Obesity in Adolescence

mr.plecerda@inwood52.orgInwood Intermediate School 52650 Academy Street, NY, NY 10034

PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST

STEP 1: DEFINE THE PROBLEMSTEP 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCESTEP 3: IDENTIFY THE CAUSESSTEP 4: EXAMINE THE EXISTING POLICYSTEP 5: DEVELOP NEW SOLUTIONSSTEP 6: SELECT THE BEST SOLUTION - EFFECTIVENESS VS.

FEASIBILITY

STEP 1: DEFINE THE PROBLEM

PART A: ANALYZE THESE TWO PICTURES AND CREATE A DEFINITION OF THE WORD OBESITY

Scientific Definition of the word Obesity

In the last decade obesity and a population of overweight people have become a global problem - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion adults over the of age 15+ were overweight, at least 400 million adults were obese and at least 20 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight.

Experts believe if the current trends continue by 2015 approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese.

obesity

PART B:

DISCUSS AND SHARE DEFINITION OF OBESITY (IN GROUPS)

STEP 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCE

PART A: Read and discuss an article on the

effects soda can have on obesityArticle 1:

http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-health-effects-of-drinking-soda.htm

Article 2: http://www.ada.org/sections/advocacy/pdfs/topics_softdrinks.pdf

PART B:

Students will conduct a survey in school using the BMI (biomass

index) and the fitness gram gym data

PART C: Write an analysis on the following information about the

prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents

PART D: GATHERING MORE

EVIDENCES

What are the medical issues an obese person confronts?

What are the medical costs associated with obesity?

What other diseases are a result of poor nutritional choices?

Part E: Homework

Choose one fast food restaurant and list the amount of calories found in one meal as well as one dessert.