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Works of Social Action

Works of Mercy

Catholic Social Teaching

Prevention

preferential option for the poor and vulnerable

call to community

call to participate

Michelle Obama: "Let's Move!"

education systems - children can learn how to eat healthily

Children

-globalization of food markets and urbanization allow greater access to high fat, high sugar, energy dense food

-mass-marketed foods become cheaper, fresh produce becomes more expensive

-no time to prepare food, family eats out

-every day, one out of four Americans eats fast food

-30% of children eat fast food on a daily basis

(convenience, lack of time, lack of money)

Physical inactivity

Take-out meals

inexpensive

calorie-rich

1970: 25% food budgets

1995: 40% food budgets

labor saving devices

personal automobiles

email

technology-driven workforce

physically demanding labor ---> sedentary work

What is obesity?

-a body mass index of 30 or above

-dividing a person's weight (kg) over the square height (m)

-overweight at 123, obese at 149, morbidly obese at 198

Why is this an issue?

-according to the World Health Organization, over 400 million people are obese, increasing to 700 million by 2015

-the US Centers for Disease Control estimated that 26.5% of people were clinically obese in 2007

-17% of children (2-19) are obese (doubled since 1982)

Portion Sizes

Sodas and Juices

these add to unneeded sugars

12 ounce cans turn into 20+ ounce cans

"portion distortion" as we are exposed to larger quantities of food

Purpose

Question

What factor contribute to obesity in America, and how are children affected?

The purpose of this research project is to find the underlying factors contributing to obesity and deduce how those contribute to child obesity.

Obesity: Will it ever end?

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