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Junk Food And Its Link To Childhood Obesity, Erik Keough
Junk Food And Its Link To Childhood Obesity, Erik Keough
MBA Student Scholarship
Childhood obesity has been a growing epidemic not only in the United Sates, but around the world. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of childhood obesity to how available junk and fast food is to adolescents. Two hundred students, one hundred boys and one hundred girls, ranging in ages six to twelve years old will take part in a survey as well as physical examination. Additionally, one parent or guardian of each student will be asked to complete a survey. The surveys will determine how often and readily available junk food is to the children, the …
Table For One, Food For Two: A Socio-Economic Perspective On American Obesity, Celestina Victoria Brunetti
Table For One, Food For Two: A Socio-Economic Perspective On American Obesity, Celestina Victoria Brunetti
Honors Theses - Providence Campus
Research indicates that obesity is linked to socio-economic factors and genetics. Both have an impact on whether a person is or becomes obese. The paper focuses on the impact of the change in food supply along with socio-economic factors, specifically access, time, and cost, and how these factors have affected the American obesity epidemic. This was assessed in part through a case study of the Smith Hill area of Providence, Rhode Island, a food desert that is comprised mainly of Americans near the poverty line, and the Wellspring La Jolla camp—a camp for overweight children from upper-middle class families. The …