Relationship Between Disability And Obesity

Overweight and obesity is a state of gaining beyond of what is recommended healthy weight for a person’s given height. The article that I am going to summarize is called, “Disability and Obesity,” which discusses weights ranges from these two categories are more likely to increase certain diseases and other health problems. Behavior, genetic, and environment are factors that can influence whether a person is overweight or obese. To determine if a person is at a healthy weight, the “body mass index” (BMI) is commonly used for calculation because it correlates their amount of body fat. An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is categorized as overweight whereas an adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered as obese. Studies based from 2008 Behavioral risk factor surveillance system, adults who are obese are 58% higher with …show more content…
Children whose BMI is at above the 85th percentile and lower than the 95th percentile is considered as overweight while children whose BMI is at or above the 95th percentile is determined as obese. The article also states that studies from 2003-2008 National Health and Nutrition examination survey rates that 38% children with disabilities are obese and it’s higher than those children who are obese without disabilities. Study showed from research that people who have mobility limitations and intellectual or learning disabilities are at a greater risk for obesity moreover 20% children from 10 through 17 years of age who have special health care needs are obese compared to those children of the same age without special health care needs which is only 15%. Researchers also reported that one third of adults here in the U.S are obese and obesity rates are higher among some racial and ethnic groups. African Americans are 51 % higher obese and Hispanics are 21% higher than those Non-Hispanic