Essays on Obesity In Children

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Obesity in childhood is among the most serious concerns in the U.S. and almost one-third of all children as well as adolescents have an overweight or obese body. Considering the issue of obesity in children, schools, especially the availability of junk foods in schools have gotten substantial attention as children spend a good amount of their time in schools (Datar & Nicosia, 2009). Food items such as candy, soda, and chips are also considered as competitive foods as they are available along with school meal programs and usually compete with them. Competitive food and beverages (CF&B) are ...

Obesity among adolescents has increased in the past decade. Although obesity is considered as an adult disease, its manifestations have become common among adolescents. The rate of obesity among children has increased exponentially in both developed and underdeveloped nations of the world. Most children, adolescents, and young adults suffer from comorbid conditions of obesity such as type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and dyslipidaemia. Nurses play a major role in the care and management of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. The conventional and recommended strategy to manage children and adolescents with obesity include ...

Obesity can be defined as a medical condition in which a person has excessive level of fat in his/her body. Obesity can be determined with the help of Body Mass Index or BMI. A person is considered overweight if his/her BMI is higher than 25 and less than 30. However, a person is considered obese if his/her BMI is 30 or above. Obesity is adversely affecting the society, especially children. If it continues to grow at its current pace the U.S. health care system could face major problems, and it calls for major steps to be undertaken by the ...

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Abstract Obesity is a condition of having more than average fatness, and it is defined by the Body Mass Index (BMI) of 95th percentile or more. Obesity epidemic is not only affecting the people from underdeveloped and developing countries but also affecting the people of developed countries. Particularly, minorities in developed countries are facing the problem more commonly as compared to the other population. During the last few decades, it has not only affected the adults but also children even at very young ages. Therefore, for the betterment of future generations, it is important to work ...

Brennan, Virginia M, Shiriki K Kumanyika and Ruth Enid. Zambrana. Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions. New York: JHU Press, 2014. In this book, Brennan, Kumanyika, and Zambrana (2014) provided detailed information regarding obesity. For that, he provided evidence-based directions to control the increasing issue of obesity among children. The audience of this book is children, parents, and teachers. This book has a diverse group of researchers who have explored different effective models and methods for obesity interventions in underserved communities. The author has provided a range of recommendations to policy makers, parents, and teachers to deal ...

Literature Review

Childhood obesity has been on the increase in the past few years making it an international problem. Waters et al. (2011) carried out research to how efficient the current childhood obesity prevention methods were. In their research, they found out that intervention strategies to prevent obesity in children can be effective. However, they suggested that implementation should be effective to scale, ensure equitable outcomes, and sustain the impacts of the program over time. In another research, Anzman, Rollins, and Birch (2010) suggested that the first years of life provide opportunities for preventing childhood obesity. During this period, parents can ...

Narrative:

The topic of the research is to eradicate childhood obesity. A database search was carried out on to identify material that fit the description of the research. The keywords used included obesity, which is a state where the body mass index of an individual exceeds 30. Obesity in children focused on material that focused the effects of obesity in children. Material that contained a reference to obesity in children as well as ways to eradicate obesity in children was considered for the research. Material that focused on obesity in general without being specific to children was excluded from the ...

The US is one of the many wealthiest countries in the world and according to research it has the highest obesity rates. The research shows that one-third of US population is obese, and a third is overweight. Other researchers show that high-income countries have greater rates of obesity compared to middle and low-income countries (Averett and Korenman 15). Over the years, obesity has increased even among children. Research on obesity between adults and children show that approximately 36% of adults and 17% of children in the US are obese. Statistics of the children reveal that a quarter of 2-5 ...

Childhood obesity is one the rise. Statistically, 17% of children and adolescents around the world are obese (Karnik & Kanekar, 2015). This translates to about 12.7 million of the world’s population. Obese children are at an elevated risk of developing various lifestyle conditions including cancer, hypertension, and juvenile diabetes (Dietz & Gortmaker, 2001). Over the years, there have been numerous forums to deliberate on ideal approaches to addressing obesity in children. In 1997, an expert consultation conference was convened by the WHO in Geneva with a primary purpose of reviewing past studies to come up with policies to curb obesity ( ...

Background: The rising prevalence of obesity in children is a serious public health concern. Obesity is like a silent killer, and can predispose the child to a number of lifelong disabilities and chronic diseases. Obesity is negatively linked to life span. A child with obesity has higher amount of adipose tissue deposition, when compared to a normal weight child. The excess calorie that is not utilized for work or growth, is deposited in the form of adipose tissue and stored in the body. Adipose tissues are made of adipocytes or other called fat containing cells. Obesity occurs from factors ...

Introduction

Childhood obesity has become a serious and a major health problem. It is a condition characterized by excess fats in the body and it negatively affects a child’s overall well being and health. The diagnosis of obesity is based on body mass index (BMI). Cases of childhood obesity have been on the rise (Cdc.gov., 2016). It has necessitated the need to recognize obesity as a serious health problem and concern among the heath fraternity. However, in most areas, the term overweight is used instead of obesity as it is less stigmatizing. BMI is acceptable method for determining obesity ...

There are many contributing factors to the challenge of obesity which may include poor eating habits and lack of enough exercise to the children. There are different studies showing the leading causes of obesity to children, especially in our community. It is instrumental to use the finding and the results of those researches to come up with a solution for obesity in the society. In other words, the community plan will involve encouraging the parents to follow the recommendations of various recommendations relating to control of obesity. Some of the negative impacts the parents will be made aware of ...