Obesity in the United States

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Obesity in the United States

• Unit 2 ELA Performance Task
• Classroom Activity
• Grades 6-8

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• What are the health consequences of obesity in
  childhood?
• Obese infants and children are likely to continue
  being obese during adulthood and are more likely
  to develop a variety of health problems as
  adults. These include
• Cardiovascular heart disease
• insulin resistance (often an early sign of
  impending diabetes)
• musculoskeletal disorders (especially
  osteoarthritis - a highly disabling degenerative
  disease of the joints)
• some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)
• disability.

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Happy Meal Commercial
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The Cereal Aisle
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HHFK Act

• Congress passed the Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010
  with bipartisan support to help ensure every
  American child had access to the nutrition they
  need to grow into healthy adults. One goal of the
  law was to help reduce America's childhood
  obesity epidemic and reduce health risks for
  America's children by helping schools across the
  country produce balanced meals so children had
  access to healthy foods during the school day.
  USDA based the new school meal standards on
  independent, expert recommendations from the
  Institute of Medicine to ensure kids are being
  fed healthy food while they are at school.

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Reactions to HHFK Act

• Our kids come first. That is why communities
  demanded change, and supported access to
  healthier meals for all students. American
  Federation of Teachers
• One concerned parent remarked that her children,
  characterized as being in the 99th percentile of
  height for age, claim the new lunchtime calorie
  restrictions leave them hungry in the afternoon. 
  Another parent described how her eighth grade son
  no longer gets enough to eat to sustain him
  through two hours of football practice. Senator
  Tim Johnson, SD