Infographic Activity
by Kathleen Stassen Berger

Visualizing Development: Childhood Obesity Around the World

This infographic first shows how childhood obesity is a problem in many nations, each of which adopts different policies and practices to address it. It then offers a visual representation of the many factors contributing to childhood obesity.

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QUIZ

1Which group has the highest rate of obesity?
2Ira lives in a country where the rate of obesity among 5- to 19-year-olds is over 20 percent. Where does he live?
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Chapter 1. VISUALIZING DEVELOPMENT: Childhood Obesity Around the World

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1.1 QUIZ

1. Making a diagnosis

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Which group has the highest rate of obesity?

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2. Societal Pressures

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Ira lives in a country where the rate of obesity among 5- to 19-year-olds is over 20 percent. Where does he live?

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3. Societal Pressures

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Many factors contribute to childhood obesity in the United States. List some of these risk factors and include the prevalence of each.