Childhood Obesity Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography Barness, Lewis. A. (2007). Obesity In Children. In Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, 26:75-85. Tampa, Florida: Pediatrics, University of South Florida School of Medicine. In “Obesity In Children”, by Lewis Barness points out the concerns of childhood obesity becoming a bigger issue throughout the decades. It tells the reader what obesity is, and how the chances of obesity are greater if developed as a child. Not only does Barness, talk about the increase in obesity but how to fix the problem too. I believe the implied message is obesity in children, because he defines it and how the number of children with it has increased. The appeal being used is informative, because it discusses statistics on childhood obesity …show more content…

Longer Gym Class Periods Reduce Childhood Obesity. Journal of Health Economics. In the article it acknowledges PE in schools and how it helps with childhood obesity. “Longer Gym Class Periods Reduce Childhood Obesity”, by Crawley, J., Frisvold, D., Meyerhoefer, C., point out why there should be PE in school systems. Crawley, Frisvold, and Meyerhoefer viewed the amount of time that should be pent doing PE, various studies, and weight. They wanted to help with the issue of childhood obesity and try and find a way to solve it. Kyra Hamilton, Denise Hatzis, David J. Kavagnah, and Katherine M. White (2014). Exploring Parents’ Beliefs About Their Young Child’s Physical Activity and Screen Time Behaviours. (Print). Springer Science Business Media New …show more content…

Loader discusses how families feel about the topic of childhood obesity. The paper is a study of children who are obese and how to solve the issue. Also, how obesity is not just caused by overeating but through other health issues. I believe that the implied message is obesity is more than overeating, because it discusses psychological, sociological, and biological issues within a child can play a role in obesity. The appeal being used is ethos, because, in this writing it is not the child’s fault but family related or due to other health issues. This reading relates to “Obesity In Children”, by Lewis Barness, because he talks about the increase in obesity but how to fix the problem like Loader

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