Michael Cice
Elementary School Parents
Causes of Childhood Obesity
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Unhealthy Eating Habits
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Lack Of Physical Activity and Play
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Genetic Factors
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Environmental Factors
Visual Causes of Childhood
Obesity
o Children Simply Do Not Play
Correctly
o Walking, Running, and Bike
Riding = Past
o Unhealthy, Unbalanced, and
Malnourishing Dietary Options
Today’s Average Lunch Options
 Saturated Fats: Pizza, Onion Rings,
French Fries, Hot Dogs
 Saturated Fats=Unhealthy Option
 Processed Sugar: Sodas, Ketchup,
Sweetened Fruit Cups, Whole
Chocolate Milk
What Can These Foods Ultimately
do to the Body?
Decrease in Focus and Self-Drive.
 Increase Risk in Childhood Obesity.
 Decrease Risk in Self-Esteem.
 Increase Risk in Depression.
 Drastic Increase in Chronic Illness.

Pick Your
Poison…
Youth Health Risks Associated
With Childhood Obesity

A Drastic Increase in Type II Diabetes
 An Increase Risk in Certain Cancers
 An Increased Risk in Heart Disease
I. Hypertension
All This
Work is
II. Stroke
Killing Me!
III. Heart Attack
Childhood Obesity is on the Rise
Approximately 17% of Children (2-19)
are Obese.
 That is a Rate of 12.7 Million Children.

What is Type II Diabetes
and How Can it Occur?

Life-Long Disease Affecting Glucose
Regulation.
 Pancreas Now Cannot Properly
Regulate Insulin.
 Causes:
1. Lack of Physical Activity.
2. Unbalanced and Unhealthy Diet.
3. Poor Genetics.
The Effects of Chronic Heart
Disease
Creates a Struggle With Everyday Responsibilities.
 Decreases Life Expectance Dramatically.
 Lowers a Person’s Quality-of-Life.

Don’t Have
Your Heart
“Booming”!
Protect
What You
Already
Have!
Ways In Which We Can Get
The Kids Moving

Sign-Up Children in Organized Sports.

Be the One to go Outside With Them.

Make Sure Recess is Being Utilized.

Help Kids Enjoy the Outside!
Proper Nutrition for Each Child
Keep Heart Healthy
Foods in the House
Allow Them a
List of
Enjoyable
Healthy Foods.
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Apples
Oranges
Yogurt
Broccoli
Peanuts
Plums
Chicken
Beans
Teach Kids the Basics of Nutrition
Educate Children on Basic Nutrition.
1. What Kinds of Foods are Healthy.
2. What Sort of Foods are Unhealthy
3. Why Certain Foods are Healthy.
4. Why Certain Foods are Unhealthy.

Education is Key, Even at an Early Age.
Understanding Moderation
Educate Children on the Importance of Moderation.
 Have Them Understand Why it is Important.

Teach Them the Difference
Between Healthy
Food Options
Poor, Unhealthy
Food Options
Playing is Essential
Outdoor Activities are so Important!
A. Playing Kickball.
B. Playing Tag.
C. Playing Baseball on Summer Days.
D. Playing Street Hockey.

Make Physical Education Class
Mandatory Everyday.
Physical Education is Essential!
 Private Schools Require
Once/Weekly??

That Needs to
Change!
1. Parents
2. Teachers
3. Students
4. Relatives
I.
II.
Come Together!
To Fight Childhood
Obesity Together
III. Throughout the
Child’s Entire
Social
Environment.
It Starts Now!
We Cannot Let This Epidemic Win…
 The Next Generation Deserves to Live!
 Live Healthy and Happy!
 Most Importantly…Not Just Survive!

To Move On, It Starts With You!
Childhood Obesity Information

https://www.healthiergeneration.org
We Are All In This Together!
And It All
Starts
With YOU!
References
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(2015, June 19). Childhood Obesity
Facts. Retrieved September 22, 2015