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An Ecological Study of the Relationship between Social and Environmental Determinants of Obesity
This article discusses obesity and how social and environmental factors can increase the odds someone may be overweight. The article concludes that there are negative psychosocial effects of obesity and that social and environmental determinants interact to create and environment where the poor have an increased likelihood of being overweight. The findings are strongly backed by the data and results of the study that was conducted. One weakness is that it one can't conclude that higher levels of fast food outlets cause the higher levels of obesity. The article takes the side that there are determinants which affect obesity and can have psychosocial consequences.

The Impact of Overweight and Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood
This article discusses the negative quality of life impacts obesity has on children. The study examined a sample of children and determined that children showed significant impairment in emotional well-being when compared to normal weight children. The strengths of this study which support the finding is the study that was conducted and the sample of children used. One of the weaknesses of this articled was that the data proved that there was no impairment found in the health-related quality of life in the children. The article takes the side that there are social determinants of obesity and that they can have harmful effects on the emotional well being of children.

Social Determinants and Their Unequal Distribution: Clarifying Policy Understandings
This article discusses public health policy and the need for emphasis on social inequalities to improve policies to address health inequalities. The findings of this article that relate to my topic are that there are inequalities in the social determinants of health. The article examines how social determinants are being used in national public health policies. The strengths of this article comes from the data. There are no weaknesses to this article which refute the controversy. The article takes the side that there are social determinants that can cause different health problems.

Childhood Obesity: Effects on Children's Participation, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Development
This article discusses the negative impact obesity has on a child from a psychosocial standpoint. Weight bias and victimization are two examples of the consequences of childhood obesity. The article concludes that children who are obese or overweight have psychosocial or mental health needs, and that these children are deprived of the same happiness as children who are not obese. The strengths of the article that support the findings are in depth research that proves that children who are obese are negatively impacted in a psychosocial way. The article takes the side that there are side effects of obesity in children from a mental health perspective.

Childhood Obesity and Physical Activity-Friendly School Environments
The objective of this study is to determine if childhood obesity has any correlation to the school environment, specifically focusing on the physical activity levels in the school. The findings are important to my study which discusses the social determinants of obesity. The results of the article show that physical activity-friendly school environments reduce the risk of obesity. The strengths of the study that support the finding include the large difference in obesity rates based on physical activity level shown in the statistical analysis. One of the weaknesses is that the sample did not include a large enough area so the results may not correlate everywhere. The study best supports that physical activity does affect obesity.

Early Childhood Development and the Social Determinants of Health Inequities
This article discusses childhood health based on social inequities. This is relevant to my topic because the article has a focus on social inequalities and their effect on children’s health. The article concludes that the nature and quality of the social environment has a large influence on the development of young children and functional families. This article strongly agrees with my topic and does not have any weaknesses that refute the finding.

Early Childhood Poverty, Cumulative Risk Exposure, and Body Mass Index Trajectories Through Your Adulthood
The objective of this study was to assess whether cumulative risk exposure underlines the relation between early childhood poverty and body mass trajectories. The results of the study are very important to my topic and show that childhood poverty leads to accelerated weight gain, much of which is due to cumulative risk exposure. Weaknesses of this study include the sample taken into account which is based on a specific region which may not be a good basis for the rest of the world. The study supports the side of the controversy that childhood obesity is not random and there are certain social determinants that could affect obesity rates.

Familial Psychosocial Risk classes and Preschooler Body Mass Index
This study discusses the idea of a caregiver feeding style are its connection to children’s weight status. The results show that children in poor, food insecure, and depressed families had a higher BMI z-scores. This shows that there is a correlation between the familial environment and obesity rates. The strong data findings of this study support my side of the topic.