CHILD OBESITY & IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION

CHILD OBESITY & IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION

Child Obesity & Impact of Globalization

Introduction

Globalization is the creation and expansion of economic and social connections among people and organizations around the world. The movement of people, goods, ideas, technology, and money fuels the process across national boundaries. The populations of different cultures have interacted and established economic and cultural links for centuries. In the middle Ages, merchants and explorers exchanged goods and ideas throughout Europe, across North Africa, and between the Middle East and Asia. However, in recent decades, globalization has advanced at an increasingly rapid pace. Two major forces in this development have been the Internet, which has sped up communications, and businesses, which have expanded to reach markets on distant continents. Although people still identify with their local communities and national governments, many increasingly see themselves as part of a global society. However, globalization does not affect all regions in the same way. Individuals and corporations in industrialized countries tend to benefit more than those in developing countries do.

Discussion & Analysis

United States is a prosperous country where anyone has the opportunity to realize their plans and fulfill the dreams. Today, according to statistics, 68% of Americans suffer from obesity, and every third sick varying degrees of obesity. It is a fact, about how adults and children. The first studies showing such a dismal results were carrying out in the distant 1960. Then one of the officers of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Katherine Flegal drew attention to the 24.3% of adults are overweight. By early 1980, this figure has passed for 30%. However, these changes go unnoticed. Sales of clothing size XXXL grew, and the obesity epidemic began to seize America. Between 1970 and 2000, U.S. residents began to eat by 162% more cheese, 109% more than lemonade, 102% more poultry, 18% more alcohol, etc (Gordo, 2004).

Impact on Trade

However, childhood obesity is a major area of concern, both culturally and politically. Poor-food education, sedentary lifestyles, poor parenting and aggressively advertised, widely available, junk food are all blamed for increased obesity in children. In addition, the concern is increasingly framed as serious public health concern with, for example, the increase in diabetes incidence. Many children are unable to join in physical games at school and beyond. Children learn norms, habits and food tastes that stay with them into adulthood, and which they pass onto their own children. Subtle societal norms are difficult to measure and the onus is on social science researchers, to develop reliable, and valid measuring techniques to monitor causes and consequences of the new diet and habits in the Western world, and in those countries that adopt the Western diet and promote Western food corporations.

Globesity

Delpeuch et al. (2009) coined the term globesity to illustrate the relationship between globalization and/or corporatization and the obesity problem. They argue many of the causes of obesity (processed food, sedentary lifestyle, increased car use, ...