PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Jean Piaget, Frontal Lobe, National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
19 Apr 2013
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Compared to other parts of the brain, frontal lobe development is on a delayed timetable. As frontal lobes mature throughout childhood and adolescence, our ability to think through, inhibit, and plan our actions gradually improves. Inadequate nutrition: top ranking 21st century global public health threat to physical development! In the united states obesity is the underlying cause of. 400,000 deaths in 2000, a 33 percent jump from 1990. Cdc predicts that if trends continue obesity will become the nation"s no. About one-third of u. s. adults (33. 8%) are obese. Approximately 17% (or 12. 5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 19 years are obese. Data from the national health and examination survey (nhanes) Assessed by bmi = ratio weight to height. Obesity: bmi at or above the 95th % compared to u. s. norms established for children in the 1970s. When compared to children growing up in the 60"s children. % of u. s. children aged 6-11 who are classified as obese.
