OBESITY AND DIET IN UK CHILDREN
Obesity is defined as the accumulation of body fat, which is 20% more than an individual`s ideal body weight, whilst diet is described as food or drink which contains less fat or sugar, diet can also be described as a restriction to a special kind of food to maintain your natural weight or to lose weight. (The Free Dictionary,2016)
Obesity in Children has become a major health problem in the UK. Its increase rate has cause a high rate of diseases, such as type 2 diabetics, cardio, skeletal abnormalities, hepatic disorders (Barnes, 2009). Statistics shows that the number of obese children has tripled over the past 25years, In the UK, results shows 32% of children from 2 to 15years are classified as obese or overweight …show more content…
It refers to a medical problem, which is affected by unhealthy eating, dieting, losing or gaining weight and some medical conditions can increase a child`s appetite. Hormones disorders and some medications will lead to the increase of child obesity (Medline Plus, 2016). Another factor of child obesity is attaching their time to the screen by playing computer games, spending hours watching TV and using smartphones all the time without any physical activities, they will likely gain weight and this will lead to a child becoming obese.
Body Mass Index (MBI) is a method of checking your weight to ascertain if you have the right body weight. It is by measuring body fat in terms of your weight and height. To check and measure BMI in children age and sex, appropriate growth references are used to determine the weight, it is by dividing body weight (kg) by height (meter). The BMI centile of an individual child can be calculated using the NHS Choices BMI calculator (Public Health England, …show more content…
We should avoid giving our kids foods that are high in fat and salt, which can cause high blood pressure and cholesterol levels to rise. making homemade foods for our children, having low fat milk, cutting back on sweets, encourage them to eat more vegetables and fruit, give them wholegrain crackers for snacks and implement exercising habits, provide guidance and involve them in making positive choices, which will last them a healthy lifetime. We should also be a role model for our kids, have fun and fitness together, taking walks together after dinner (Momastic Health, 2015).
Again, to ensure or help obese kids lose weight and become healthier, confident and energetic is by limiting screen time and placing it with physical activities, changing eating habits of obese children can also play a vital role in eradicating child obesity in the UK. We must create strategies to prevent child obesity, by avoiding boredoms in kids and educate them on the need to stay healthy in supporting healthy eating (Health Line, 2016). We should create awareness for the kids by motivating them to understand the consequences in eating unhealthy foods, the implications of eating unbalanced diet as in creating a healthy relationship with food (Monson. N, 2016).
To maintain and achieve a country free of child obesity, we must create awareness on the social economic factors and the need to have balanced diet
Obesity is defined as the accumulation of body fat, which is 20% more than an individual`s ideal body weight, whilst diet is described as food or drink which contains less fat or sugar, diet can also be described as a restriction to a special kind of food to maintain your natural weight or to lose weight. (The Free Dictionary,2016)
Obesity in Children has become a major health problem in the UK. Its increase rate has cause a high rate of diseases, such as type 2 diabetics, cardio, skeletal abnormalities, hepatic disorders (Barnes, 2009). Statistics shows that the number of obese children has tripled over the past 25years, In the UK, results shows 32% of children from 2 to 15years are classified as obese or overweight …show more content…
It refers to a medical problem, which is affected by unhealthy eating, dieting, losing or gaining weight and some medical conditions can increase a child`s appetite. Hormones disorders and some medications will lead to the increase of child obesity (Medline Plus, 2016). Another factor of child obesity is attaching their time to the screen by playing computer games, spending hours watching TV and using smartphones all the time without any physical activities, they will likely gain weight and this will lead to a child becoming obese.
Body Mass Index (MBI) is a method of checking your weight to ascertain if you have the right body weight. It is by measuring body fat in terms of your weight and height. To check and measure BMI in children age and sex, appropriate growth references are used to determine the weight, it is by dividing body weight (kg) by height (meter). The BMI centile of an individual child can be calculated using the NHS Choices BMI calculator (Public Health England, …show more content…
We should avoid giving our kids foods that are high in fat and salt, which can cause high blood pressure and cholesterol levels to rise. making homemade foods for our children, having low fat milk, cutting back on sweets, encourage them to eat more vegetables and fruit, give them wholegrain crackers for snacks and implement exercising habits, provide guidance and involve them in making positive choices, which will last them a healthy lifetime. We should also be a role model for our kids, have fun and fitness together, taking walks together after dinner (Momastic Health, 2015).
Again, to ensure or help obese kids lose weight and become healthier, confident and energetic is by limiting screen time and placing it with physical activities, changing eating habits of obese children can also play a vital role in eradicating child obesity in the UK. We must create strategies to prevent child obesity, by avoiding boredoms in kids and educate them on the need to stay healthy in supporting healthy eating (Health Line, 2016). We should create awareness for the kids by motivating them to understand the consequences in eating unhealthy foods, the implications of eating unbalanced diet as in creating a healthy relationship with food (Monson. N, 2016).
To maintain and achieve a country free of child obesity, we must create awareness on the social economic factors and the need to have balanced diet