Teaching Project on Childhood Obesity

Introduction In this era, people have lengthened the lifespan of various factors, including technical and evidence-based practices that lead to practice to provide safe and effective medical care. However, many young people have developed diseases that were once limited to adults. The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising, and the tendency to stabilize comorbid diseases of young people is also rising. Education is one of the best options to control or prevent an increase in childhood obesity rate.

Over the past few years, childhood obesity has finally become a big problem in the United States. This is not just a problem, childhood obesity is prevalent in the United States. The rate of childhood obesity is increasing rapidly; the rate of controlling prosperity is becoming increasingly difficult, and in most cases you are seeing obese children. There are many factors that contribute to an increase in childhood obesity rate in an instant. - Obesity is defined as weight gain by the Webster dictionary unnecessarily increasing body fat. This is a condition or syndrome in which "the natural energy storage amount of humans and mammals preserved in adipose tissue far exceeds normal levels within the range of health harm". BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (kg) by height (meters).

Childhood obesity is a problem that is expanding not only in New Zealand but all over the world. This is due to many factors, and it will have a big impact on society. BMI is a measure of body weight divided by height, normal range is 18-25 years old, over 30 exercise is considered obese. In the 1980s, BMI became an international standard for obesity measurement (S. Wilson, 2000). - You will eat too much for reasons such as families and colleagues problems, poor self-esteem, depression, other psychological problems. Studies have shown that obese children are more likely to be bullied by 65% ​​than regular weighted colleagues. "In the case of overweight and obesity, no matter how good the social skills are, the chances of being bullied will be higher" (Julie Lumeng, M. D.)

Influence of childhood obesity Childhood obesity is associated with major psychological and physical health problems. Obesity and some obese children have low self-image, low confidence and depression even at very young ages (POST, 2003). As we get older, the risk of developing these psychological problems is particularly high for girls. It is also proved that obese children are more likely to become obese adults later in life. POST (2003) argues that overweight young people have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. This increases the risk of developing a range of chronic diseases such as diabetes and coronary heart disease. Table 6 shows some complications related to childhood obesity