Preventing Obesity in School Aged Children in Australia

Schools and societies take intensive actions aimed at increasing the physical activity of children and reducing the spread of obesity among young people. According to statistics, in Australia, one in four children is overweight or obese (Australian Government: Australian Health and Welfare Organization, 2004). Focus on obesity prevention will be age 2 to 6 years old. Obesity faces many factors that affect physical and mental health.

Childhood obesity is increasing in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Childhood obesity has increased more than threefold in the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity in children aged 6 to 11 years has increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 Increased in 12 years, the number of 19-year-olds increased from 5.0% to 18.1% (CDC 2010) Parents began to file complaints to the school district, state representatives paying attention to this problem. There are some reference school lunch programs and lack of physical activity for children during school hours.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity for children aged 6 to 19 years and adolescents tripled in the past 30 years. Healthy diet and regular exercise play an important role in prevention of obesity. However, the leaders of each country are increasingly concerned about policies such as mandatory dismissal to cope with obesity and promote school sports. At the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the vacation is defined as "holidays" which are scheduled regularly in school time zones and supervised by trained staff or volunteers. I know social and spiritual benefits. It provides students the time to play, imagine, think and socialize in ways that are impossible in the classroom.

Children are becoming obese and sick, and we are responsible. We love kids to die of food. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Today, one in about five of the school-aged children ages 6 to 19 suffer from obesity." Because they spend a lot of time at school, children's lunch It is an important way to concentrate on nutrition. . There is nothing to do with what the children eat at lunch and what they actually give to them. Correcting this dislocation as soon as possible prevents the fact that "less than 15% of children from 4 to 8 years old consume the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, unfortunately the intake varies with age" It helps. Reduction growth is 3 ".