Hannah Hurt Presented April 30 th, 2011
Obesity-related Disease Health Risks due to Obesity Type II Diabetes Cardiovascular disease Certain Cancers (colon, kidney, esophagus, breast) Hypertension High Cholesterol Asthma Sleep Apnea Physical Activity Benefits Healthy weight Reduction in coronary heart disease Improved bone density Overall psychological well-being
Economic Impacts
Body Mass Index
Rising Numbers
Disparities BoysGirls
Factors and Contributors Physical Activity Levels Technology Diet Income Neighborhood Safety Maternal Employment Food Prices Agricultural Policies Patience Levels Genetics Media
Children are less active today than in previous decades. People spend more time doing leisure activities today, but today’s leisure activities tend to be more sedentary. Today not even 15% of children that live within a mile of their school walk or bike to school. The American diet has decreased 4% in overall calories per day from 1976 to During this time, obesity rates increased 31%; this is due to the lack of calorie expenditure. Physical Activity and Diet
Technology and Media Children spend more than 45 hours a week watching media; more than in school or with their parents. Children are being bombarded by commercials and advertisements for many products all day long. From TV alone children see 10,000 ads per year. There is a disconnect between actual women and women portrayed on television. The healthy weight ideal has been lost, it’s one extreme or the other.
Income has not been found to be a contributor to obesity. Neighborhood safety has a major influence on BMI; residents of unsafe neighborhoods have been found to have a 2.81kg/m 2 BMI. Maternal employment, or dual working parents, has been found to be a link to childhood obesity. Also type of child-care has been linked to childhood obesity. Income and Neighborhood
There is a large predictor of childhood obesity or future obesity if the parent’s are obese. This is not known if it is genetic or learned lifestyle habits. Children of obese parents are more likely to become overweight early in life and then stay overweight or even progress to obese. Genetics
Policy Changes Treatment Treatment is for those already afflicted Many “band-aid” options to cover health conditions Only option for treatment is weight loss. Prevention Prevention looks to avoid becoming obese Children need to learn good nutritional habits and find enjoyable physical activities. Let’s Move! – government initiative to get kids healthy and active. versus
Conclusion Image from : Change can happen – things need to start with the individual.
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