Logos, Ethos and Pathos to Term Paper

Obese children are often ostracized socially as well (Childhood Obesity (http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/causes.shtml).They go to school and they are called names and chosen last for recess and sports games. This treatment by other children can lead to lowered self-esteem, which in turn causes the overweight child to turn to food for comfort. A child who is lonely and has social problems may spend more time in the house because going outside means encountering other children who will tease or bully the overweight child. This staying inside adds to the sedentary lifestyle that is a large contributor of the problem of childhood obesity.

The primary cause of obesity in children according to medical experts is overeating combined with lack of exercise. Another cause can be an eating disorder. Research concludes children who are obese due to overeating tend to be taller than other children however, their adult height may be shorter than most adults (OBESITY http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp).

Childhood obesity is not only hard on the child who is obese but on society as a whole Obese children often lack self-esteem, therefore tend to withdraw and not participate fully in life. This withdrawal causes other children to have to pick up the slack if it involves school work or projects that are group oriented.In addition children who are obese withdraw out of fear of ridicule thereby depriving the world of their intelligence and ideas.

Childhood obesity costs America money in health care costs, lost days of school and lost work days when the child grows into an obese adult.

Society needs to address the issue of childhood obesity for the purpose of improving society.

References

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4/index.html#ethos

Ethos

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. http://chady.net/id/52

Childhood Obesity

http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/

Childhood Obesity

http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/causes.shtml

OBESITY http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp.....