Martucci final project
- 1. Banning Junk Food from Schools By Monika Martucci
- 2. Junk Food 2
- 3. Childhood Obesity • Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. • The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in 2008. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm 3
- 4. Childhood Obesity Facts (cont’d) • In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. • Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a particular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors. Obesity is defined as having excess body fat. • Overweight and obesity are the result of ―caloric imbalance‖—too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed—and are affected by various genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm 4
- 5. Local School Wellness Policy • Each local educational agency that participates in the National School Lunch Program or other child nutrition programs is required by federal law to establish a local school wellness policy for all schools under its jurisdiction. • Local school wellness policies are designed to promote student health and reduce childhood obesity. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/wellness.htm 5
- 6. Let’s Move! Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, Michelle Obama. It is dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity. Hopefully, children born today will grow up healthier and be able to pursue their dreams. Combining comprehensive strategies with common sense, Let's Move! is about putting children on the path to a healthy future during their earliest months and years by providing healthier foods in our schools. http://www.letsmove.gov/learn-facts/epidemic-childhood-obesity 6
- 7. Works Cited http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/wellness.htm http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm http://www.letsmove.gov/learn-facts/epidemic-childhood-obesity ‗Junk Food‘ Segen's Medical Dictionary, 2012, http://medical- dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Junk+Food, accessed 2 July2012 *All pictures and sounds were obtained from Clip Art database. 7