My issue is childhood obesity. It’s been stated that about 9 million children over 6 years old are obese. In 2001, the United States was in second place for the number of obese children, ages 10-16 years old. In 2008, South Carolina alone had a 30.1% rate of child obesity. There are plenty of people interested in this: doctors, nutritionists, and restaurants…the list goes on. Fast food industries could care less about contributing to these rates; as long as they’re making profit, it’s okay. Doctors are obviously against it because they’re aware and deal with the health issues that will come. I can’t think of two more sides at the moment. I personally think that the issue is terrible. There is no reason for a preschooler to be obese. There’s a long list of adversity and health problems they’re going to face.
Nikki,
ReplyDeleteChildhood obesity is a good topic to write about, but it is too broad to be an issue. There is just too much to explore. To narrow it down, look at your sources and decide Before you articulate four distinct perspectives, you need to do decide what exactly you are going to explore in your essay. Are you looking into different assessments of the severity of this issue in the US or at different explanations of what caused this epidemic in the US? Or are you looking at different ways of solving this issue? What are your sources suggesting? Hope this helps you focus your essay.