Explain Three of the Causes of Increased Childhood Obesity in the United

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Essay

Explain three of the causes of increased childhood obesity in the United States today.

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Definitions:

Human Behaviour

Refers to the range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by humans in conjunction with their environment, which are influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and genetics.

Releasers

Specific stimuli in the environment thought by ethologists to trigger aggressive responses.

Ethologists

Scientists who study animal behavior in natural environments, focusing on the biological and evolutionary contexts of behavior.

Aggression

Behavior intended to harm or intimidate others.