Aidah Slagor
EAP1
September 6, 2009
Nutrition &Food Science
Reading Reaction Journal#2
Lifelong Effects of Childhood Obesity

Reference:
Sharples, T. (2007, December 6 ). Lifelong Effects of Childhood Obesity, Health & Science, Time CNN.
Retrieved on September 3, 2009 from:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1692184,00.html

Summery:

In this article the author talks about a maine health problem and that is an effect of obesity in the childhood and in the future in the adulthood. Also he mentions some health problems that can infect the patient due to this problem. And according to this study the rate of the obese women and men will increase and the rate of heart disease deaths will increase too by 2020. In another study it shows that relationship between higher childhood BMI and infection by heart disease. In addition, there are many things that are related to the increasing of childhood obesity such as age, and gender. Finally the author gives us some way to curb this problem before it spread.

Reaction:
I agree with the author that the childhood obesity may cause the obesity in the future and thus diseases related to it, but there were several reasons, besides age, sex and less healthy nutritious food, and lack of physical activity that may cause this problem, such as genetics, hormone disorders and social and economic development of these people. And we must spread the health awareness about these diseases in school, public places and among mothers and teachers, which will help to reduce the problem.