Rabin, Roni C. "Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds - NYTimes.com."
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 10 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.
“A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely, before age 55, of illness or a self-inflicted injury.” This was published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine. It is one of the largest studies to have tracked children using detailed information on weight and risk factors were gathered such as high cholesterol. Helen C. Looker, senior author of the paper and assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City says, “This suggests that obesity in children, even prepubescent children, may have very serious long-term health effects through midlife — that there is something serious being set in motion by obesity at early ages. We all expect to get beyond 55 these days.”
This article is very important in today society because obesity is a growing problem in the world and especially in the United States. These issues are affecting children unnecessarily. They should not be ruining their lives even before their teenage years. Measures should be taken to cease children eating themselves to death. Hopefully this article will help in that movement.
This article was very informative and it got straight to the point and I liked that. The author used a nice vocabulary that was easy to understand, but at the same time was semi advanced. The paragraph spacing was relatively clear and had structure. The data was obtainable and mostly organized.
In my opinion, Caitlin wrote an excellent summary. The issue of childhood obesity is a very relevant topic and her summary of the article conveys the impact that the trend has on individuals and society as a whole. Caitlin gave a clear and concise summary of the study mentioned in the article, which furthered my understanding of both the issue and the study. There are many aspects to the problem; she does a good job summarizing this particular topic of problems that arise during childhood obesity that translate into problems for individuals as adults. The information put forward by her article was also interesting, like the facts regarding the various health problems that childhood obesity causes later in life.
ReplyDeleteIn this summary, I would only suggest two small changes. One is that some more information on the trends of obesity, not just childhood obesity, in this country could have been put forth. This would enhance the review because it would further highlight the problem of obesity. Also, some more details regarding the study itself could have been included, if available. Other then those two suggestions, I think that the review was highly informative.
I was surprised by the finding that the heaviest children in a group of thousands were twice as likely to die of self-afflicted injury or illness before the age of 55 compared to the thinnest children. This is a shocking fact, because in the words of Helen Looker who was quoted in the article, “We all expect to get beyond 55 these days.” I was not aware that childhood obesity could decrease one’s life expectancy to this extent. Overall, Caitlin’s summary was informative and well written.
I think Caitlin did a great job with her current event. She was very clear with the topic and talked about a topic everyone can relate to. She talked about a study that can really change the minds of many. There are many different reasons why there are more and more studies with this topic and child obesity has been increasing over the years.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend more details of the study or of other studies and how obesity effects other areas like health care. Otherwise i think Caitlin gave a very good current event that was to the point.
I was surprised at the degree of impact child obesity could have on a person later in life. In health class i had chosen to do a project on health care and obesity and these were the similar points i had used.
Cailtin wrote a nice review. She chose a topic that applies to our society, and added detail to further enhance our knowledge of this epidemic. Her review was also short and to the point. Since the article was based on one very specific point, I think she did the best she could do to include as much insight as she could.
ReplyDeleteFor her next current event, I would suggest Caitlin might choose a different article with more variation. She chose a great contreversial topic, although, the article concerning this topic lacked depth. As well, I think it would have interesting for her to have included more of what she already knew about the physical and emotional affects of obesity among children.
I did not know that obesity in the upcoming generations of children affected death rates so severely. This analysis enlightened my understanding of the extremity of how obesity is negatively affecting our population. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to stay healthy and active at an early age in order to create a better future for ones self.