Relation Between Childhood Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease Rough Draft
Childhood obesity is a major health problem that has been growing substantially each year: “Children are obese when they weigh more than ninety five percent of other children of the same sex and age” (Christopher and Marie 2013)Childhood obesity causes children to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol which makes children more vulnerable to chronic medical problems. Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high across the world. This is because unhealthy food is easily obtainable as well as advancements in technology have decreased children’s daily activity.
Cardiometabolic disease is cluster of conditions; “including high blood pressure, high blood sugar …show more content…
Cardiovascular disease currently has no cure, and can potentially causemore side effects and in many cases pre mature death.
This research report contains governmental actions, research, and articles addressing childhood obesity and the challenges ahead for managing this epidemic. The purpose of this research report was to create a question. The question is if there is a correlation between childhood obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
Childhood Obesity Rate Increase: Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high: “In the United States of America thirty five percent of the childhood population aged eight to thirteen are obese” (Baker, 2011 p. 72). This number has grown significantly over the past ten years . Authors of the Childhood Body-Mass Index and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and The long lasting effects of childhood obesity were determined to discover the root causes of the increase in childhood …show more content…
The author of the article Cardiometabolic risk variables in overweight and obese children: a worldwide comparison is trying to determine the cardiometabolic risk among obese children. The researcher of this article wanted to devise an experiment where he could determine the ratio of obese children and their likelihood of having cardiometabolic disease:
“After analyzing hundreds of thousands of patients both children aged ten to sixteen that are obese and adults aged forty and up that have cardiometabolic disease, he came to the conclusion that three in five children who are obese will develop cardiometabolic disease” (Vilet, 2011 p. 9).
This was a staggering number because the likelihood of getting the disease became three times greater when the children were obese. This shows that childhood obesity is in a direct correlation to cardiometabolic disease. This information shows that something needs to be done in order to prevent this crisis. Both analysts and researchers are working to discover a cure for childhood obesity as it becomes a major health risk with very chronic effects. Cardiometabolic disease currently has no cure. It needs to be stopped early, thus preventing future chronic
Childhood obesity is a major health problem that has been growing substantially each year: “Children are obese when they weigh more than ninety five percent of other children of the same sex and age” (Christopher and Marie 2013)Childhood obesity causes children to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol which makes children more vulnerable to chronic medical problems. Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high across the world. This is because unhealthy food is easily obtainable as well as advancements in technology have decreased children’s daily activity.
Cardiometabolic disease is cluster of conditions; “including high blood pressure, high blood sugar …show more content…
Cardiovascular disease currently has no cure, and can potentially causemore side effects and in many cases pre mature death.
This research report contains governmental actions, research, and articles addressing childhood obesity and the challenges ahead for managing this epidemic. The purpose of this research report was to create a question. The question is if there is a correlation between childhood obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
Childhood Obesity Rate Increase: Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high: “In the United States of America thirty five percent of the childhood population aged eight to thirteen are obese” (Baker, 2011 p. 72). This number has grown significantly over the past ten years . Authors of the Childhood Body-Mass Index and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and The long lasting effects of childhood obesity were determined to discover the root causes of the increase in childhood …show more content…
The author of the article Cardiometabolic risk variables in overweight and obese children: a worldwide comparison is trying to determine the cardiometabolic risk among obese children. The researcher of this article wanted to devise an experiment where he could determine the ratio of obese children and their likelihood of having cardiometabolic disease:
“After analyzing hundreds of thousands of patients both children aged ten to sixteen that are obese and adults aged forty and up that have cardiometabolic disease, he came to the conclusion that three in five children who are obese will develop cardiometabolic disease” (Vilet, 2011 p. 9).
This was a staggering number because the likelihood of getting the disease became three times greater when the children were obese. This shows that childhood obesity is in a direct correlation to cardiometabolic disease. This information shows that something needs to be done in order to prevent this crisis. Both analysts and researchers are working to discover a cure for childhood obesity as it becomes a major health risk with very chronic effects. Cardiometabolic disease currently has no cure. It needs to be stopped early, thus preventing future chronic