Identify Three Ways in Which Obesity Could Affect a School-Age

question 6

Essay

Identify three ways in which obesity could affect a school-age child. Then indicate two potential outcomes during adulthood for an obese child if the child remains obese across development.

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Definitions:

Ethical Theory

A systematic exposition of principles or standards of moral conduct that guide individuals in deciding right from wrong behaviors.

Absolutism

A political doctrine and practice where a single ruler or government holds absolute power, without legal, electoral, or social checks and balances.

Ethical Relativism

The theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture, meaning that what is considered morally right or wrong varies from society to society.

Consequentialism

An ethical theory that judges whether something is right or wrong based on the consequences of the action, rather than the action itself.