Background:
Obesity rates started rising since 1980 and tripled in children in the U.S. by 2000 (Sorensen, 2009). Being obese or overweight as an adolescent increases the risk of becoming an overweight adult by 80% (Schwarz & Peterson, 2010). Obesity is a multifactorial disease. Lifestyle, culture, socio-economic status, hormones, genetics, and environment all play roles as the causes of obesity, but unraveling exactly how some of these factors work is more difficult (Ahmad at el, 2010). Obesity or excessive weight gain is a result of energy imbalance known as subsistence efficiency. With the advancement of technology, the workload is less than our ancestors. As a consequence, fewer calories are burned (Pontzer, 2012). Calorie intake is …show more content…
So many other health problems are also associated with obesity, and even lifespan is reduced (Schwarz, & Peterson, 2010). Obesity is considered to be one of the most important, underlying, and preventable causes of poor health and premature death (Ahmad at el, 2010). It’s a burden on a personal level and health care system. Changing lifestyle in small steps is more sustainable, attainable, and maintainable. Constructive behavior changes and clinical outcomes can be improved by delivering structured, interactive and individually tailored interventions to foster physical activity and healthy eating, and encourage toward a healthy lifestyle. If obesity rates continue at this pace, medical costs related to treating preventable obesity-related diseases will strain the health care system. Recent research estimated $14 billion is spent yearly due to childhood obesity-related health care cost in the US (Trasande and Chatterjee, 2009).
Specific Aims
Several school-based approach has been taken. School lunch menus are changed, and physical activity has been incorporated to prevent obesity. This paper will compare and contrast school-based wellness policies on reducing overweight and obesity in children K-12 grades.
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2012). Regular physical activity during young age has an impact on not only reducing the incidence of chronic diseases in adulthood but also boost their memory, improves school performance. (Daniels S, Arnett D, Eckel R, et al. 2012). Physical activity improves musculoskeletal growth, prevents obesity, improves blood sugar control for those suffering from high blood sugar, and reduces anxiety, depression. To get these health benefit of physical activity children and adolescents should be active for at least one hour moderate-vigorous activity (Jussila et al. 2015). On the contrary sedentary lifestyle reduces fitness, lowers self -esteem, and associated with decreased academic performance (Jussila et al. 2015). Not every school permit or encourage physical activity due to fear of lawsuits for personal injuries (Zimmerman et al.
Obesity rates started rising since 1980 and tripled in children in the U.S. by 2000 (Sorensen, 2009). Being obese or overweight as an adolescent increases the risk of becoming an overweight adult by 80% (Schwarz & Peterson, 2010). Obesity is a multifactorial disease. Lifestyle, culture, socio-economic status, hormones, genetics, and environment all play roles as the causes of obesity, but unraveling exactly how some of these factors work is more difficult (Ahmad at el, 2010). Obesity or excessive weight gain is a result of energy imbalance known as subsistence efficiency. With the advancement of technology, the workload is less than our ancestors. As a consequence, fewer calories are burned (Pontzer, 2012). Calorie intake is …show more content…
So many other health problems are also associated with obesity, and even lifespan is reduced (Schwarz, & Peterson, 2010). Obesity is considered to be one of the most important, underlying, and preventable causes of poor health and premature death (Ahmad at el, 2010). It’s a burden on a personal level and health care system. Changing lifestyle in small steps is more sustainable, attainable, and maintainable. Constructive behavior changes and clinical outcomes can be improved by delivering structured, interactive and individually tailored interventions to foster physical activity and healthy eating, and encourage toward a healthy lifestyle. If obesity rates continue at this pace, medical costs related to treating preventable obesity-related diseases will strain the health care system. Recent research estimated $14 billion is spent yearly due to childhood obesity-related health care cost in the US (Trasande and Chatterjee, 2009).
Specific Aims
Several school-based approach has been taken. School lunch menus are changed, and physical activity has been incorporated to prevent obesity. This paper will compare and contrast school-based wellness policies on reducing overweight and obesity in children K-12 grades.
Data …show more content…
2012). Regular physical activity during young age has an impact on not only reducing the incidence of chronic diseases in adulthood but also boost their memory, improves school performance. (Daniels S, Arnett D, Eckel R, et al. 2012). Physical activity improves musculoskeletal growth, prevents obesity, improves blood sugar control for those suffering from high blood sugar, and reduces anxiety, depression. To get these health benefit of physical activity children and adolescents should be active for at least one hour moderate-vigorous activity (Jussila et al. 2015). On the contrary sedentary lifestyle reduces fitness, lowers self -esteem, and associated with decreased academic performance (Jussila et al. 2015). Not every school permit or encourage physical activity due to fear of lawsuits for personal injuries (Zimmerman et al.