Biological Risk Factors
Biological factors such as physical activity and sleep levels play a large role in maintaining a healthy weight. Exercise helps to regulate weight by stimulating the metabolic, endocrine, and hormone processes of the body. Unfortunately, children who live in low-income neighborhoods have inadequate access to safe exercise areas, including parks, green spaces, bike paths, and recreational facilities due to unsafe areas. Likewise, high-crime, traffic, and dangerous playground equipment are common barriers to physical activity in low-income communities. Little that television and video games are hence, to children 's inactivity during times of the year when children typically are outside being physically active (Kirkpatrick, …show more content…
It has been well known and proven that disrupted sleep interferes with the body 's ability to process efficiently fat and calories by altering hormone production (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). The negative impact of sleep deprivation on a individual 's mood and stress levels is well documented in the literature. For instance, late-night television watching is known to displace or disturb a child 's sleep pattern, and there is evidence that late bedtimes and decrease sleep may be associated with a greater risk of obesity (Hassan, 2011). Also, obese children are more prone to have sleep apnea, which in turn continues to disrupt sleep and cause further weight gain (Miller, …show more content…
We need to create and encourage interventions that integrate multiple levels of influence and note the intervention effects on social and environmental change as well as behavioral and clinical changes at the individual and family level (Slade-Sawyer, 2014). Though some studies have considered prevention of child obesity, significant gaps exist in identifying effective interventions. Researchers recommended more rigorous examination of responses and of social/environmental factors affecting lifestyle when considering further
Biological factors such as physical activity and sleep levels play a large role in maintaining a healthy weight. Exercise helps to regulate weight by stimulating the metabolic, endocrine, and hormone processes of the body. Unfortunately, children who live in low-income neighborhoods have inadequate access to safe exercise areas, including parks, green spaces, bike paths, and recreational facilities due to unsafe areas. Likewise, high-crime, traffic, and dangerous playground equipment are common barriers to physical activity in low-income communities. Little that television and video games are hence, to children 's inactivity during times of the year when children typically are outside being physically active (Kirkpatrick, …show more content…
It has been well known and proven that disrupted sleep interferes with the body 's ability to process efficiently fat and calories by altering hormone production (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). The negative impact of sleep deprivation on a individual 's mood and stress levels is well documented in the literature. For instance, late-night television watching is known to displace or disturb a child 's sleep pattern, and there is evidence that late bedtimes and decrease sleep may be associated with a greater risk of obesity (Hassan, 2011). Also, obese children are more prone to have sleep apnea, which in turn continues to disrupt sleep and cause further weight gain (Miller, …show more content…
We need to create and encourage interventions that integrate multiple levels of influence and note the intervention effects on social and environmental change as well as behavioral and clinical changes at the individual and family level (Slade-Sawyer, 2014). Though some studies have considered prevention of child obesity, significant gaps exist in identifying effective interventions. Researchers recommended more rigorous examination of responses and of social/environmental factors affecting lifestyle when considering further