Obesity stems from a child 's youth and there are many factors that are responsible for this. Some of these factors consist of but are not limited to: large amounts of stress, unstable homes, body dissatisfaction, an overuse of hand held devices, social media, media games, junk food products, and a lack of good parenting. The reason obesity is such a large problem is because it can cause many serious medical problems, and social-emotional problems. There are many things that go into child obesity but one of the largest causes for it is that some parents are just not prepared for the responsibility of taking care of children.
As human beings, we require between 2000 and 2500 calories per day to maintain a healthy stable weight depending on …show more content…
Because we overeat, we take in more than the required amount of calories that we need which makes us gain weight. Once we have gained too much weight, we become what is known as obese. This is a very serious problem because obesity is the cause for many health problems, some examples would be “fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes, asthma, hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease), cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, cholelithiasis (gallstones), glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, skin conditions, menstrual abnormalities, impaired balance, and orthopedic problems.”(Childhood Obesity: causes and consequences 46). Most of these health conditions used to only be found in adults but as of recently they have begun to be found in obese children as well.
Most of the physical health problems related to obesity can be prevented and go away once a child becomes a healthy weight. However, sometimes they continue to suffer through some of the consequences of obesity throughout their adult life “three of the more common health problems associated with childhood obesity are discussed, diabetes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease.”(Childhood Obesity: Causes and Consequences). these are all very good reasons for as to why we should treat obesity seriously, but on top of it all there are many mental-emotional problems that go along with obesity as …show more content…
There are many factors which go into childhood obesity like “dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. The impact of such risk factors is moderated by factors such as age, gender.” (Childhood Obesity: causes and consequences 16-17) however one of the most important factors would be the child’s lifestyle, this would be greatly reliant on their parents and their parenting style, the reason for this is because if their parents just allow their children to sit and watch television and eat all day they would be promoting a very unhealthy environment for the
As human beings, we require between 2000 and 2500 calories per day to maintain a healthy stable weight depending on …show more content…
Because we overeat, we take in more than the required amount of calories that we need which makes us gain weight. Once we have gained too much weight, we become what is known as obese. This is a very serious problem because obesity is the cause for many health problems, some examples would be “fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes, asthma, hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease), cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, cholelithiasis (gallstones), glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, skin conditions, menstrual abnormalities, impaired balance, and orthopedic problems.”(Childhood Obesity: causes and consequences 46). Most of these health conditions used to only be found in adults but as of recently they have begun to be found in obese children as well.
Most of the physical health problems related to obesity can be prevented and go away once a child becomes a healthy weight. However, sometimes they continue to suffer through some of the consequences of obesity throughout their adult life “three of the more common health problems associated with childhood obesity are discussed, diabetes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease.”(Childhood Obesity: Causes and Consequences). these are all very good reasons for as to why we should treat obesity seriously, but on top of it all there are many mental-emotional problems that go along with obesity as …show more content…
There are many factors which go into childhood obesity like “dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. The impact of such risk factors is moderated by factors such as age, gender.” (Childhood Obesity: causes and consequences 16-17) however one of the most important factors would be the child’s lifestyle, this would be greatly reliant on their parents and their parenting style, the reason for this is because if their parents just allow their children to sit and watch television and eat all day they would be promoting a very unhealthy environment for the