NUTR&101 - 9890

This Discussion Board is worth 25 points...15 points for answering the questions and 10 for making a thread with another student.

Childhood obesity is an epidemic. All age groups continue to rise according to ongoing survey data by NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys).

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Please read the PDF NHANES document about current trends in obesity rates. Pay particular attention to p. 3 - 6 regarding trends for children. Note more current obesity data is available for adults (from the National Center for Health Statistics

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, 2017 - 2018) but not for children.

Watch the following video clip and answer the questions. Read the questions first so you can jot down some of the information. Note this video is from the year 2013 and the above trends are for 2016. So...childhood obesity trends have not improved since this video was made.

Our Supersized Kids video

(A PBS documentary, about 30 minutes long)

1. (15 pts) Refer to the video and answer the following questions:

· Site at least 3 statistics from the video.

· Explain at least 2 health risks associated with childhood overweight the narrator discussed in the video. What other issues do overweight children face?

· Summarize at least one strategy explained in the video designed to help families make healthy changes. How can parents and care givers help foster a healthy lifestyle for their children?

· What struck you the most in this video?

2. ( 5 pts) The video focuses mostly on what families can do to prevent unhealthy weight gain and manage weight for their children. Your text outlines other factors that influence children's weight: schools, food industry, government etc. Read the section in your text about prevention and interventions for childhood obesity, Chapter 18. Explain at least one area of society other than the family that bears some responsibility to help prevent and decrease the rate of childhood obesity.