Intervention for curbing obesity in children
The epidemic of children obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Overweight children face risks of health complications such as hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular and metabolic issues. Other issues that are caused by obesity include eating disorders and mental health issues such as depression. The above effects are serious and that is why interventions need to be adopted. The intervention will be a school-based intervention and it targets children from 4-15 years. Obesity is a result of different factors. The social, economic, biological, and cultural factors contribute to the obesity problem. Therefore, intervention has to be holistic in order ...