1.0 Introduction
Childhood obesity is a concern amongst children’s and can affect their health and wellbeing. Children require a healthy balance of physical activity and a proper nutritional diet to have a healthy lifestyle (Landy & Burridge, 2002, p.31). However, for many Australian children the lack of physical activity and consuming a healthy diet is putting their health at risk. For many children this means they become obese. The lack of knowledge guardians have toward supplying nutritional meals to their children is a concern along with the excessive television advertisements being displayed on Australian networks. A child is classified as obese or overweight when their body mass index (BMI) is calculated and falls within the obesity category. It is important that the right …show more content…
The child’s weight is measured against their body mass index (BMI) as is calculated by measuring the child’s height and weight and then comparing this to their body mass index (BMI) (Mayo Clinic, 2016). According to Wonderly (2015, para. 4) a normal BMIs for a boy aged five years is between 13.8 and 16.8 and for a girl aged 5 the normal BMIs is between 13.6 and 16.7. It is important to remember that girls and boys have a different BMI. This is due to the fact that boys have more mussels thank girls and therefore the normal BMI is different (Wonderfly, 2015, para. 4). For girls and boys in the normal BMI area it means they are at lower risk of any weight related health issues. For children who are above their required BMI it means they are overweight or obese causing a number of health issues. According to Landy & Burridge (2002, p. 45) children who are obese are affected both physically and psychologically and may develop cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes and cancer. This can cause a very unhealthy childhood, which may continue on into adulthood affecting their health
Childhood obesity is a concern amongst children’s and can affect their health and wellbeing. Children require a healthy balance of physical activity and a proper nutritional diet to have a healthy lifestyle (Landy & Burridge, 2002, p.31). However, for many Australian children the lack of physical activity and consuming a healthy diet is putting their health at risk. For many children this means they become obese. The lack of knowledge guardians have toward supplying nutritional meals to their children is a concern along with the excessive television advertisements being displayed on Australian networks. A child is classified as obese or overweight when their body mass index (BMI) is calculated and falls within the obesity category. It is important that the right …show more content…
The child’s weight is measured against their body mass index (BMI) as is calculated by measuring the child’s height and weight and then comparing this to their body mass index (BMI) (Mayo Clinic, 2016). According to Wonderly (2015, para. 4) a normal BMIs for a boy aged five years is between 13.8 and 16.8 and for a girl aged 5 the normal BMIs is between 13.6 and 16.7. It is important to remember that girls and boys have a different BMI. This is due to the fact that boys have more mussels thank girls and therefore the normal BMI is different (Wonderfly, 2015, para. 4). For girls and boys in the normal BMI area it means they are at lower risk of any weight related health issues. For children who are above their required BMI it means they are overweight or obese causing a number of health issues. According to Landy & Burridge (2002, p. 45) children who are obese are affected both physically and psychologically and may develop cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes and cancer. This can cause a very unhealthy childhood, which may continue on into adulthood affecting their health