A Brief Note On Fighting Against Childhood Obesity

Shayne Steffen Mrs.Gordon Language Arts 5 2, March 2016 NCOF: Fighting Against Childhood Obesity In 2006, about 15% of all children and teens, ages 6-19, were obese (Eberstadt 45). How do you maintain a healthy weight? A healthy weight is reached by balancing the number of calories you eat with the number of calories you use. Weight gain occurs when the number of calories you eat is greater than the number of calories you use (Beliefnet 1). The National Childhood Obesity Foundation (NCOF), is working to eliminate childhood obesity by promoting physical activity and proper nutrition through mascots, holding events such as walks for education, and research, and teaching with a program called THINK. The definition provided by†¦show more content†¦Is there a relationship between time, money, and food? The first KFC opened in 1930 (KFC ® - So Good. 1). Burger King and Taco Bell opened in 1954 (BURGER KING ® About Us 1, The Quesalupa Is Here.† 1). McDonalds opened in 1955 and lastly, Wendy’s opened in 1969 (â€Å"Our History. 1, The Wendy s Story. 1). In 1 970, the GDP in the United State was 4,707.10 which is roughly 3,000 more dollars than in 1930 (GDP-Real (Adjusted) United States 1). Parents’ would most likely work endless hours to get the money to feed their children. They get home late and do not have anything left to cook and their children are starving. So they take a trip over to the nearest McDonalds or Wendy’s and pick up a 50 cent burger. Fast food was cheaper and easier to access than buying and cooking a healthy meal. That is how it worked then and that is still how it works today. From 1990-2013, the obese infant/young children increased from 32 million to 42 million. If current trends hold, approximately 70 million children will be obese by the year 2025. (See figure one) Over 10 years, the obesity rate in Africa rose from 4-9 million (If Current Trends Hold 1). Due to the fact that fast food is easy to access, we tend to go towards that food. With many children obese, sports are harder to play which can bring down their participation grades. Schools can try to have a healthier choices but still provide burgers, fries, pizza, and other unhealthy options children would choose over a salad filled