ii Thesis: Childhood Obesity is a serious issue and we as a society need to take better care of our children. Outline: I. II.

Introduction Statistics A. One specific case III. IV. V. Diseases and Disorders Environmental Factors Fast Food Taking Place for Too Many Meals A. Parents not having time to prepare meals B. Fast foods overall appeal: quick, cheap, effortless C. Schools needing to lessen their availability of poor foods a. Browns Mill Elementary cleaning up their menu VI. VII. VIII. Media Watching and Counting Calories Children Mimicking their Parents A. Lack of exercise B. Lack of Diet

iii IX. X. XI. XII. Sleep Deprivation Parents Using Snacks as Rewards Weight Gain caused by the Starvation Method Obesity not as climactic in the United Kingdom A. Reasons why UK is not as bad at the US XIII. Conclusion