What is obesity?
It is a term used to describe someone if they are overweight and have a high chance to obtain a dangerous disease. When a man has over 25% of body fat they are considered ‘obese’ the same goes to women except their percentage is 32%.
Children can also be obese, this is usually influenced by genetics and lifestyle choices through parents or family.
Problems:
Childhood obesity does not only cause physical health problems, but also damages the wide varieties of your other health dimensions.
How to know if someone is obese?
To measure obesity you can use BMI (body max index). This is a process of calculating a sum of numbers about weight and height.
How does obesity happen?
Obesity is formed when the energy children obtain from foods and drinks is greater than the amount they burn off through physical activity. …show more content…
This is a major issue since the young children have a high chance of getting a cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes.
Most obese people are known to have an increased diet of caloric and fat intake. A high consumption of soft drink and sugary substances and not a substantial amount of exercise is also another factor.
However, genetics and lifestyle both play a major role in being overweight. It could be an environmental issue, for example if people near school have a certain way of living, it could influence another child to follow down this path.
Childhood obesity doesn't only affect a child's physical health it can also harm your emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive health.
Social Health
When a child is overweight, it is likely that it could affect their social health, this is due to exclusion. Research shows that children above the age of 6 who are obese, have a less chance of making friends, this is usually because other children judge and start to exclude them from
It is a term used to describe someone if they are overweight and have a high chance to obtain a dangerous disease. When a man has over 25% of body fat they are considered ‘obese’ the same goes to women except their percentage is 32%.
Children can also be obese, this is usually influenced by genetics and lifestyle choices through parents or family.
Problems:
Childhood obesity does not only cause physical health problems, but also damages the wide varieties of your other health dimensions.
How to know if someone is obese?
To measure obesity you can use BMI (body max index). This is a process of calculating a sum of numbers about weight and height.
How does obesity happen?
Obesity is formed when the energy children obtain from foods and drinks is greater than the amount they burn off through physical activity. …show more content…
This is a major issue since the young children have a high chance of getting a cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes.
Most obese people are known to have an increased diet of caloric and fat intake. A high consumption of soft drink and sugary substances and not a substantial amount of exercise is also another factor.
However, genetics and lifestyle both play a major role in being overweight. It could be an environmental issue, for example if people near school have a certain way of living, it could influence another child to follow down this path.
Childhood obesity doesn't only affect a child's physical health it can also harm your emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive health.
Social Health
When a child is overweight, it is likely that it could affect their social health, this is due to exclusion. Research shows that children above the age of 6 who are obese, have a less chance of making friends, this is usually because other children judge and start to exclude them from