Obesity
...It is also becoming a national problem. Children all over America are not getting in enough physical activity and aren't eating healthy for a number of reasons. There are roughly 22 million under the age of 5 years who are overweight around the world. There are many ways to prevent and or help children with obesity and also many reasons for child obesity which will be explained throughout the essay.
In the last two to three decades the amount of overweight children and adolescents has doubled in the U.S. These rates are also being seen worldwide in developing countries that are being westernized with our behavioral and dietary lifestyles. The increase in obesity has been seen in the U.S. and internationally from preschool children to adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Surveys databases show that nearly 8 percent of children ages 4-5 years old in the U.S. are overweight. With this statistic girls have been effected more then boys. Also with children older then the age of 6, the numbers of obesity have doubled in boys as well as girls in the U.S. in the same time (Deckelbaum and Williams, S239 pg2).
There is a very big connection with how childhood obesity predicts overweight when you're an adult. Many studies have provided supportive evidence that higher levels of body mass Index during your childhood can predict overweight later in life (Deckelbaum and Williams, S239 pg3). In Japan studies showed that approximately one-third of obese children grew into obese adults. Studies also show how important family environment is in being apart to the increasing prevalence of obesity (Deckelbaum and Williams, S239 pg4). The increase in weight is most likely influenced by food supply and calorie intake together with low physical activity.
There are many Comorbidities of childhood obesity. Data from Bogalusa Heart study shows us that 60 percent of...
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