1. Outline of Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families
Victoria Rock
Press111-1204A-07
September 8, 2012
American Intercontinental University

2. Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families
Specific purpose: To inform the audience of the battles low-income families face in dealing with
obesity among their children.
Central Ideas: Why it is so hard for low-income families to feed healthy foods to their children
I. Introduction: There are many factors that contribute to obesity in children today, but
for low-income families their challenges are harder to overcome. Not only do they
deal with many of the same issues as everyone else such as, pop-culture, genetics,
health issues, medications, and self-esteem, they also have to deal with the cost of
healthy foods, lack of affordable gym facilities, but also how to squeeze enough
meals to last a month out of the little support they get each month.
II. Body: In the body I will cover;
A. Lack of healthy foods.
B. Lack of safe facilities to exercise.
C. Lack of money to provide enough meals for a month.
III. Conclusion:
If there was more help for low-income families to fight the problems that cause
obesity in their children, we might see a major decline in childhood obesity.

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