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SCHOOL LUNCHES
the root of the problem?

Monday, September 17, 12

Hello, errrbody. Im [blank] and Im [blank] and we want to bring attention to the link between school lunch and childhood obesity.

childhood obesity rate in Rosedale

51%

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From our initial meeting with the Rosedale Development Association we learned that 51% of Rosedale children are obese. This is obviously a problem.

students at Rosedale Middle School are eligible for free or reduced lunch

482/559

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Of the 559 students at Rosedale Middle, 482 are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

of kids in Rosedale get free school lunch

89%

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In total 89% of students in the Rosedale area receive free lunch. This ensures kids eat lunch every day, but are they really getting what they need?

kids who eat school lunch are

more likely to become overweight than kids who dont

29%

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In our research we found that children that ate school lunch had a 29 % more likely chance of being overweight. This has been linked to the fact that school lunches are full of empty calories and carbs, while lacking basic nutrition.

PIZZA
is a vegetable
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According to congress and the USDA, the tomato sauce on pizza allows a slice to count toward a school lunchs vegetable requirements. This was almost repealed but was deemed too costly to reverse.

2 or more hours a day watching TV increases the risk of obesity by

19%

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In comparison to eating school lunch, a sedentary lifestyle only raises the chance of obesity by 19%.

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In the last 32 years obesity has risen drastically in the United States as shown here by increasing burger size. one patty in 1980 to eleven in 2008

in 1990, no single US state had an obesity rate of

>15%

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In 1990 there were no states with an obesity rate over 15%

in 2010, no single US state had an obesity rate of

<20%

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Today this has changed greatly, as now no state has a obesity rate less than 20%

of overweight children remain overweight as adults

50%

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Half of overweight children stay overweight in their adult life.

of children in Hispanic & African-American communities are obese

40%

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It has also been found that 40% of people of Hispanic or African-American ancestry are more likely to be obese.

ONLY HALF
of obese girls will go to college
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Statistically obese girls are 50% less likely to go to college. This is due to multiple factors, such as a lack of self-esteem, negative social feedback, and suffering grades.

55 YEARS OLD
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obese children are twice as likely to die before the age of

The average life expectancy in the united states is 76.7 years old. Being obese as a child cuts 21 years off of this average.

can we help lower the obesity rate among Rosedale Middle School students?

HOW

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So what can we do to help?

KIDS KNOW
the facts, but they are apathetic
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Through media and what children learn in school they know being overweight or obese is unhealthy, but are not ready to implement the knowledge they have been given.

WE W ANT TO
change their eating habits
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...by exposing them to healthier choices.

THE RESULT
will be a lower obesity rate among Rosedale students
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The successful end result of our project would be a lower obesity rate in the Rosedale community.