Obesity Rate Falls for New York Schoolchildren
This Article by Anemonia Hartocollis
According to this artcile in New York Times, the rates of children who are over weight or 'obese' have gone down by 5.5 percent from the last 5 years. For the last few decades the number of obese children were growing enormously and since the last 5 years, the numbers have started to decrease. Dr. Thomas A. Farley said, “This comes after decades of relentless increases,” and even though 5.5 seems to be a small number he said that it is "impressive thats it's falling at all". Mr. Bloomberg said that most of the parents think their children are fit, but "the facts tell a different story." This shift of numbers is due to parents being more strict on what their children eat, school menus being more healthy and restrictions on food products filled with fat like baked goods, soda, etc. The article also mentions that the number of white children who are obese is more than any other racial group.
It is good to see that people are taking what they eat seriously nowadays. Being thin and skinny is the "in thing" in today's world. Every other girl is on a diet. There are girls in my own school who skip meals because the food is unhealthy or "too oily". But I don't think skipping meals is a solution. They should avoid unhealthy and fattening food items but they should make it a point to eat something healthy instead. Many young girls die of anorexia every year. And reducing weight by reducing t he amount you consume is not the only way. If one is physically active, then there is no chance of putting on extra weight. Schools should not only give healthy food to the children but also encourage physical education. And now, as the number of obese children has decrease, people should try to decrease this number even more to make a healthier society.
Vocabulary:
Word 1: Hispanic
1. They were also higher among white and Asian children compared with black and Hispanic children, and among very young children — those entering kindergarten or first grade — compared with older children.
2. Meaning: of or relating to the people, speech, or culture of Spain or of Spain and Portugal
Origin: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
3. Woodstock is an international school. There are children from all over the world including Hispanic children.
Word 2: Buoyed
1. Buoyed by the results, city officials also announced Thursday that the restrictions on school vending machines were being expanded to machines in all city buildings, and that they were forming a multiagency task force to recommend further initiatives to combat obesity.
2. Meaning: to keep afloat
Origin: 1596
3. Buoyed by the decision of the high school, the students begged the Head of High school to forgive them.
Words 3: Plagued
1. Because of coordinated, sustained action I am happy to say our children are benefiting from our campaign against obesity, which has plagued communities here in New York and across the nation for nearly three decades.
2. Meaning: to smite, infest, or afflict with or as if with disease, calamity, or natural evil
Origin: 15th century
3. The world is plagued with crime.
It is good to see that people are taking what they eat seriously nowadays. Being thin and skinny is the "in thing" in today's world. Every other girl is on a diet. There are girls in my own school who skip meals because the food is unhealthy or "too oily". But I don't think skipping meals is a solution. They should avoid unhealthy and fattening food items but they should make it a point to eat something healthy instead. Many young girls die of anorexia every year. And reducing weight by reducing t he amount you consume is not the only way. If one is physically active, then there is no chance of putting on extra weight. Schools should not only give healthy food to the children but also encourage physical education. And now, as the number of obese children has decrease, people should try to decrease this number even more to make a healthier society.
Vocabulary:
Word 1: Hispanic
1. They were also higher among white and Asian children compared with black and Hispanic children, and among very young children — those entering kindergarten or first grade — compared with older children.
2. Meaning: of or relating to the people, speech, or culture of Spain or of Spain and Portugal
Origin: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
First Known Use: 1584
Word 2: Buoyed
1. Buoyed by the results, city officials also announced Thursday that the restrictions on school vending machines were being expanded to machines in all city buildings, and that they were forming a multiagency task force to recommend further initiatives to combat obesity.
2. Meaning: to keep afloat
Origin: 1596
3. Buoyed by the decision of the high school, the students begged the Head of High school to forgive them.
Words 3: Plagued
1. Because of coordinated, sustained action I am happy to say our children are benefiting from our campaign against obesity, which has plagued communities here in New York and across the nation for nearly three decades.
2. Meaning: to smite, infest, or afflict with or as if with disease, calamity, or natural evil
Origin: 15th century
3. The world is plagued with crime.
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