Introduction
Childhood obesity is an increasingly prevalent nutritional disorder among young children and adolescents throughout the United States. It has been considered a major health concern worldwide. When children add these extra pounds, it can lead to a path of other health problems. These problems can include diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep problems, cancer, or other co-morbid, morbidity factors Childhood obesity can occur from various factors such as their environment, hereditary from parents, or psychological factors. Obesity is an increase of excess body fat in which a child is way above the normal weight for his or her age group. This is called the BMI or body image index. The BMI is just a tool that used …show more content…
(NIH, 2010). Obesity in itself causes a detrimental health problem all over the world. It is an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and other co morbidity and morbid. The types of co morbid conditions include orthopedic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, psychological, and hepatic problems. Health care cost have skyrocketed due to the relating factors in treating children and adolescents who are obese or overweight. In treating children and adolescent, there has to be multi-dynamic approach used that has to include increase of physical activity, managing dietary intake, sedentary behavior changes, pharmacotherapy, and possibly bariatric surgery. There has been more political and policy makers getting involved in advocating in changing this rise of childhood obesity rates. Many communities have provided educational materials to parents, setting up networks, and supporting people in helping with better nutritional skills. There have been a rapid increase in low-income to middle-income families that makes up this population of childhood obesity. Obesity reduces a person life expectancy. Obesity has become a colossal epidemic causing serious health problems and contributes to 2.6 million deaths worldwide every year. (NIH, …show more content…
were overweight and 16.0% were obese. In a study conducted by CDC, a population based sample of five -17 yr. old, 70% of obese children had at least one risk factor for CVD. (CDC 2005). They also found that children and adolescents who are obese are more than likely to be obese as adults. In one study, they found that children who became obese as early as 2 years old were more than likely to be obese as an adult. Respectively, in the United States the percentage of children between ages 6-11yrs who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to 18% in 2012. (CDC, 2005). Comparatively, obese adolescent’s ages 12-19 years old increased from 5% to 21% during the same period of 1980-2012. (CDC,
Childhood obesity is an increasingly prevalent nutritional disorder among young children and adolescents throughout the United States. It has been considered a major health concern worldwide. When children add these extra pounds, it can lead to a path of other health problems. These problems can include diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep problems, cancer, or other co-morbid, morbidity factors Childhood obesity can occur from various factors such as their environment, hereditary from parents, or psychological factors. Obesity is an increase of excess body fat in which a child is way above the normal weight for his or her age group. This is called the BMI or body image index. The BMI is just a tool that used …show more content…
(NIH, 2010). Obesity in itself causes a detrimental health problem all over the world. It is an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and other co morbidity and morbid. The types of co morbid conditions include orthopedic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, psychological, and hepatic problems. Health care cost have skyrocketed due to the relating factors in treating children and adolescents who are obese or overweight. In treating children and adolescent, there has to be multi-dynamic approach used that has to include increase of physical activity, managing dietary intake, sedentary behavior changes, pharmacotherapy, and possibly bariatric surgery. There has been more political and policy makers getting involved in advocating in changing this rise of childhood obesity rates. Many communities have provided educational materials to parents, setting up networks, and supporting people in helping with better nutritional skills. There have been a rapid increase in low-income to middle-income families that makes up this population of childhood obesity. Obesity reduces a person life expectancy. Obesity has become a colossal epidemic causing serious health problems and contributes to 2.6 million deaths worldwide every year. (NIH, …show more content…
were overweight and 16.0% were obese. In a study conducted by CDC, a population based sample of five -17 yr. old, 70% of obese children had at least one risk factor for CVD. (CDC 2005). They also found that children and adolescents who are obese are more than likely to be obese as adults. In one study, they found that children who became obese as early as 2 years old were more than likely to be obese as an adult. Respectively, in the United States the percentage of children between ages 6-11yrs who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to 18% in 2012. (CDC, 2005). Comparatively, obese adolescent’s ages 12-19 years old increased from 5% to 21% during the same period of 1980-2012. (CDC,