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Annotated Bibliographies

Frieden, Thomas R., Dietz William, and Collins Janet. “Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change: Acting Now to Prevent Obesity.” Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 3. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0039

The article focuses on the alarming rate at which obesity in children is growing. It compares childhood obesity numbers in the world today and in the world in the 1970s which has grown three times more. It tells us about the impact of obesity especially on children and how it affects their obese status in the future. It also tells us how obesity can be countered; this includes food policies such as taxation and pricing. Improving physical activity can also help childhood obesity. Sufficient action should be taken to reduce childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has negative impacts on the lives of children and should be controlled.

The article is long in length and detail. It has many topics each explained well. The article was written in 2010 when the topic of childhood obesity has been created for more awareness. The authors acknowledge Ursula Bauer for critical review of the article. The author, Thomas Frieden, is an expert in the field of public health and one of the best in the countries. This article seeks policies that may help reduce childhood obesity. The author uses a lot of outside sources and citations to cement his facts.

The author believes that in the hand of policies, things may change for the better. It seeks for policies such as taxation and banning advertisements for unhealthy food. Such policies have been used and worked in various parts of the world. The policies look to control the type of food people eat. It does not seek to do away with overfeeding but seeks to promote healthy living and eating in children. The article is relevant to the research on how the government can help reduce childhood obesity. The topic itself shows the purpose of the article and the authors view on the matter.

Kamik, Sameera and Kanekar Amar. “A narrative Review of Public health Policies for

Childhood Obesity Prevention in the United States.” Journal of Local and Global health Science, vol. 4(2014), pp. 1-7. https://www.qscience.com/docserver/fulltext/jlghs/2014/1/jlghs.2014.4.pdf?expires=1557 247360&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=E3810F4E1B94F0BB362F79BA7AEB12E

The article defines obesity as a national epidemic due to its adverse effects. It also weighs heavily on taxpayers and those paying medical bills. From its studies, they find that 16.9 of children are obese, which is a skyrocketed figure compared to the last two decades. It advises for school-based policies, legislation, early childhood care, advocacy for policies or lobbying influences to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.

The article is divided into different sections which each have its own topic or focus. The article itself is fairly long but captivating and easy to read. It flows well from start to finish. It has a good structure. The authors are engaged in the field of health and they can see what is necessary to help with the situation. They employ the use of many citations to go with their statements and thesis.

The article is an informational article. It gives an outline and summary of how child obesity comes and how the government is engaging in the problem. It answers the answer to why the government should look into the matter, how they have been doing it and what they can do to make it better. The article is good for the research topic as it involves exactly what is needed and clearly explains what is expected and how it should be done. This article can be used to answer the research question efficiently and sufficiently. This article is highly recommendable for the research question.

Sahoo, Krushnapriya et al. “Childhood Obesity: Causes and Consequences.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 4, no. 2(2015), pp. 187-192. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408699/

This article speaks of the obesity epidemics effects on both the physical and psychological health of children. Children who are obese are at risk of getting non- communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It defines obesity as having excess fat in the body. Obesity can be determined by measuring the body mass index (BMI) of the individual. It identifies the main causes of obesity which is usually due to high-calorie intake and low expenditure. Other reasons are the types of foods taken, environmental factor, family factor and activity level. It also acknowledges the consequences of childhood obesity such as medical and emotional.

The article is of fair length and in-depth looks at the effects and consequences of childhood obesity. The author uses plenty of citations to go with his research answers. The article was written in 2015, a time where developments on childhood obesity knowledge had been made. It is a revision to the original publication in 2012, adding up various important information. It also employs the use of diagrams to show statistics and numbers on how childhood obesity has been on the rise. There isn't much information on the authors included.

The article is very good for research purposes. It shows us exactly why it is important that the government intervenes on the matter of childhood obesity. We see that childhood obesity has brought families and children hurt and emotional stress. The article sees for a push from the government to help reduce the number of childhood obesity. It tells us exactly how things are and also how things should be. It also adds how we can get there through policies making the article a good one.

“Federal Government Takes Bigger Role in Combating Obesity.” American Academy of Family Physicians, 2019. https://www.aafp.org/news/obesity/20100517fed-initiatives.html

The article discusses the recent efforts the government in the US took to reduce the numbers of obesity. It reflects on the US general surgeon view on increasing rates of obesity and shows Michelle Obama's response with her let's move campaign. The campaign was to push for healthier food in schools and more physical activity. It shows the healthcare laws and reforms that were added and passed in the year 2010. The reforms are expected to deal away with childhood obesity slowly.

The article is based in 2010. It looks at the government steps to combat child obesity. The author commends the government effort to do so. The article is short and straight to the point. The page is easy to understand. It does not have much use of images or diagrams. Few statistics have been used but it is relevant to the topic of discussion. There are no citations used by the author.

The article is academic and informational. It tries to inform the readers on the steps which have been taken by the US government to reduce childhood obesity. It helps in research as the steps used in 2010 by the US can be emulated around the world. Other countries can learn from the measure that the US have tried to deal with the issue. The article helps us see that the issue of obesity needs that government intervention for better effect. The government should make efforts and find ways to reduce obesity in children and teens.