Hello, how is everybody doing? After I posted my last message, Adora sent me a gmail and she added her thoughts about obesity...which I thought were very interesting. Here they are:
Even though obesity is such an obvious problem--we all see evidence of obesity when we walk down the street--it seems as though there hasn't been a very widespread movement to combat it. I know the First Lady made childhood obesity one of her causes, but I'm not sure if it's had much impact yet. What are your ideas for solving this problem? Another (sad) thing is that as countries like China develop more, they face big childhood obesity issues. I wonder if this is something that comes as countries develop and get a surplus of food, or whether it is dependent on culture. In developed countries like France, despite a large culture of high-fat foods like cheese and butter, eating habits help keep obesity rates down. Maybe what we need is not so much to stick with one healthy food, but rather to eat less overall...what do you think?
Back to me: I also think obesity is caused by eating habits, I mean that people always buy junk food because it is so cheap, and then when they start buying it they can't stop. But the problem is that organic foods are so expensive, and most people won't have the energy to plant a garden. And when I tried to plant a garden with my mom, it does not grow.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
hello/10 facts about obesity
Here are some facts I found about obesity...they are pretty shocking! It teaches you that if you eat unhealthy foods and don't exercise, it could have bad consequences.
1. Obesity is considered to be the #1 public health problem in the world, though many people still ignore it as a serious health issue.
2. Obesity occurs when energy intake is more than energy expenditure for a long period of time.
3. Obesity is defined as having BMI - a body mass index of 30 or higher in general. According the World Health Organization (WHO) "overweight" as a BMI equal to or more than 25, and "obesity" as a BMI equal to or more than 30.
4. Eating habits of Americans are very different from other nations. They are considered to be mainly carbohydrate eater, which is the number 1 reason for that US is the fattest country in the world.
5. Every year the diet industry (including weight loss programs, diet foods, diet pills, etc.) profits in more than $40 billion and this figure are increasingly growing year by year.
6. Excessive affects blood pressure, and decrease the body’s ability to use insulin effectively.
7. Statistics show that families living in industrialized towns spend more of their money on meals purchased away from home.
8. Commercially prepared food is higher in sugar and fat.
9. Since the 1960s the average daily calorie intake has increased over the world.
10. Today’s nutrition has moved from being low-calorie plant-based to high-calorie and high-fat animal-based diet.
Also, I am participating in this program called reflections, and the theme is: together we can. I have got some ideas about it, but I am not really sure what I am going to do yet. Here is a link to a site if you want to read more about it: http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm
1. Obesity is considered to be the #1 public health problem in the world, though many people still ignore it as a serious health issue.
2. Obesity occurs when energy intake is more than energy expenditure for a long period of time.
3. Obesity is defined as having BMI - a body mass index of 30 or higher in general. According the World Health Organization (WHO) "overweight" as a BMI equal to or more than 25, and "obesity" as a BMI equal to or more than 30.
4. Eating habits of Americans are very different from other nations. They are considered to be mainly carbohydrate eater, which is the number 1 reason for that US is the fattest country in the world.
5. Every year the diet industry (including weight loss programs, diet foods, diet pills, etc.) profits in more than $40 billion and this figure are increasingly growing year by year.
6. Excessive affects blood pressure, and decrease the body’s ability to use insulin effectively.
7. Statistics show that families living in industrialized towns spend more of their money on meals purchased away from home.
8. Commercially prepared food is higher in sugar and fat.
9. Since the 1960s the average daily calorie intake has increased over the world.
10. Today’s nutrition has moved from being low-calorie plant-based to high-calorie and high-fat animal-based diet.
Also, I am participating in this program called reflections, and the theme is: together we can. I have got some ideas about it, but I am not really sure what I am going to do yet. Here is a link to a site if you want to read more about it: http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm
Thursday, September 23, 2010
theme/question
Hi! I think I have got a theme for my blog...education/kid's nutrition. And maybe random stuff in between. For now I want you to think about this: One boy in my class brings ham and cheese lunchables every single day. With a capri sun juice. The lunchable has three sets of ham and cheese with cracker sandwiches that are really small. It also has one crunch bar(crunchy chocolate) that is bite-size. Even though it is very tiny, the crunch bar has 560 calories in it! Even though this may be an obvious question, do you think it is healthy for this person to eat this every day, and why is it or not?
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
about me
Hi! My name is Apoorva Chowdhary. I am ten years old and I am in the sixth grade. I do lots of extra curriculum activities like swimming, martial arts, piano. and etc.. I also play the viola. I also really love working with little kids I was inspired to write this blog because of the TEDx event held in Redmond. I am not very sure what this blog is going to be about, but probably it's going to be about nutrition. For now that's all I've got to say. Thanks for reading!
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