Childhood Obesity – One Size Does Not Fit All

Alison Namba

English 201
Professor Paula Sebastian
December 3, 2006

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Outline
Thesis: Eating habits and activity lifestyles have dramatically declined in the last fifty years, therefore, every institution and individual should be doing his or her part to combat the war against obesity.

I. Obesity defined from the Webster's dictionary.
A. Statistics about obesity and how it is affecting our society.
B. The difference between obesity and being overweight.
C. How to calculate an individual's Body Mass Index (BMI).
II. The history of Americans and our change of weight during the last few decades.
A. Statistics on average man/woman.
B. Important factors and statistics that have changed over the years.
III. Cause of obesity in America
A. Behaviorial – Due to the lack of time and money, kids often follow whatever options are given to them by their parents.
B. Socio-economics - Where people live and work has an......

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