children and youth.
Author : Kelly D. Brownell
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781593851996
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Weight Bias written by Kelly D. Brownell and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discrimination based on body shape and size remains commonplace in today's society. This important volume explores the nature, causes, and consequences of weight bias and presents a range of approaches to combat it. Leading psychologists, health professionals, attorneys, and advocates cover such critical topics as the barriers facing obese adults and children in health care, work, and school settings; how to conceptualize and measure weight-related stigmatization; theories on how stigma develops; the impact on self-esteem and health, quite apart from the physiological effects of obesity; and strategies for reducing prejudice and bringing about systemic change.
Author : Kellie Kita
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (435 download)
Download or read book The Effects of Obesity on a Middle School Physical Education Class written by Kellie Kita and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, warned of the negative effects of the increasing weight of American citizens and outlined a public health response to reverse the trend. The Surgeon General plans to strengthen and expand this blueprint for action created by her predecessor. Although the country has made some strides since 2001, the prevalence of obesity, obesity-related diseases, and premature death remains too high.
Author : Craig Ellard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Utilizing Technology to Address the Problem of Obesity Among Middle School Students written by Craig Ellard and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Myra Altman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Evaluating a Targeted, Universal Middle School Program for Childhood Overweight and Obesity written by Myra Altman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity is a pressing public health concern associated with significant medical and psychosocial comorbidities. Intervention is crucial, and schools are often suggested as an important venue through which to intervene, although the results of such interventions are inconsistent and mixed. The present study sought to expand on the literature by evaluating the effect of a targeted and universal school-based obesity intervention, StayingFit, in three middle schools in a low-socioeconomic status, rural community. The intervention was tested in both a cluster-randomized (Study 1) and pre-post (Study 2) design. StayingFit was largely ineffective in creating changes in relative weight, behavior, or psychosocial outcomes. Possible reasons for the ineffectiveness of the intervention include the nature of the population and community, insufficient use of behavioral strategies and technology, limited program duration, low completion rates, and lack of parental engagement. Further research is needed to design multi-level and multi-sector interventions that can create meaningful change in high-risk communities.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Childhood Obesity written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jamie Lynn Rodenkirk Sebring
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Effect of Parental Involvement and Childhood Obesity in Middle School Students written by Jamie Lynn Rodenkirk Sebring and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan Okie
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309141338
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Fed Up! written by Susan Okie and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-02-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once dismissed by the medical profession as a purely cosmetic problem, obesity now ranks second only to smoking as a wholly preventable cause of death. Indeed, it's implicated in 300,000 deaths each year and is a major contributor to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression. Even conservative estimates show that 15% of all children are now considered to be overweight-worldwide there are 22 million kids under five years old that are defined as fat. Supersized portions, unhealthy diets, and too little physical activity certainly contribute to what's making kids 'fat.' But that's not the whole story. Researchers are at a loss to explain why obesity rates have risen so suddenly and so steeply in the closing decades of the 20th century. But head out to the beaches, playgrounds, and amusement parks, and it's obvious that overweight children are more numerous and conspicuous. We see it in our neighborhoods and we read it in the headlines. Our nation-indeed the world-is in crisis. But knowledge is power and it's time to arm ourselves in the battle to win the war on obesity. Fed Up! is just what the doctor ordered. Based in part on the Institute of Medicine's ground-breaking report on childhood obesity, this new book from family physician and journalist Susan Okie provides in-depth background on the issue; shares heartrending but instructive case studies that illustrate just how serious and widespread the problem is; and gives honest, authoritative, science-based advice that constitute our best weapons in this critical battle.
Author : Isabelle Romieu
Publisher : IARC Working Group Report
ISBN 13 : 9789283225195
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Energy Balance and Obesity written by Isabelle Romieu and published by IARC Working Group Report. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the relationship between energy balance and obesity is essential to develop effective prevention programs and policies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a Working Group of world-leading experts in December 2015 to review the evidence regarding energy balance and obesity, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, and to consider the following scientific questions: (i) Are the drivers of the obesity epidemic related only to energy excess and/or do specific foods or nutrients play a major role in this epidemic? (ii) What are the factors that modulate these associations? (iii) Which types of data and/or studies will further improve our understanding? This book provides summaries of the evidence from the literature as well as the Working Group's conclusions and recommendations to tackle the global epidemic of obesity.
Author : Alyssa N. Tadena
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Physical Activity, Nutrition, Technology, Ethnicity, and the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity of Low Socioeconomic 8th Grade Middle School Students in Sacramento, CA written by Alyssa N. Tadena and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity is a major public health concern in the United States. Adolescent populations of low socioeconomic status (LSES) have a higher relationship of becoming obese. Obesity is linked to a lack of physical activity (PA) and poor nutrition. It has also been indicated that technology usage has been suspect to sedentary behavior and weight gain. This study examined the prevalence of OW and OB among ethnicity, PA, nutrition, and technology usage in comparison to health status of LSES 8th grade adolescents attending a charter middle school in Sacramento, CA. A sample of 141 LSES 8th grade adolescents attending a charter middle school in Sacramento, CA was assessed. The School Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey was used in order to analyze the self-reported values of ethnicity, PA, nutrition, and technology usage in comparison to health status using BMI classifications. The gth grade population had a prevalence of OB and OW 50% or more. Each ethnic population rates of OB and OW were high, approximately 50%. All students self-reported high amounts of PA, even the OB and OW students. However, 50% or more of OB and OW students were aware of the recommended amounts of PA. Self-reported values of low vegetable intake (0-2 servings per day) was contradictive to the availability of fresh vegetables in the home. High frequency of water (0-4 servings a day) and soda (0-2 servings a day) was reported among all students. Overall, 25% of OB and OW students reported using technology four hours or more a day. Presented data confirms the high rate of OB and OW among LSES gth grade students enrolled in a charter school in Sacramento, CA. However, overreporting of PA may have occurred which could have led to the prevalence of high values amongst all students. Future research, should consider different strategies to avoid any bias such as the use of activity trackers and mobile diet logs. It is also suggested that due to mobile devices becoming more of a necessity, it would be appropriate to measure the amount of time spent using cell phones in relationship to OB and OW. It is also important to acknowledge gender among adolescents due to possible differences in social desirability.
Author : Jacob Warren
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1137324198
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Always the Fat Kid written by Jacob Warren and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity in the United States has tripled in a generation. But while debates continue over the content of school lunches and the dangers of fast food, we are just beginning to recognize the full extent of the long-term physical, psychological, and social problems that overweight children will endure throughout their lives. Most dramatically, children today have a shorter life expectancy than their parents, something never before seen in the course of human history. They will face more chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes that will further burden our healthcare system. Here, authors Jacob Warren and K. Bryant Smalley examine the full effects of childhood obesity and offer the provocative message that being overweight in youth is not a disease but the result of poor lifestyle choices. Theirs is a clarion call for parents to have "the talk" with their kids, which medical professionals say is a harder topic to address than sex or drugs. Urgent, timely, and authoritative, Always the Fat Kid delivers a message our society can no longer ignore.
Author : Claudine Burton-Jeangros
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331920484X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions written by Claudine Burton-Jeangros and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines health trajectories and health transitions at different stages of the life course, including childhood, adulthood and later life. It provides findings that assess the role of biological and social transitions on health status over time. The essays examine a wide range of health issues, including the consequences of military service on body mass index, childhood obesity and cardiovascular health, socio-economic inequalities in preventive health care use, depression and anxiety during the child rearing period, health trajectories and transitions in people with cystic fibrosis and oral health over the life course. The book addresses theoretical, empirical and methodological issues as well as examines different national contexts, which help to identify factors of vulnerability and potential resources that support resilience available for specific groups and/or populations. Health reflects the ability of individuals to adapt to their social environment. This book analyzes health as a dynamic experience. It examines how different aspects of individual health unfold over time as a result of aging but also in relation to changing socioeconomic conditions. It also offers readers potential insights into public policies that affect the health status of a population.
Author : Emily Jensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Prevalence of Childhood Obesity written by Emily Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134112599
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse written by John Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'. Rarely, however, is thought given to how these messages are interpreted and whether they are in fact inherently healthy. Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse investigates how 'body centred talk' about weight, fat, food and exercise is recycled in schools, enters educational processes, and impacts on the identities and health of young people. Drawing on the experiences of young women who have developed eating disorders and research on international school curricula and the media, the authors challenge the veracity, substance and merits of contemporary 'obesity discourse'. By concentrating on previously unexplored aspects of the debate around weight and health, it is revealed how well-meaning advice can propel some children toward behaviour that seriously damages their health. This book is not only about 'eating disorders' and the people affected, but the effects of obesity discourse on everyone’s health as it enters public policy, educational practice and the cultural fabric of our lives. It will interest students, teachers, doctors, health professionals and researchers concerned with obesity and weight issues.
Author : Kellie Marie O'Connell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (628 download)
Download or read book Impact of the HEROS (Healthy Eating to Reduce Obesity Through Schools) Study on Healthy Food Choices and Obesity Among Middle School Students in Guilford County (NC) Schools written by Kellie Marie O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The prevalence of overweight among adolescents in the U.S. has increased rapidly over the past two decades. This problem is closely related to poor dietary behaviors. Two preliminary, school-based studies were conducted in Guilford County Schools, which demonstrated that: 1) cafeteria environments do not foster healthy eating, and 2) a milk promotion program is a feasible intervention. These studies provided the rationale for the HEROS (Healthy Eating to Reduce Obesity through Schools) Study. The central hypotheses were that by increasing the availability of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products (FVD) and the awareness of the health benefits of choosing FVD: 1) intake would increase; and 2) the prevalence of obesity would decrease among middle school students. Participants were 489 seventh grade students from six schools (e.g., paired for socioeconomic status and ethnicity). The schools were randomly assigned to control or intervention groups. Intervention components were implemented over 23 weeks. Intervention components included: 1) nutrition education through curriculum, school dinners, and mailing information to families and 2) changes to cafeteria environments to increase the availability and awareness of FVD. Outcome measures were taken pre- and post-intervention and included: 1) estimated FVD intake at school lunch using the O'Connell School Food Diary; 2) estimated overall daily FVD intake using the Youth and Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire; and 3) overweight and obesity prevalence using body mass index and triceps skinfold thickness. Analysis of variance and Chi-square analyses were used to test for significant differences between groups at baseline. Change scores were calculated for pre- and post-intervention measures. A general linear model was used to test for intervention effects on these outcome variables. Significance was identified at p
