Childhood ObesityEssay Preview: Childhood ObesityReport this essayChildhood and adolescent obesity has been increasing at alarming rates over the past few years. In fact, reports show that overweight children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 7% in 1980 to 18.8% in 2004.1 The rate among overweight adolescents aged 12 to 19 more than tripled, increasing from 5% to 17.1%. This obesity epidemic is particularly apparent in industrialized nations where many people live sedentary lives and eat more fast-foods, which are normally high in calories and very low in nutritional value. Overall, approximately 25 million U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or nearly overweight.
The Obesity Worldwide Survey and the Report to the U.S. Congress (October 2017), which examines the trends in the obesity crisis for a period of 18 months in the United States, includes data from the U.S. Census. The survey includes information on people, health behaviors and obesity. By using the nationally representative and publicly available U.S. population, we found that most of the obesity epidemic (43%) is the result of increased access to fast food, more frequent eating behavior, dietary habits of eating for energy, and eating habits of eating less food. Although a substantial number of children under 3 in the U.S. reach obesity at an earlier age, almost half (48%) of children under 3 is overweight or obese.2 In response, efforts to reduce health disparities in children and adolescents, including through interventions to reduce obesity, have been necessary, but not sufficient (see the article titled “Adolescent Obesity” to the right).
This chapter is the fourth in a series of reports. Each report will discuss how obesity is impacting other dimensions of health and the development of human and social development. As this story spreads to be published and referenced in a broader set of articles, it may provide key insights into a series of emerging issues of healthcare.
What is Obese?
Obese is defined as “the amount of excess daily physical activity or weight of the body over a length of time” as measured by physical activity measured before the beginning of the month. Obese is defined as having an obese and unhealthy health condition with symptoms or an expected number of physical activity episodes each month. This percentage is divided by 2.5 and divided by 7.25 for persons with a normal weight, obese, or unhealthy condition. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys are designed to assess the national, state, and neighborhood obesity rates and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, a person’s weight, body weight index, exercise, physical activity, and BMI at a community-based health screening program in 2014-15, with health status using the National Health System Data for States and Regions of the United States. This year, a nationwide survey of more than 1,000 adults living on or near a health-care continuum shows that more people are obese than in 2000, 3 times the percentage in 2000.4 A national survey showed that, in 2011, the number of obese children rose by 5.3 percent and the total obesity rate in the developing world decreased by 1.8 percent.5
Obesity has been a public health national health public health public health issue for many years.6,7 It was first established during the 1970s when it was first reported (as well as its prevalence after 1990) as the major cause of morbidity and mortality following the industrialization of the United States.8 Its prevalence has ranged from 0.7% in the 1970s to 22.1% in the 1970s.9 This increased prevalence resulted in an explosion of public-health efforts to curb obesity and prevent the mortality and morbidity of children with or without obesity. Since 1990, obesity has declined markedly; at the same time, there have been no national programs or policies to address the epidemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that: “As more Americans are obese and may feel more or less pressured to choose healthier foods and exercise, the prevalence of obesity has increased.”10
Obesity is a major public health concern in the United States. Many of the people most affected by obesity and obesity-related diseases (such as diabetes and those with metabolic syndrome and other illnesses) are older, healthier, more physically active, with healthier diets, and live more often. Obesity in children includes:
Poor physical health. Obesity has several health hazards that will negatively impact children;
Overconsumption as a result of food and beverage consumption. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of hypothyroidism in young children.11
In the United States, obesity prevalence increased from 24.3% to 42.9% between 1979 and 2000, a rate which peaked in 1999 at 51.3%.2
Obesity is a public health public health public health public health concern, with greater concern over deaths due to the spread of obesity. Despite these trends, studies have not systematically examined their impact because they contain many methodological and scientific limitations.
Several new public health interventions have been developed by public health organizations, including: (1) a national national focus group designed to assess the impact of new obesity prevention efforts for school-age children and adolescents at risk of obesity; (2) national guidelines under the Food and Drug Administration recommending obesity prevention, including current and current guidelines for weight management among preschoolers
About Health-Care Gaps in the U.S.
The Health Care Gaps Report, or the U.S. Health Care Report (a U.S. Health Plan ) sets out health-care and poverty trends. In the U.S., health disparities are greater in the health care utilization category than in any other category for the 2010-2013 quarter. Although there are two large health care gaps across the U.S., the first is related to older age and health care availability: the gap reflects an age-gap in Medicaid, the first category for which the U.S. Health Care Act of 2010 increased health-care access. By 2010, at least one-third of all children (52%) had Medicaid coverage.3
Obesity Is a Major Threat to America’s Health System: U.S. Health Planning Report
The report (see “Obesity Threat in the United States: United States-United States Public Health Priorities Report” to the right), released on September 30, 2017 (www.health.gov) provides the most comprehensive health policy analysis to date on the causes of increased obesity, particularly among children under 6 years old. Data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were taken from the United Health and Human Services Office of the Census, which released a 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Health Brief. The 2016 World Health Organization (WHOHR) report concluded that at least 4.8 million U.S. children and adolescents face physical, financial, and behavioral challenges.4 Health policy analysis provided the following information about physical and sexual health disparities in the United States in 2016:•1. Annual data provided in Table 1. The report focuses on health needs and patterns of socioeconomic status in the United States. The analysis also highlights disparities in health across socioeconomic groups.
The Obesity Worldwide Survey and the Report to the U.S. Congress (October 2017), which examines the trends in the obesity crisis for a period of 18 months in the United States, includes data from the U.S. Census. The survey includes information on people, health behaviors and obesity. By using the nationally representative and publicly available U.S. population, we found that most of the obesity epidemic (43%) is the result of increased access to fast food, more frequent eating behavior, dietary habits of eating for energy, and eating habits of eating less food. Although a substantial number of children under 3 in the U.S. reach obesity at an earlier age, almost half (48%) of children under 3 is overweight or obese.2 In response, efforts to reduce health disparities in children and adolescents, including through interventions to reduce obesity, have been necessary, but not sufficient (see the article titled “Adolescent Obesity” to the right).
This chapter is the fourth in a series of reports. Each report will discuss how obesity is impacting other dimensions of health and the development of human and social development. As this story spreads to be published and referenced in a broader set of articles, it may provide key insights into a series of emerging issues of healthcare.
What is Obese?
Obese is defined as “the amount of excess daily physical activity or weight of the body over a length of time” as measured by physical activity measured before the beginning of the month. Obese is defined as having an obese and unhealthy health condition with symptoms or an expected number of physical activity episodes each month. This percentage is divided by 2.5 and divided by 7.25 for persons with a normal weight, obese, or unhealthy condition. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys are designed to assess the national, state, and neighborhood obesity rates and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, a person’s weight, body weight index, exercise, physical activity, and BMI at a community-based health screening program in 2014-15, with health status using the National Health System Data for States and Regions of the United States. This year, a nationwide survey of more than 1,000 adults living on or near a health-care continuum shows that more people are obese than in 2000, 3 times the percentage in 2000.4 A national survey showed that, in 2011, the number of obese children rose by 5.3 percent and the total obesity rate in the developing world decreased by 1.8 percent.5
Obesity has been a public health national health public health public health issue for many years.6,7 It was first established during the 1970s when it was first reported (as well as its prevalence after 1990) as the major cause of morbidity and mortality following the industrialization of the United States.8 Its prevalence has ranged from 0.7% in the 1970s to 22.1% in the 1970s.9 This increased prevalence resulted in an explosion of public-health efforts to curb obesity and prevent the mortality and morbidity of children with or without obesity. Since 1990, obesity has declined markedly; at the same time, there have been no national programs or policies to address the epidemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that: “As more Americans are obese and may feel more or less pressured to choose healthier foods and exercise, the prevalence of obesity has increased.”10
Obesity is a major public health concern in the United States. Many of the people most affected by obesity and obesity-related diseases (such as diabetes and those with metabolic syndrome and other illnesses) are older, healthier, more physically active, with healthier diets, and live more often. Obesity in children includes:
Poor physical health. Obesity has several health hazards that will negatively impact children;
Overconsumption as a result of food and beverage consumption. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of hypothyroidism in young children.11
In the United States, obesity prevalence increased from 24.3% to 42.9% between 1979 and 2000, a rate which peaked in 1999 at 51.3%.2
Obesity is a public health public health public health public health concern, with greater concern over deaths due to the spread of obesity. Despite these trends, studies have not systematically examined their impact because they contain many methodological and scientific limitations.
Several new public health interventions have been developed by public health organizations, including: (1) a national national focus group designed to assess the impact of new obesity prevention efforts for school-age children and adolescents at risk of obesity; (2) national guidelines under the Food and Drug Administration recommending obesity prevention, including current and current guidelines for weight management among preschoolers
About Health-Care Gaps in the U.S.
The Health Care Gaps Report, or the U.S. Health Care Report (a U.S. Health Plan ) sets out health-care and poverty trends. In the U.S., health disparities are greater in the health care utilization category than in any other category for the 2010-2013 quarter. Although there are two large health care gaps across the U.S., the first is related to older age and health care availability: the gap reflects an age-gap in Medicaid, the first category for which the U.S. Health Care Act of 2010 increased health-care access. By 2010, at least one-third of all children (52%) had Medicaid coverage.3
Obesity Is a Major Threat to America’s Health System: U.S. Health Planning Report
The report (see “Obesity Threat in the United States: United States-United States Public Health Priorities Report” to the right), released on September 30, 2017 (www.health.gov) provides the most comprehensive health policy analysis to date on the causes of increased obesity, particularly among children under 6 years old. Data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were taken from the United Health and Human Services Office of the Census, which released a 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Health Brief. The 2016 World Health Organization (WHOHR) report concluded that at least 4.8 million U.S. children and adolescents face physical, financial, and behavioral challenges.4 Health policy analysis provided the following information about physical and sexual health disparities in the United States in 2016:•1. Annual data provided in Table 1. The report focuses on health needs and patterns of socioeconomic status in the United States. The analysis also highlights disparities in health across socioeconomic groups.
One of the greatest health risks affecting American youth today is childhood obesity. An individual who is considered obese has a disproportionately large amount of fat stored in the body, beyond the point of simply being overweight. While the definition of exactly how much fat constitutes obesity is still in flux, obesity is having excess weight enough that serious health risks are incurred by the individual. Many health professionals consider the vast amount of overweight people in our country to be of such epic proportions that it is actually known as an epidemic of fat. This condition is especially dangerous to children, and the number of obese children is growing at an alarming rate. Far from just being an issue of aesthetics or conformity, obesity may be the single biggest overall threat to the health of children in developed Western countries. While our popular culture is obsessed with the image of the thin and fabulous, this same culture is breeding generations plagued by obesity and the complications that are associated with this condition. Childhood obesity is a very serious health concern due to the medical risks and social implications, therefore the possible causes of obesity in children should be studied and identified, while a wide range of treatment options should be carefully considered.
Obesity is