Learning Plan 8

Assignments

LP8 Assignment: Child Obesity

Assess the nutritive requirements of healthy individuals throughout their lifecycle.

Directions: Write an essay describing the problem of childhood obesity and, based on your research, make recommendations for prevention and treatment.

Purpose: Review potential causes of childhood obesity and why it is on the rise. Reflect on what factors influence a child’s eating behavior. What role do soft drinks and sugar snacks play in their weight status? For an overweight child, what recommendations would you make to help balance their weight with their height? After you have reflected on these questions, write a one to two page, properly formatted report, discussing these ideas and support with credible references.