Final Speech Research

1.) http://online.campbellsville.edu/education/healthy-body-healthy-mind-the-impact-of-school-lunch-on-student-performance/

Bibliography,

Education, Gabe Duverge in. "The Impact of School Lunch on Student Performance."Campbellsville University Online. N.p., 08 Feb. 2017. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I am going to talk about the specific effects school lunches have on children performing in classes and being successful in these classes as well as effects it has on the body of these students leading to obesity 

"There are several direct effects that involve the immediate impact of nutrition on the daily performance of a student. Mental and behavioral problems can be traced back to unhealthy nutrition and poor eating habits"

"Nutritional deficiencies in zinc, B vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids and protein have been shown to affect the cognitive development of children. There is also evidence to suggest that diets with high amounts of trans and saturated fats can have a negative impact on cognition. This will harm the ability of students to learn at a pace necessary for school success"

2.) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/school-lunches-and-the-food-industry.html

Bibliography,

Komisar, Lucy. "How the Food Industry Eats Your Kid’s Lunch." The New York Times. The New York Times, 03 Dec. 2011. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I am also going to talk about the awful nutrition values these schools provide for the students across America in their school lunches, I am going to back this point up with real life facts as well as a couple real life quotes from real life sources talking about the downgraded nutritional value in school lunches as well 

"The Agriculture Department doesn’t track spending to process the food, but school authorities do. The Michigan Department of Education, for example, gets free raw chicken worth $11.40 a case and sends it for processing into nuggets at $33.45 a case. The schools in San Bernardino, Calif., spend $14.75 to make French fries out of $5.95 worth of potatoes."


"The money is ill spent. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has warned that sending food to be processed often means lower nutritional value and noted that “many schools continue to exceed the standards for fat, saturated fat and sodium.” A 2008 study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that by the time many healthier commodities reach students, “they have about the same nutritional value as junk foods.”

3.) https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html

Bibliography,

"Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 Dec. 2016. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I am also going to talk about the reasons why these children are obese and the main reason is eating unhealthy and consuming a high dose of calories per day. I am then going to back this up with real life quotes to support my claim

"A healthy diet follows the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that emphasizes eating a variety of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, a variety of lean protein foods, and low-fat and fat-free dairy products. It also limits eating foods and beverages with added sugars, solid fats, or sodium."

"In contrast, consuming a healthy diet and being physically active can help children grow as well as maintain a healthy weight throughout childhood. Balancing energy or calories consumed from foods and beverages with the calories burned through activity plays a role in preventing excess weight gain. In addition, eating healthy and being physically active also has other health benefits and helps to prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, and heart disease."

4.) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm

Bibliography,

"Healthy Schools." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Jan. 2017. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I am going to talk about the rate of childhood obesity and how it has increased in the United States. It has had a very drastic increase and I want to present to my audience real life facts to back up my claim 

"The percentage of children with obesity in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970s. Today, about one in five school-aged children (ages 6–19) has obesity."

5.) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm

Bibliography,

"Healthy Schools." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Jan. 2017. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I also want to present to the audience with some background knowledge on what you can inherit from being obese as a child such as specific deadly diseases as well as show them why it is so important to eat healthy as a child 

"In the long term, childhood obesity also is associated with having obesity as an adult, which is linked to serious conditions and diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and several types of cancer."

6.) https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-prevention/schools/school-obesity-prevention-recommendations-read-and-print/

Bibliography,

"School Obesity Prevention Recommendations: Complete List." Obesity Prevention Source. N.p., 13 Apr. 2016. Web. 01 May 2017.

In my speech I am also going to talk about what schools should do to prevent this life long condition to decrease from happening in the U.S. I am going to back my claim up with real life quotes to show the audience how important it is for the unhealthy nutrition in school lunches to be monitored fro the safety and health of their students' 


"One of the main avenues that schools can use to positively affect health is also one most directly in line with every school’s mission: educating students. Nutrition and physical activity lessons can be woven into the curriculum-in core classroom subjects, physical education, and after-school programs-to teach skills that help students choose and maintain healthy lifestyles. In addition to teaching evidence-based nutrition and activity messages, school physical education should focus on getting students engaged in high-quality and regular activity."

"Serving healthy choices in the lunch room, limiting availability and marketing of unhealthful foods and sugary drinks, and making water available to students throughout the day are some of the ways that schools can help prevent obesity. Making these types of changes in the school food environment will be no easy task, however. In the U.S., for example, the Department of Agriculture recently finalized comprehensive new school meal guidelines that will increase vegetables, fruit, and whole grains and curb sodium, saturated fat, and trans fat. But due to political pressures, the agency was not able to fully implement the meal guidelines recommended by an expert panel at the Institute of Medicine."