Reading the article  History of Exercise is medicine was cool. There were 3 philosophers from ancient Greece and India and their names were Sustra and Pythagrosa and Hendricus. Pythagrosa was the first philosopher to discover exercise for health reasons in 570 BC. He established a school in Croton Italy where people took exercise classes. The school was described as a physical medical center. Sustra, a man from India first recorded a physician to prescribe moderate daily exercises. Hendricus became Father of sport medicine in 1600 BC because he practiced dietetic medicine and it became very strenuous to his patients.

Tipton, Charles M. “The History of ‘Exercise Is Medicine’ in Ancient Civilizations.” Advances in Physiology Education, American Physiological Society, 1 June 2014, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056176/. Accessed 12. Oct 2022

Childhood obesity is becoming more common in the United states. The researchers studied 2 groups one in 1998 to 2004 and the other in 2010 to 2016.  The differences between the two groups were 16.2% of children who did not have weight issues when they entered kindergarten in 2010 were obese by the end of fifth grade then compared with 15.5% of particapates in same category in 1998. Obesity occurs when a person has excessive fat accumulation that presents a health risk. Childhood obesity is measured by comparsion to other children around the same age and sex. Children who are in the 95 percentile are considers obese. Obesity can be dangerous and can be serious and can be impacted by covid-19, diabetes and certain cancers. To prevent child obesity is becoming physically active, having good body nutrients and good sleep and reducing stress. 

Fadem, Rachel. “Rates of Childhood Obesity Have Increased, Study Finds.” CNN, Cable News Network, 7 July 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/health/childhood-obesity-increase-study-wellness/index.html. 

Childhood obesity isn't something to grow out of. Childhood obesity carries over to adulthood. Obesity can be very dangerous. Over the 30 years the rate of childhood obesity has doubled in children. 70% of children have been infected with a disease like diabetes or cancer. The reason why children are becoming obese is because their lifestyle is changing. Children tend to eat more junk foods such as chips, soda, and candy. Food portions 30 years ago were a lot smaller than they are now; it went from 13.1 ounces to 20 ounces. Children become lazy and physical activity has reduced over the past decades. Children tend to play games on computers, consoles and watch TV. Children now average 7 hours a day on social media. Around 48% show that boys are obesity and 36%of girls are obesity. Parents let children do whatever they want nowadays.

Whiteman, Honor. “Childhood Obesity Facts.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 May 2022, https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html. 

Watching the Video from Centers for Disease control and prevention was very informative. Many children around the world are becoming overweight. About one and five children are obese and that means 14 million children are overweighted in this country. Being obese other children can bully what you look like. Today the numbers have tripled 3 times than it was in the 1970s. More children are becoming lazy. What I learned was boys eat 164 cal sugars per day 5 times a week compared to girls who eat 124 calories of sugar per day for 5 days. What children can do to help prevent obesity is eat 5 fruits and vegetables per day and lower your screen time on the phone for 2 hours. What schools and programs can do to help young children is show how and what is a proper meal to eat daily like good protein and nutrients. Also what they can do at home for regular exercises. 

CDCStreamingHealth, director. Preventing Childhood Obesity – Eating Better, Moving More. YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZB4cxBpI8o. Accessed 15 Nov. 2022. 

The childhood obesity epidemic is a serious health problem that increases and has substantial long term economic and social cost. In Teen ages 12-19 rates have tripled from 5.0% to 17.6%. These young teens are becoming obese and can translate into their adulthood. They can get so many diseases like cancer, diabetes, from all the fat they are building up. Teens ages 12-19 spend most of their time on electronics and social media. They average about 44.5 hours a week. Experts are saying they should stop spending time on electronics because of all of the advertisements that they are getting through social media or watching videos. 

“The Impact of Food Advertising on Childhood Obesity.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, 2010, https://www.apa.org/topics/obesity/food-advertising-children.

Childhood obesity continues to rise around the world. The world health organization has called it “one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century”. Island nations in the pacific such as nauru and the cook island appear to have the highest obesity rates among children 5-19. In 2016 Naura had a 31.7% rate of obesity compared to the United States at 20.7% in the 10-19 category. That is an 11% difference.  In 1970 a study estimated that 11 million children ages 5-19 were overweight. In 2016 the study found that 124 million children were overweight globally. How children are measured through obesity is body mass index which measures height and weight.

Howard, Jacqueline. “Why These Pacific Island Nations Have World's Highest Childhood Obesity Rates.” CNN, Cable News Network, 13 Feb. 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/health/child-obesity-parenting-without-borders-intl/index.html. 

In this youtube video by CNN it talks about a 16 year old boy named Luke Haigh. He was obese in 6th grade to 8th grade because his parents went into divorce. Since then he's weight went up from 176 pounds to 220 pounds in those 2 years. Luke said “ it was the work time of his life” because he was the biggest and the fattest kid in the whole school. He was also being bullied at the time. Lukes mother Marcia Haigh made luke play sports or even walk their pet dog down the street. She even made him eat healthy but it wasn’t working. Luke mindset was to change his diet and start running. He joined cross country in highschool. In the video childhood obesity isn’t only from being lazy, it can be what they are going through like mental health. 

“Childhood Obesity.” CNN, 2015. 

 8th grade  7th period  sports nutrition

       A short presentation about health and why it is important. 

 I mention running  or working out can help 

prevent getting injured or to become sick.

• My action plan took place at Matt Martinez class room at the Middle School Academics.