Adolescent Obesity Epidemic
As a kid I used to look around and everyone was running around outside, active, in
shape, and most were at normal weight. Now I look around and see more and more
people staying indoors, unable to run up a single flight of stairs or even walk it, the
sad reality that caused me to look into this is that my own younger family members
don’t know how to have active fun weather its outdoor or indoor.
What is it?
How to prevent it
How my family became like this
Percentages of US kids that are obese
How to remedy the problem
What causes people to become obese?
What the difference between a big hefty person is and an obese person is
What makes someone obese?
http://www.nyas.org/Publications/Ebriefings/Detail.aspx?cid=421ef88d-4efa-
41b1-9d5e-0440ddc8cfd0&gclid=CNfCk_bz-bwCFY0-MgodCXsAbg
http://www.donorschoose.org/blog/2011/02/15/teachers-vs-childhood-
obesity/?gclid=CO6Wo4L0-bwCFeY-Mgodbh4Aaw
http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/child-obesity-research/
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sugary-drinks-fact-sheet/
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/obesity
Six-Year Review Outline
Paragraph 1, Sixth Grade
Appearance
Getting picked on
First fight in school
First girlfriend
Beginning of home problems
Paragraph 2, Seventh Grade
Medication Side effects
Weekends having fun with dad turn into weekends at my desk at dads
Mom and step dad get into a fight, result step dad leaves
move out of step dads, and into another house
Paragraph 3, Eighth Grade
Mom remarries step dad
Changes to NLCA
Goes good till my step dad goes too far with punishment
mom leaves to aunts house
mom moves to law firm
we move in with dad
mom moves into condo
Paragraph 4, Freshman Year
Appearance
Living with dad getting off ADHD medication
Starting ROTC
Start of summer
volunteering on base with my uncle
Paragraph 5, Sophomore...