HDFS 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Passive Smoking, Childhood Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
21 Mar 2017
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Nutrition, exercise, illness, and death in early childhood. Categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk for being overweight. U. s. has second highest rate of childhood obesity: exercise should be a daily occurrence, appetite becomes unpredictable, like familiar foods, social environment influences food choices. A poor diet suppresses a child"s immune system, leaving them more susceptible to diseases. Leading causes of death in u. s. children are: Children"s safety: car seats for children have tremendously impacted a child"s likelihood of surviving a vehicle accident. However, too often a car seat is not used or if it is it is improperly. Police offices and hospitals frequently set aside special days to demonstrate proper installation: some families are declaring their houses smoke-free: if someone insists on smoking they must go outside, state of illness and health of the world"s children. Devastating effects of health occur in countries with high poverty rates. Dramatic increase in deaths due to hiv/aids, especially in poor countries.
