Obesity and Overweight Prevalence in Norway Volume on for voice

Percentage of obese adults increased from 8% to 10% in the last 10 years Percentage of obese 5-17 year olds was 14.7% and 12.9% for boys and girls respectively In 2012 the total percentage of GDP spent on healthcare was 9.3% systems/Briefing-Note-NORWAY-2014.pdf systems/Briefing-Note-NORWAY-2014.pdf

Obesity Percentage Compared to Other Countries

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health lists contributors of obesity in children. Marital status of parents Urban vs Rural Parent education status (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2014)

Division by Region “In the south east, the proportion was significantly lower and in the northern health region the proportion was significantly higher” according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (2014)

Division by Rural vs Urban Norwegian Institute also states that, “prevalence of overweight and obesity was 1.5 to 2 times higher among third graders from small municipalities compared with students in large municipalities” (2014). Greiranger Fjords

Education of Parents Makes a Difference Prevalence of overweight and obesity was 30% lower in children who’s parents have higher education (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2014).

Marital Status of Parents Children are twice as likely to be overweight or obese with divorced parents (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2014).

Interventions by the Government Interventions look address: Eating habits at home Inactivity of children. School lunch programs After school programs Picture of 2013 school lunch from Norway. Feingold Foundations picture. Norway.jpg

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Question 1: What percentage of 5-17 year old males were obese or overweight. A)13.5% B)14.7% C)15.2% D)16.9%

Question 2: What contributors does the Norwegian Institute of Public Health list? A)Marital Status of Parents B)Urban vs Rural living C)Parents Education Level D)All of the Above

Question 3: Which region of Norway was shown to have a significantly higher rate of obesity in children? A) North B) South

Question 4: Children from separated parents more likely to be overweight. A) True B) False

Question 5: Parents with higher educations had children that were more overweight. A) True B) False