Category: Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating ~ Bob Filner The advent of the new century has bought many social problems along with itself; this is mainly due to the changes that came in the traditional way of living. Every social group…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Problem Analysis Solutions Benefits Conclusion References Introduction Changes in lifestyle, coupled with poor feeding habits and lack of physical exercise have contributed to the rise in the cases of childhood obesity. There are various causes of childhood obesity that health care providers and parents or families need to understand to…

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The word Obesity in a dictionary is defined as having excess body fat. Obesity many times is overlooked or joked about due to people not researching how obesity is a very important health issue that is only increasing. Obesity to me is more than a word. During High School and Middle School, everybody always joked…

Introduction Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death worldwide 1 In Canada, 13% of children between the ages of 5-17 are obese with another 20% overweight 1 Obesity is responsible for an increased risk of developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory disturbances 3 Due to factors such as socioeconomic status,…

Obesity is defined as excessive body fat that increases your risk of other health problems. A person with a body mass index (BMI) above 30 is considered obese, while a person with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight. In NSW in 2018, more than 1 in 5 children (24%) aged 516 years…

1. Introduction Childhood obesity is a global issue, and an increasing number of children are becoming overweight and obese. There are approximately 216 million children worldwide who are classed as overweight. All countries are seeing a rise in childhood obesity including low- and middle-income settings. (1) There is also an economic burden; the NHS spent…

In order to determine if a child is obese or not, their BMI must be measured. BMI is calculated by measuring a persons height and weight. BMI for age usually corresponds with percentiles. In order for a child to be considered obese, he/she is categorized in the 95th percentile or greater. Children who are obese…

Childhood obesity is a health issue resulting from excess fats in the body. The result can be observed when the child is above healthy and average weight as of the childhood period. Obesity does not necessarily impact only children but also adults as old age obesity results in heart disease. Thus, obesity is mainly triggered…

Childhood/Adolescence As habits and problems of childhood often follow the individual through adulthood, childhood obesity gets a great deal of ink. The perspectives on the issue, however, vary dramatically. For example, Elizabeth Poskitt and Laurel Edwards wrote Management of Childhood Obesity for Healthcare The upshot of the work suggests that if parents are not willing…