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    Martin discusses childhood obesity in the United States and proposes a plan to address it. Obesity rates are high and contributing to health issues. The plan would have students participate in preparing and serving their own school lunches to educate them on healthy foods. This could help address the causes of obesity by teaching children healthy habits at a young age. A cost-benefit analysis would be required to measure the value of implementing this plan against the costs of the extensive time required. If successful, it could help reduce obesity and related health issues into the future.

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    Martin discusses childhood obesity in the United States and proposes a plan to address it. Obesity rates are high and contributing to health issues. The plan would have students participate in preparing and serving their own school lunches to educate them on healthy foods. This could help address the causes of obesity by teaching children healthy habits at a young age. A cost-benefit analysis would be required to measure the value of implementing this plan against the costs of the extensive time required. If successful, it could help reduce obesity and related health issues into the future.

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    Martin discusses childhood obesity in the United States and proposes a plan to address it. Obesity rates are high and contributing to health issues. The plan would have students participate in preparing and serving their own school lunches to educate them on healthy foods. This could help address the causes of obesity by teaching children healthy habits at a young age. A cost-benefit analysis would be required to measure the value of implementing this plan against the costs of the extensive time required. If successful, it could help reduce obesity and related health issues into the future.

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    Martin discusses childhood obesity in the United States and proposes a plan to address it. Obesity rates are high and contributing to health issues. The plan would have students participate in preparing and serving their own school lunches to educate them on healthy foods. This could help address the causes of obesity by teaching children healthy habits at a young age. A cost-benefit analysis would be required to measure the value of implementing this plan against the costs of the extensive time required. If successful, it could help reduce obesity and related health issues into the future.

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    Martin 1

    Erin Martin

    Professor Lacey

    English- 111

    19 November 2019

    How to Change Obesity in United States

    If you ask the average young adults in America what is in the foods they eat, do you

    actually think they know the true answer? Most of the answers received would be no and that is

    where the problem sort of begins. In the United States, childhood obesity is outrageously high

    and is causing many health issues. Childhood obesity is a condition within the human body

    dealing with excess body which negatively affects children’s physical health. Doctors over the

    past decades have researched the effects of obesity and calculations of determining whether or

    not a child is categorized as overweight. “Body mass index best defines obesity” (Balentine).

    Which leads doctors to use a method called Body Mass Index (BMI) which determines how

    much body fat an individual has. BMI is adequate for determining obesity for children between

    the age of two years old and older. Centers of Diseases Control and Preventions (CDC) stated

    obesity affected about 13.7 million children’s and adolescents between the age 2-19 years old. A

    person that makes poor eating habits or excessively eating, having psychological issues, lack of

    physical inactivity has a high risk of developing childhood obesity. That leads to the question,

    how common is obesity? Obesity has also been increasing rapidly throughout the world, and the

    incidence of obesity nearly doubled from 1991 to 1998 (Balentine). Students would have more

    knowledge and care for themselves if they are allowed to directly participate in the progress of

    making and serving their own food, instead of being served preplanned daily lunches.

    An analysis: of the problem that discusses its causes and its effects
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    Importance of good nutrition is important to everyone who eats every day. Meaning the

    food choices, you choose to consume each day is affecting your health. With having good

    nutrition as an important part of having a healthy diet or lifestyle will affect your future. The

    problem is kids at a young age need to be informed about what they eat and the risk factors. The

    University of Georgia proves that by stating, “The reality is kids learn to eat what their parents

    eat, and if kids are getting something different at school, then it’s not surprising they aren’t

    eating it”. With informing kids at a young age to start making healthy eating habits by being

    shown what’s actually in the foods they can, can lead to better effects. Without knowing what is

    truly in foods you consume every day is causing many issues. Therefore, with having kids from

    K-12 knowing the importance of having a healthy lifestyle and serving and preparing in making

    foods for lunch at school every day is teaching a lesson. With childhood obesity being high in

    America, the risk factors from that include, “the risk factors for adult chronic diseases, like

    hypertension and type 2 diabetes, are increasingly seen in younger ages, often a result of

    unhealthy eating habits and increased weight gain” (HHS Office, & Council on Sports).

    Therefore, the dietary habits the school district will provide, can start establishing in childhood

    which will lead into adulthood. Therefore, teaching children how to eat healthy and having them

    actively informed in the performance can help them in the long run. In addition, certain schools

    in New York already started this good example by having students learn about what’s in their

    foods by having each student prepare their own lunch during school hours (Kaminer). Another

    issue that comes to play is that most students can’t afford healthy food. That’s proven by the

    United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA), that over 30 million students in America

    participate in free or reduced lunches (Fu and Kang).

    A detailed plan: that shows step by step how to solve the problem.
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    The plan will entail of starting by changing the food source in school districts.

    A cost-benefits analysis*: that measures the benefits of the plan against its costs.
    To be exact, cost and benefit analysis is crucial for a proposal because it gives a clear

    idea about the future values being determined. The cost of this problem will include

    extensive time. The district board members, school teachers, especially Physical Education

    and lunch ladies would have to put in dedicated time in preparing how kids would start

    preparing food for lunch. New York times released an article, “Why Students Hate School

    Lunches” which stated

    Another benefit students will gain is being familiarized with healthier foods containing fruits

    and vegetables and know how to incorporate them outside of school.

    A conclusion: that looks to the future and stresses the importance of taking action.
    In conclusion,

    Supporting Articles:
    New York schools- who have the students help the process of there own food
    How many people eat schools lunches and don’t
    Ted talk- reference in corresponding reading
    Obesity rate in America – done
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    References
    Balentine, J. R. (2019, August 12). Obesity Definition, Charts, BMI, Causes, Treatment.
    Retrieved November 19, 2019, from
    https://www.medicinenet.com/obesity_weight_loss/article.htm.

    Fu, J., & Kang, J. (2018, July 7). 30 million children rely on free school lunch. Where do they
    eat when school's out? Retrieved November 20, 2019, from
    https://newfoodeconomy.org/summer-hunger-new-york-city/.

    HHS Office, & Council on Sports. (2017, January 26). Importance of Good Nutrition. Retrieved
    November 19, 2019, from https://www.hhs.gov/fitness/eat-healthy/importance-of-good-
    nutrition/index.html#.

    Kaminer, A. (2011, March 5). Hairnets, Yes; Fried Foods, No. Retrieved November 20, 2019,
    from https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/nyregion/06critic.html.

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