dc.contributor.advisor	Angelella, Ross
dc.contributor.author	Gao, Cynthia
dc.contributor.department	English/Science	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-13T14:14:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-13T14:14:42Z
dc.date.issued	2015-02-13
dc.description	Obesity in America is not a new problem. However, the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity is. This review will examine the literature to explain what childhood obesity is, what causes it, why it is dangerous, and how this trend can be reversed. Childhood obesity has become one of the greatest health challenges of our time and in order to implement and execute real solutions, the causes and effects of this widespread health problem must be examined in detail. Although there are a myriad of actors that contribute to childhood obesity, the main ones that shall be focused on in this review are the quality and quantity of food intake, lack of physical activity, and the influencing effect of media. This paper will explore the effects of childhood obesity on the individual, in terms of physical and psychological health, and on society, in terms of the cost society pays for its obese population. If the goal is to decrease the amount of obese children in America, then the ultimate solution may lie in one of its contributors, the media. If media is truly an important actor in creating this pandemic, then turning it around and utilizing its power to educate the public may be the solution needed to stop this escalating trend.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A comprehensive analysis of childhood obesity in the 21st century.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/M25608
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16291
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	Childhood Obesity	en_US
dc.subject	Health	en_US
dc.title	Childhood Obesity: An Old Problem in a New Age	en_US
dc.type	Research Paper	en_US

Childhood Obesity: An Old Problem in a New Age

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