Bibliographies

__Opposing viewpoints: Childhood Obesity in America__

1. Kluger, Jeffrey. "How America's Children Packed On the Pounds.(SPECIAL HEALTH ISSUE)(America the Fit; The Problem)." //Time.// 171. 25 (June 23, 2008): 66. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center//. Gale. Springfield Township High School. 19 Feb. 2010 [&type=retrieve &tabID=T003 &prodId=OVRC &docId=A180025992 &source=gale &srcprod=OVRC &userGroupName=erde79591 &version=1.0].

//This source gives a great leap into a brief history of what eating style were like in decades past, and what children of today's generation value and desire to eat. It also gives credible facts and statistics on childhood overeating and obesity. It adds evidence that helps support my subtopics and my thesis.//

2. Walsh, Bryan. "It's Not Just Genetics.(SPECIAL HEALTH ISSUE)(America the Fit; The Causes)(Cover story)." //Time.// 171. 25 (June 23, 2008): 70. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center//. Gale. Springfield Township High School. 19 Feb. 2010 <[]? &contentSet=IAC-Documents &type=retrieve &tabID=T003 &prodId=OVRC &docId=A180025994 &source=gale &srcprod=OVRC &userGroupName=erde79591 &version=1.0>.

//This source provided me with information about childeating havits and a background into why childhood obesity cannot be blamed on gentics and body structure, but puts the blame most on parental control over their childs food quality and quantity. It supports the purpose of my project and as given me vidal information that i have used in my paper.//

3. "Update: Junk Food in Schools." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 23 Mar. 2007. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. <[]>.

//This source provided me with evidence that shows that junkfood in schools is not to blame. Most schools have realized this problem and have begun implementing healtheir foods in their cafaterias and vending machines. It adds to m point that a childs day is mostly spent at home during the day and week, putting more blame on the parents and their lack of importance on physical fitness and healthy eating.//

4. "Surgeon General's Congressional Testimony on Obesity (sidebar)." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 22 June 2007. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. <[]>.

//This source gave me a professional insite from the credible account of the U.S. Surgeon General stating that America's child obesity problem is not yet at a high and dangerous level, but that it is fastly increasing to the point that in recent years it may become as big as our national recession.//

5. Household, Parent, and Child Contributions to Childhood Obesity. Sara Gable and Susan Lutz. // [|Family Relations] //, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Jul., 2000), pp. 293-300. Published by: [|National Council on Family Relations].

//This source gave me insight to statistics and knowledge of studies taken from American households about television and parental control and supervision of their childs lives. It me factors that lead into a childs eating habits and probable causes for them.//

6. "Television and Children: Your Child: University of Michigan Health System." Kyla Boyse. University of Michigan Health System. November 2009. Web. March 17, 2010. []

//This source gave me a scholarly and credible source on children and the influence of television on them. It gave vital information on an average child's television watching// routine.

7. "fast food restaurants//." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-Clio, 2010. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. []

//This source provided me with information about the business side of the major fast food industry and the big corperations that run them. It shed light on a unkonw subject to me.//

8. Thomas, Mary Jo. "American Obesity Association." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society.// ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. []

//This source gave me information on one of the major leading organizations fighting agaisnt obesity. The source gives credible background information that supports my topic and stance on childhood obesity. It also stresses how important it is that awareness be brought to the subject.//