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Thesis: Obesity has become a national issue affecting all generations and making the upcoming generation to be the unhealthiest amongst all.

CDC. "Early Care And Education (ECE)". Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, 2018, https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/strategies/childcareece.html.

The article sites that the role of education and obesity can be stated to be related, regardless, education acts more of a preventive mechanism to the obesity problem. Many students do not know how being overweight or obese has on their physical and mental health. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the government through the department of education as well as the community to inform the growing generation. Moreover, according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), in the United States of America, out of five children, two are either overweight or obese. This in mind, they state that the ECE (Early Care and Education) setting as being the best means of imparting them with nutritional information and activities that reduce their susceptibility to being obese. Additionally, it was noted that over 60% of children today spend an average of 31 hours a week in non-parental care and 42 hours for children with single working caregivers.

Iyer, S et al. "Assessing And Counseling The Obese Patient: Improving Resident Obesity Counseling Competence". Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, vol 12, no. 2, 2018, pp. 242-245., Accessed 28 Feb 2019.

The main purpose of this article journal is the provide evidence on the evaluation of obesity counselling as a primary care program among residents who which to take control of their health.

Kalat, James W. Introduction To Psychology. Cengage Learning, 2016.

With over four decades of teaching experience, the author of the publication offers introductions to the majority of psychological theories and studies. This is for the main purpose of understanding human behavior.

Kowalski, K et al. "Stages Of Driving Behavior Change Within The Transtheoretical Model (TM)". Journal Of Safety Research, vol 50, no. 1, 2014, pp. 17-25., Accessed 28 Feb 2019.

This journal unlike the other sources is an explanatory article on how the transtheoretical model can be applied and how the steps involved are essential. The model was applied on a sample group to encourage middle-aged individual as well as children on how communities and the government are affected by obesity and how it can be reduced.

Lipschitz, J et al. "Transtheoretical Principles And Processes For Adopting Physical Activity: A Longitudinal 24-Month Comparison Of Maintainers, Relapsers, And Nonchangers". Journal Of Sport And Exercise Psychology, vol 37, no. 6, 2015, pp. 592-620., Accessed 28 Feb 2019.

This article with similar definitions as the previously analyzed article, the only way it stands out is its applicability in promoting physical activity.

ODPHP. "Nutrition, Physical Activity, And Obesity". Healthypeople.Gov, 2019, https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-lhi-topics/Nutrition-Physical-Activity-and-Obesity.

One to the many goals set by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is nutrition and weight statuses. The goals are intended to promote health and diminish the prevalence of chronic diseases as well as the risks associated with them

Rudolph, A, and A Hilbert. "The Effects Of Obesity-Related Health Messages On Explicit And Implicit Weight Bias". Frontiers In Psychology, vol 7, no. 2064, 2017, Accessed 28 Feb 2019.

This article views the negative effects of obesity as well as being overweight from both sociological and personal perspective.

Wu, Y.K., and N.F. Chu. "Introduction Of The Transtheoretical Model And Organizational Development Theory In Weight Management: A Narrative Review". Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, vol 93, no. 3, 2015, pp. 203-213., Accessed 28 Feb 2019.

This article views the issues of obesity from a biological perspective. The authors identify the origin of obesity in the body as an energy imbalance, in that the number of calories consumed is higher than the number of calories spent. This imbalance results in the excess energy being transformed onto fat and stored in various areas of the body