The Link Between Obesity and Advances in Home-Based Technology
Autor: mattloughlin • December 10, 2015 • Coursework • 5,198 Words (21 Pages) • 928 Views
Task1
Proposal
The aim of this project is to research whether obesity has increased due to the advances in home-based technology around the world. By completing this research I want to be able to find out if things such as computer games etc. have directly affected the amount of people worldwide who are overweight. I also wish to find out if this is a serious issue and also to find out if anything is being done to prevent and reduce obesity. In order to find out if this is a worrying issue I will be aiming to answer the following questions:
- Is there a link between children’s weight and increases in video game playing and TV viewing?
- How have these activities led to a decrease in physical activity?
- What is being done to prevent the levels of obesity on a national a worldwide scale?
- What is the difference in popular leisure activities now and leisure activities 25 years ago?
The hypothesis I have decided to use is:
“Obesity has increased in the last 25 years due to increased use of playing video games and watching television”
To complete this piece of research I will be taking my information from various sources:
Source | Reason | Used or not |
Journals | More in depth information on the recent research on video games and watching TV and its effect of people’s weight. | |
Internet | To find facts, figures and statistics |
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Books | To find out whether increases in television viewing and playing computer games have led to a decrease in physical activity | |
Newspapers | Articles relating to this hypothesis | |
Surveys | To find out how many people take part in at least 1 hours physical activity each week |
Throughout this research I will be providing graphs, statistics and facts etc. when explaining the fact that and increase in home technology has played a huge role in worldwide obesity levels.
In order to carry out this piece of research effectively, I will need to evaluate both financial and human resources.
First of all I will have to find out if there are any costs involved in carrying out this research. In my opinion I feel that there will be none whatsoever because things such as paper, internet etc. are all provided for in our school facilities.
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