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Technology and its Affects on Obesity
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Technology and its Effects on Obesity
Childhood Obesity
By: Rachael Jernejcic &
Kristen Urbanik
- TV and video games are the main reasons for obesity
- Kids have 30-40 video games and on average 3 game consoles
- Children 8—18 years of age spend average of 7.5 hours a day using entertainment media
- Of those 7.5 hours, about 4.5 hours dedicated to viewing TV
- 83% children from 6 months-6 years of age view TV or videos about 1 hour and 57 minutes a day
Technological Advances
Sources
Obesity Over the Past Decade
- "Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 23 Aug. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
- "Technology Negatively Affecting Our Health, Study Shows." Technology Negatively Affecting Our Health, Study Shows. N.p., 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
- "Spending on Technology Equals More Obesity, Study Shows." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
- "Is Technology to Blame for Childhood Obesity?" Daily Republic Is Technology to Blame for Childhood Obesity Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
- "Childhood Obesity 101:." Organic Valley. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
• Researchers predict at the rate with technology, physical activity will be close to none in 2020
• Obesity in America has doubled in the past 2 decades
• 59 million of adult Americans are considered obese today
• Over the past decade, thousands new technologies have been created
• October 2000- Text Messaging Was Introduced
• March 2003- “Friendster”: First Social Network Created
• November 2006- Nintendo Wii Was Released
• June 2007- First IPhone Was Introduced
Obesity in Other Countries
Sources Continued
- Obesity rate in China has doubled between 2002 to 2008
- Brazil and China are the two with the biggest decline in physical activity over a 5 year span relating to technology
- Study in children aged 6-9 years old in Tehran, Iran associating watching television and body composition of age group
- High positive association between hours spent watching television and fat mass index in the age group
- Heussner, Ki Mae. "The Top 10 Innovations of the Decade." ABC News. ABC News Network, 1 Dec. 2009. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/top-10-innovations-decade/story?id=9204931
- Yosaee, Somaye, et al. "Relationship Between The Times Spent Watching TV And Playing Games With Fat Mass In Primary School Children. (English)." Journal Of Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences (JMUMS) 23.98 (2013): 221-232. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Nov. 2013.
- United States. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC, 17 Apr. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/problem.html
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