OBESITY EPIDEMIC

Obesity Epidemic

Obesity Epidemic

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to develop the educational program for child obesity. This paper works on developing the Nutritional health/obesity prevention for age group 2-5yrs.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity and overweight have reached epidemic characters worldwide. The figures are frightening. More than one billion adults are overweight, and of these, at least 300 million are obese.

It is the excessive accumulation of body fat, especially in adipose tissue, and can be charged for the weight gain when it reaches 20% over ideal weight for age, height, and sex of the person concerned. To calculate the ideal weight of a child between 2 and 5 years of age, although this is only approximate, multiply the age in years two and eight.

Literature Review

The first article is written by Catherine Holecko. In this article, writer says that obesity is a consequence of modern lifestyles. Simply speaking, it occurs when the flow of energy in the body exceeds its expenditure. Causes of this balance are varied and depend on the nature of food and nutrition, as well as on lifestyle. Yet nutrition in the development of obesity belongs to the leading role. Obesity is classified into two forms: primary and secondary. Primary obesity is nutritional (related to the error in the diet, in particular, with overfeeding) and exogenously - constitutional (linked to heredity). Secondary obesity is a consequence of various congenital or acquired diseases, against the background of endocrine disorders (e.g., inadequate thyroid function). It is fair to say that, as a rule, alimentary obesity is not accompanied by disturbances in the state of health of the child is not progressing, and to 10.5 years, children are physically correctly folded. However, 25-30% of children retain nutritional obesity before puberty. Entirely without fat body cannot exist. It performs various functions. This is a function of heat savings. Adipose tissue is required for activation of female sex hormones, including participation in the sexual maturation of girls. However, its excess can lead to very unpleasant consequences. Obesity contributes an imbalance in the work of almost all internal organs.

Another article is written by David Hutto, on the mistakes made by parents of children facing with child obesity. According to the article, what errors in feeding babies less than 1 year may lead to obesity? In the development of this, deviation is very important character-feeding. With breastfeeding, the risk of overfeeding is much lower than in the artificial, because, consuming breast milk, children usually adjust themselves the amount of food at each feeding, so try as long as possible to keep breast feeding. If the child is bottle-fed, first, use only the adapted mixture, and secondly, to observe the guidelines in their breeding - do not try to do a mixture thicker than recommended. If you feel that your child eats not, make a food diary, writing in his volume and number of feedings, and then discuss the pediatrician. Chances are your fears ...