Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution!

Hey guys,

There is a new show coming out on ABC here soon about a food revolution. Jamie Oliver, a British world-class chef, is going to try to stop obesity in a city of 50,000. Take a look at this video! If anything, it shows several of the causes of obesity/childhood obesity, and a VERY present and current attempt to stop them. Check out the trailer and watch for its premier on ABC!

It's not like it's gonna go away!

What's up guys, sorry I haven't wrote in here in a few days. This is one of my test weeks and as usual, things are going crazy! haha. So sorry for my short absence. But anyways, I just wanted to talk to you guys today about why childhood obesity really is a problem in the U.S. Well first of all, childhood obesity is a huge problem because 80% of all children who are obese grow up to be obese adults! It causes many health care related issues for the children, and it is actually predicted that the next generation of children will be the first generation to have a shorter lifetime than its parents! I just find that crazy. Another reason childhood obesity is a huge problem is because of something that has just recently happened in my life. One of my family's good friends has just recently passed away, and it was because of a heart attack due to his eating habits and body weight. It's just so sad because if he would have lived a healthier life, he might still be with us today. I think that it is evident that childhood obesity NEEDS to be prevented as much as possible, and there's really only one way for us to do that, and that is by tackling its direct causes!

For now, I have to go to a study group for the next 10 hours of my life, but I will definitely get back on here soon to start discussing what I believe are the main causes of childhood obesity!! See yall later and have a great Wednesday!

Is Childhood Obesity even a problem in the United States?

The answer to that is YES!! Over the course of the next several weeks, I am going to dive in to share all of my research with you guys about Childhood Obesity, from what I believe causes it all the way to a few possible solutions that we can act on. So first, let's find out why exactly I chose childhood obesity!

Here are a few reasons as to why I chose Childhood Obesity for my research topic:
1) The percentage of kids who are obese has doubled since the 1970s.
2) The money that is being invested in obesity related healthcare is ridiculous!
3) I believe that there are certain causes of childhood obesity that can be prevented.
4) By raising awareness of these causes, we can help tackle a national problem one step at a time!

I have such a great interest in learning more about Childhood Obesity, so at the end of each blog post I am going to leave a question for my readers. Feel free to please comment and share your thoughts. I highly encourage it! For now, it's 2:30 in the morning and I need to get some rest! Night!

Kain has a blog?!

Yeah, that was my reaction too. I never thought I'd actually have a blog, but this is for an english project that we are working on and I'm actually finding that this is really cool. I wanted to test out my first post to make sure I'm doing things right so here it goes! Look forward to a blog full of interesting information and the walk through my life as a college student! Later!