1. Hannah Hurt Presented April 30 th, 2011

2.  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

3.  Economic Impacts

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5. Body Mass Index

6.  Rising Numbers

7.  Disparities BoysGirls

8.  Factors and Contributors  Physical Activity Levels  Technology  Diet  Income  Neighborhood Safety  Maternal Employment  Food Prices  Agricultural Policies  Patience Levels  Genetics  Media

9.   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 1991.  During this time, obesity rates increased 31%; this is due to the lack of calorie expenditure. Physical Activity and Diet

10.  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.

11.   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

12.   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

13.  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

14. Conclusion Image from : http://summertimetogethealthy.blogspot.com/ Change can happen – things need to start with the individual.

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