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FINAL ASSIGNMENT - 3 Paragraphs Shown Below

Education (To be added under this current heading)

Many have theorized that childhood obesity may be related to school environment, however studies have been more focused on the food environment. A study published in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the correlation between physical activity environment and childhood obesity. The cross-sectional study collected data from teacher questionnaires, students’ growth rates, obesity status from electronic health records and neighborhood socioeconomic status from census data to analyze this theory. The analysis revealed that schools with more physical activity-friendly environments had a much lower risk of obesity.

Obesity comes with consequences in many schools. Many obese children are significantly impaired in terms of social and emotional well-being due their obesity. A recent study analyzed obesity and its effect on children’s health related quality of life from a school environment. Many of these children are subject to psychosocial issues from growing up obese or overweight. The results showed that overweight children have significant impairment in emotional well-being compared to normal school children. These children are often exposed to weight bias and victimization and are deprived of the same happiness as children who are not obese. It is extremely difficult to overcome childhood obesity and adults who are able to lose weight have a higher risk of become obese again.

Family Meal-Time (To be added under this current heading)

Caregiver feeding styles can have a large effect on the likelihood of obesity in children. Caregiver feeding styles can have a large effect on the likelihood of obesity in children. These feeding styles are grouped into four categories: "authoritative (high parent demandingness about the child's food consumption and high parent responsiveness to the child's preferences), authoritarian (high demandingness and low responsiveness), indulgent (low demandingness and high responsiveness), and uninvolved (low demandingness and low responsiveness.)" It is believed by many that the authoritative feeding style is best for most children with regard to weight status. This style provides a balance between parental oversight and consideration of the child’s preferences. The combination of these is thought to promote healthier weight status. The indulgent feeding style is most associated with higher levels of obesity for children. This style may place too few boundaries on the child’s food intake, leading to more unhealthy food consumption.

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Reflist

Childhood Obesity and Physical Activity-Friendly School Environments. Ip, Patrick et al.. The Journal of Pediatrics , Volume 191 , 110 - 116. http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(17)31071-5/fulltext

Timothy G. Moore, Myfanwy McDonald, Leanne Carlon, Kerryn O'Rourke; Early childhood development and the social determinants of health inequities, Health Promotion International, Volume 30, Issue suppl_2, 1 September 2015, Pages ii102–ii115, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dav031

N.M. Wells, G.W. Evans, A. Beavis, A.D. Ong. Early childhood poverty, cumulative risk exposure, and body mass index trajectories through young adulthood. American Journal of Public Health, 100 (12) (2010), pp. 2507-2512, 10.2105/AJPH.2009.184291

Mildred A. Horodynski, Holly E. Brophy-Herb, Tiffany L. Martoccio, Dawn Contreras, Karen Peterson, Mackenzie Shattuck, Neda Senehi, Zachary Favreau, Alison L. Miller, Julie Sturza, Niko Kaciroti, Julie C. Lumeng. Familial psychosocial risk classes and preschooler body mass index: The moderating effect of caregiver feeding style. Appetite, Volume 123, 2018, Pages 216-224, ISSN 0195-6663, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.025.

Week 5

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_obesity
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_determinants_of_obesity

My initial three articles all have to deal with obesity. Obesity is extremely prevalent in our current society and I have personally struggled with my weight at points. I would love to learn more about the topic with a specific focus on childhood obesity.

For my preliminary search I started with Google to try to figure out more details about obesity. From this research I figured out that I wanted to focus more on childhood obesity. This stemmed from quotes I saw about the increasing rates of childhood obesity. I am very interested in trying to determine why this is occurring as well as how the body of a child reacts differently than a body of an adult when it comes to obesity.

What I read through my research was in line with what I expected so I did not have to make any changes. I was definitely intrigued by some of the information as I did not have much background knowledge on the topic and found it extremely interesting to learn more about the effects of obesity on your body. As I do more research I may be able to come back and edit some of the pages if I find incorrect information or if I want to add information that I deem relevant.

Article Evaluation

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