Congratulations! You are a citizen of one of the fattest country. How do think people would react to hearing that. They would not be so happy, thus is why the government feels that it is right for them to step in and control what children from Kindergarten to Eighth grade. They feel that if they encourage healthy eating at young age, then children will stick with it and live healthier lives. The government also wants to step in because some parents allow their child have whatever food they would like or they do not get the healthy eating habit at home. A last point the government makes is that eating unhealthy food is the main reason that your children are overweight now. Do not forget there are two sides to every argument and the Government is not seeing the bigger picture in this situation.
The government does not mention that over weight children is not the only caused by the children’s unhealthy eating. Over weight can come from many different reasons three main ones being could be the geographic variation with children. Another reason could be in a child’s genes and they can from a long line of overweight family members. The last reason could be a psychological reason that could deal with the child’s emotions. Having that being said the government should not try to step in and control the school lunches, because it has become a nationwide epidemic that goes outside one meal a child may or may not eat at lunch.
The Essay on Eating Healthy Foods
Eating provides your body with the nourishment it needs to survive. A healthy diet supplies nutrients (such as protein, vitamins and minerals, fiber, and carbohydrates), which are important for your body’s growth, development, and maintenance. However, not all foods are equal when it comes to the nutrition they provide. Some foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are rich in vitamins and ...
First point is that not everyone can afford to live in a nice neighborhood or go to a school with nice and healthy school lunches. In a research entitled “School Foodservice Cost: Location Matters” prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, they state that the schools that receive the most money to pay for the food they serve at school cafeterias, are the ones who can afford the more healthier food. Verses the lower income of schools that can only get what they can afford even if it is not the best for children’s health. With that being said, is the government going to spend the extra dollars every year for these lower income schools to have a healthier lunch? It would not be a smart thing for the government to do because according to U.S. Department of Agriculture National School Lunch Program the amount of money that is being spent on the millions of breakfasts and lunches served to children, the government is already spending up to $10 million dollars on USDA and another $2.6 billion for SBP in 2009.
For the government to make the first move their first move on getting schools to serve healthier meals, they must look at the two issues that come with school meal cost and understand them. The first issue is that mention in this research study is they need to look at how large the differences in the foodservices cost per a meal to all the locations, after accounting for nongeographic factors. The other reason the government needs to look at which factors help explain which of the locations have the higher and lower per a meal cost. If the government would choose to spend more money to have healthier school lunches then it would hurt the budget that the government has.
Another factor the government did not mention in changing school lunches to healthier food is that overweight happens to be a genetics problem in many people. Those people who do come from a long line of overweight family members and their weight will always be an issue in their daily lives, with or without the one or two healthier meals they would receive at school. In order to help those who have being overweight in their genes action needs to be taken to not only get the children eating healthy, but also get them moving and exercising as much as possible.
Physical Activity in School Aged Children
Obesity and associated health problems are a growing problem in the United States. Within the past 20 years, obesity rates have risen significantly. “Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity can contribute to or aggravate many chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers.” (CDC, 2003, pg. 1). More than 80 percent of the youth do ...
In a study conducted by four pediatricians, they found that overweightness has become a major public health concern. Results done in a 2004 study showed that children of African- American are at the biggest risk, with 19% of them are overweight by age 5 and then it move up higher to 33% by age 17. This problem is occurring because lack of exercise of the children, but especially those who come from and overweight family. During the study done by Predictors of Home-Based Obesity Treatment Efficiency, they got random overweight African- Americans children from urban communities to partake in a rigorous home and community based treatment. They found out that the ones, who had more sessions in this treatment, came out on top by losing the mot weight and being motivated to be more active even after the study was done. That proves that if the government wants to help with the overweight problem with the youth, they should try getting children to be more active in their daily lives.
Now for my last point on why the government should not take over school lunches. A child’s weight problem can go deeper than not eating the right foods or just not getting enough exercise. Psychological problems, such as depression and social issues, can play a role in a child’s weight.
As for the other side of this argument on why the government should control school lunches, the first reason is that by controlling children school lunches, the government can help with improving the children’s health by serving them food they may not get at home.
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The Research paper on The Gifted Child Children School Teacher
The Gifted Child: Definition: The Universal Dictionary defines the term "gifted" as: '... endowed with natural ability, talent or other assets; especially, endowed with exceptional intelligence; or revealing a special gift.' According to Neethling (1983: p 63), gifted children are: '... children who are identified at the preschool, elementary or secondary level as possessing demonstrated or ...
