Obesity in Adolescence Inwood Intermediate School Academy Street, NY, NY 10034

PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST STEP 1: DEFINE THE PROBLEM STEP 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCE STEP 3: IDENTIFY THE CAUSES STEP 4: EXAMINE THE EXISTING POLICY STEP 5: DEVELOP NEW SOLUTIONS STEP 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.

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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 obesity Article 1: health-effects-of-drinking-soda.htm health-effects-of-drinking-soda.htm Article 2: opics_softdrinks.pdf opics_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.