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The Story

The two main fields of study that I used for my research and to analyze childhood obesity, are the education field and the health field. From the education field, the main concepts I used were how elementary schools fail to provide children with the proper foods at breakfast and lunch, such as different fruits and vegetables. The fact that schools don’t enforce children to participate in physical education classes or recess to get their daily activity. From the health field I focused on the different effects children go through as a result of childhood obesity, such as depression and consistent negative moods. I also included the communication field for their use of advertising non healthy foods rather than healthy food choices. For instance there are far more McDonalds commercials and radio ads then there are fresh food markets played in the United States. While this may seem like its not a big deal, children are highly influenced by the things they see in the media. And fast food restaurants are one of the biggest causes of childhood obesity in today's society. To find a solution to this problem I think the school systems need to provide healthier food options and enforce daily physical activity. I think society needs to change the way they advertise food choices. And I think more neighborhoods should have clubs and activities that encourage children to get up and get active.