Oral on obesity?

Question

Hey I have to do a speech at school, and want a really effective opening.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

here you can use a bit of my speech i did 4 it (mine was consumerism, obesity, and why sport in schools is the answer) maybe soemthing in there can help you

hope it does (p.s this is an australian speech though as i live in australia)

CONSUMERISM, OBESITY AND WHY SPORT IN SCHOOLS IS THE ANSWER

Australia is a great nation. I can almost be certain that no - one in this room would dispute this statement. Although small compared to places such as North America, and Europe we have a great way of life, we are a democratic nation and pose some of the most amazing natural attractions the world has ever seen such as; Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Daintree National Park. But although I love Australia and could go on talking about it for hours on end and talk about how we thought of UGG Boots and vegemite first I am here today to talk about an epidemic that is gripping our tiny nation. This at the moment is having adverse affects on the way we live our lives and how we are modelling the future for the younger generations. The problem I am talking about is Obesity.

I am sure you all have either seen or heard about Television programmes such as The Biggest Loser, Overhaul, and You Are What You Eat. If you haven’t here is a basic understanding for you. The shows brings together a group of severely overweight or obese participants and either send them through some sort of boot camp or go into their houses and take all their food out onto the table and say “this is how much stuff you consume in a week”. You may say that these shows have all come out of America and pose little relevance to Australian people, right? WRONG! No matter what you may think Australia is now ranked sixth in the world as having the highest percentage of people that are obese or severely overweight. Included in this count are the Australian children. It is estimated that 20 – 25% of children are overweight. To put this estimate into perspective the percentage I have just quoted is equal to ONE MILLION children. Also we are now more at risk of heart disease and diabetes than ever before. Not a very good endorsement for our nation which promotes so much sporting prowess.

In the last 30 years the weight of an average 8 year old child has nearly doubled to what is was previously. Why? You may ask? Well here are the facts. Let’s take a trip down memory lane, back to when your parents and grandparents were younger. A television during that time was very much a luxury item and in some cases not even invented. No – one had heard of a phone that had no cord, and well no-one had even heard about what a computer was let alone things like MSN, My Space, Bebo, and games you could play online. So come to think about it there was little or no television, no computers with games, no playstations, gameboys, or Nintendo’s. So what was there to do during the week? Some of you may say homework and I couldn’t agree more with you but my point being is that kids used to always be outside playing sport or running around inventing games, there wasn’t nearly the amount of people being told they are obese as there are today.
Do we really want a society that ridicules each other for being bigger?

So coming back out of the dark ages we can see how technology that has always helped us, has now in fact failed us in a physical sense. So what is the answer some may say? Well I believe that compulsory sport classes in schools are the answer. Sport is very much part of the Australian way of life these days. Whether it is a daily walk in the park with your MP3 player, a game of cricket on the beach at Christmas with family, playing a game of netball, or doing sport at school, sport is a vital cog in helping us maintain a happy, healthy and successful society.

Sport at school would be a contributing factor in helping eliminate the problem of obesity in schools. Not only is it a fun way of meeting friends it can also teach skills vitally important to a child’s development such as ball skills, hand-eye coordination, and personal development skills. It also offers children to gain a wider understanding of how a game works, positions on the field of play, and the value of good sportsmanship and fair play on the field.

Sport is such a daily necessity in our lives it is so hard to think what life would be like without it. Many people may say things like “its too hot” or “its so boring.” Well hello wake up Australia do something while you still can. I can not think of one reason why we shouldn’t have compulsory sport in schools.
If we didn’t can you imagine what would happen? Many kids would not play sport; they have no motivation to do sport. Just think to yourself if you were in this boat….Chat on MSN, play some sport. This is the same as saying, give my fingers a bit of exercise, or give my whole body a bit of exercise, we need sport in schools to keep everyone healthy no matter if they do sport outside of school or not.


In conclusion today I would just like to restate some important factors that everyone should pay attention to.
 One million Australian children are overweight
 We are more at risk of heart disease and diabetes today than in years gone by
 An average 8 year olds body weight has doubled in the last 30 years
 Australia is ranked sixth in the world as having the highest percentage of people hat are overweight.

Unless we do something about the obesity epidemic we can only assume that these staggering figures will continue to rise at a rate we can’t control. This is why compulsory sport in school is the answer. It will give those who don’t play sport out side of school a chance to make friends, learn basic skills to help them in the long run and even more so to get healthy and keep fit while having fun. So hopefully today you can see why sport in schools is such an important aspect in our lives and why we all need to consider it to help us in the future and also help the younger generations. I mean what future do you want?

Answer 2

Legally, that is not even close to being neglect. Not by a long shot. Morally, it might be a little questionable, but their may be some other contributing factors to her obesity and/or poor dental hygiene. First, Some girls start the early stages of puberty around 10 ( I know, scary) and with that comes a significant weight gain. She might also have a genetic predisposition to being a little larger then normal, while also having a bacterial imbalance. ( which would cause her teeth to have more plaque and tartar) As for your your ex switching doctor's there is nothing wrong with getting a second, third, or fourth opinion. There are some doctors out there that put extra pressure on parents for their children to lose weight even though it is medically unnecessary. Which can be quite uncomfortable for some parents and children. Also, if she had such terrible dental hygiene she would have a mouth full of cavities. ( Which you didn't mention) What ten year-old wants to brush their teeth. It can be quite easy for a girl that age to fake brushing her teeth. ( I know, I use to do it as a kid wetting the toothbrush etc) If you are truly concerned just ask! Investigate!

Answer 3

Obesity is (often) a choice


() means you can leave the word or take it out...either way sounds good to me

people are usually fat because they make the wrong choices...they eat the wrong foods, dont exercise enough

however some people cannot prevent it because its in their genes but there is almost always a cure.

yeah something like that would be good

Answer 4

Describe a starving African country, or mention stats for children that have died from hunger-related diseases, then contrast it with the obesity stats from the western world. the contrast looks like it would be a good opener.

Answer 5

Start it out with "Are you fat?"