Childhood Obesity In America Jeopardy Template

The Basics	Sedentary Lifestyle	Parent Responsibility	Food Industry	School and its Contributions
100 The condition of being grossly fat or overweight What is the definition of obesity?	100 Lets Move! What is the movement created by Michelle Obama in an effort to get children active again?	100 Lower class, poor, poverty stricken What is the socioeconomic class most likely to choose bad dietary choices such as fast food?	100 Big Tobacco What is the corporation that is most often compared to Bid Food?	100 No Do children receive adequate education about nutrition and fitness in health class?
200 20% What percentage of children are obese in America?	200 TV, less recess/PE in schools, less movement required in everyday activities, technological advances, video games, etc. What is one reason that Americans have become more sedentary?	200 Food Pyramid and/or My Plate What government model was released in an effort to teach children the "healthy" way to eat?	200 Bill Clinton Who is the previous American president who publicly announced he failed to address/combat childhood obesity well enough?	200 67% How many schools in America do not have a PE policy?
300 The 1970's What is the decade that marks the beginning of obesity growth in America?	300 Energy balance What is the name of the theory describing the ratio between calories in and calories out needed to maintain body weight?	300 Lack of education during school, fad diets, rapidly changing healthy diet criteria, conflicting information What is one reason many Americans are uneducated about proper diet and its implications?	300 Sugar PDV, serving size, definition of serving, serving per container What is one thing that is misleading on food labels?	300 Give brain a break, exercise body, play with other children, develop social skills, develop coordination Why is it important for children to have time to exercise in class rather than just learning?
400 Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, etc. What are some diseases that arise from childhood obesity?	400 Roughly 18 minutes of walking What is the amount of exercise needed to burn off one chocolate chip cookie?	400 Packing lunch for child, joining PTA at school, letters to principals/senators/school district, urging child to eat fruit/vegetables given at lunch What can parents do increase the healthiness of their child's lunch at school?	400 Marketing to children, food ingredients, "healthier" but not healthy options What are some tactics used by the Food Industry to influence child eating habits/choices?	400 Lack of funding, budget, money put forward other things Why have so many schools but out PE/recess?
500 Parents, school lunches, dietary choices, food industry practices, sedentary lifestyle, etc What are at least two contributors to childhood obesity growth in America?	500 Building muscle, expending calories, decreased anxiety/depression, lower risk of developing chronic disease,etc. What are three advantages of physical activity?	500 Organized sports, playing with child, walks with child, races between children, etc. How can parents encourage their child to exercise?	500 Self regulation, teaming up to create healthier options, funding research, putting down findings that oppose their product What are two tactics shared by both Big Food and Big Tobacco?	500 Sex ed, drug education What is the majority of information learned in health class?

Childhood Obesity in America

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