Who is Really Responsible for Childhood Obesity?

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Cesar R

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3/21/17

Who is Really Responsible for Childhood Obesity?

  While it is true that parents are responsible for their child’s weight, also are the restaurants that sell these types of food. In “Combating Childhood Obesity”, Ludwig states, “It would seem to make sense that if you don’t want fat on your body, you shouldn’t put fat in your body.” Base on this statement, it is the decision of that person. The person or child consuming these foods are responsible for their own health. Although who are also responsible for the epidemic of this disease are food products that are offer in school where the child have no other choice but to eat what is given at school. In the article "Should Schools Be Responsible for Childhood Obesity Prevention? -The Atlantic" , it states, In April, Kaiser Permanente conducted a nationwide survey and found that 90 percent of respondents believed school should " play a role in reducing obesity in their community" and 64 percent supported it being "a major role."  Moreover, committee Chairman Eduardo Sanchez stated, "It's hard to eat fruit instead of chips or cookies when neighborhood stores carry little fresh produce, or to bike to school on busy roads with no bike lanes."  The child may also not obtain the right amount of exercise during the day. Students are focused on their academics that the students do not have the right amount of time to exercise their body. In the article "Childhood Obesity -Opposing Viewpoints in Context" , it admits, "Part of the reason may be a renewed focus on academics at the expense of time spent at recess or in physical education classes." There are ways to fight childhood obesity, some of the ways are by encouraging others to be involved in community programs that can help the child. Another way to fight childhood obesity are by providing a clean and safe environment in school and to stand against billing. By doing this, the child can improve their health in many ways, The article states, " For example, community programs can encourage youth to be more active by providing clean, safe places to play, schools can provide nutritious lunches for children and work to combat bulling, and education can be offered for parents and children to enable them to make better choices."  Parents should be able to also provide a safe environment where the child can live healthy, eating nutritional foods all starts at home.                                                                                                        


                                                 
            "Childhood Obesity." Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library, Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3021900033/OVIC?u=cant48040&xid=c2cc5a1e. Accessed 22 Mar. 2017