inquiry contract progress -- #3

In order to perform some type of progress that subdues my Inquiry Contract, I have looked online for Childhood Obesity articles. While searching for articles, I came across an article titled “Childhood Obesity Causes Diabetes and Other Health Problems”. The piece was provided by HealthLink from the medical college of Wisconsin.

The article states, “As defined by federal standards, approximately 30 percent of adults and 25 percent of children are considered obese today”. It is also said that in the last two decades, the obesity of adults and children have risen nearly 50 percent. The professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Ramin Alemzadeh MD, says that along with the concern for obesity, we have the parallel increase in diabetes, particularly non-insulin diabetes. Along with obesity, diabetes is a problem. The doctor also dictates from studying that adults who were obese children are less likely to earn as much as the people of ideal weight, they are also less likely to receive a higher education or marry. “Obese children may have great difficulty with high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, orthopaedic problems, sleeping habits, as well as self-esteem and peer relationships”.

I was not aware of all the things that obesity can affect. It is my understanding that obesity affects the way of life including a child’s life. This is a disorder that can be controlled and should be controlled.