How Being Overweight Can Affect a Child
Explaining how being overweight can affect a child in a variety of ways is the main subject of a book by Sylvia Rimm (2004). Obesity in children will affect their self-esteem, self-confidence, relationships with peers and their acceptance of self. The impact this has on...
Childhood Obesity
Another family-based intervention conducted by Stolley and Fitzgibbon focused on dietary intake and physical activity of African-American mothers and daughters. The intervention group was educated on low fat, low-calorie diets and increasing physical activity for 11 weekly one-hour sessions. Upon completion of the intervention, there...
Obesity and Eating Behaviour
The post hoc test for the amount for the three weight levels was done using Least Squares Difference (LSD) under ANOVA. From the results, the difference in mean of the amount was significantly different for underweight and normal weight (p<0.05) and for normal weight and...
PROS AND CONS OF BREASTFEEDING
1 Excess weight has negative effects on children from early childhood throughout life; therefore, research regarding causes as well as prevention and treatment of childhood overweight is needed.
Childhood overweight reflects the convergence of many biological, economic, and social factors. Each of these factors affects family...
Obesity Prevalence Trends in Texas Adults
On the other hand, the Black community’s statistics considerably reflects the same level of difference which has been found in the statistics of the White community. Overall, obesity found in the population of Texas is almost of similar level that has been common in the...
The Impact of Obesity on the Health of Young People in Australia
Overweight can prevent the young people to consume attractively and well-fitting clothes. Moreover, the obese individuals cannot eat and drink freely and comfortably among their friends or associates (Miller, 2007). Most importantly, the individuals can feel that they are socially excluded due to their overweight...
Clinical Perspective on Childhood Obesity
It is evidently clear from the discussion that the understanding of family on the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition is beneficial towards the development of children. The active parents are believed to have children that are active in their lifestyle and work. On...
The Analysis of Correlation between Obesity and Poverty
The poor experience more problems than the rich do because they do not have enough funds to acquire medical intervention for the obesity-related complications. Lack of information regarding the relationship between obesity and poverty is the leading cause of ignorance against preventing and controlling obesity...
How the Media Influence Perceptions of Obesity
It is impossible not to mention The Biggest Looser, a truly successful reality television show in the US and Australia. Perhaps, one of the reasons why this show is so popular is the fact that it gives some of its viewers an opportunity to assert...
Behavioral Treatment of Obesity
This article presents a qualitative study of the perspectives of different stakeholders regarding the treatment of childhood obesity. The researchers recruited 26 individuals in their study including parents, health professionals, and children. The purpose of the study was to explore the different perspectives of these...
How to Solve Maternal Obesity Problem
The TPB reports no direct connection between the intention to eat healthfully and eating behavior. Age, gender, and BMI were the important factors forming the response of the people. The TPB is formulated on the idea that the stronger the intention to carry out a...
Role of Primary Care Physicians in Obesity Prevention and Management in the U.S
The primary role of the study is to determine how effectively primary care physicians fulfill their responsibility in obesity treatment and management. This involves a detailed examination of barriers or impediments to physicians’ efficacy in meeting the stipulated responsibility. The other specific objective is to...
The Response of Media towards Obesity in the U.S
The rates in England, Germany, and Poland exceed 15%, and the rates in Sweden are 8% for adults and approximately 4% for children and adolescents”. If the data is taken for consideration, one can see that the obesity level during the past years is increasing....
Body Mass Index as A Method for The Evaluation of Total Body Fat
The researcher states that for Body-Mass Index, it can be summarized as a calculation of an individual's weight, as measured in kilograms, divided by the square of their height as measured in meters. This allows for a standardization of height based on weight, allowing a...
Public Health and Social Care
The causes of obesity in Hammersmith and Fulham were found to similar to other Boroughs, but the victims were highest in this Borough. The causes include, among others:
Lifestyle: studies have shown that overeating in conjunction with a sedentary lifestyle contributes massively to obesity in Hammers...
Digestion Process and Food Nutrition
Our bodies require different types of food to be immune against diseases, for growth and repair of worn out cells, and to have the energy for work. All these activities are possible due to nutrients that we get from four types of foods which are...
Bioscien Research
The design for this research will be a cross-sectional study that will focus on measuring the BMI of adolescents from different regions after analyzing their intake of fast food. This will seek to identify any correlation between fast foods and increasing BMIs in adolescence. The...
Auses and onsequences of Obesity
Many people do not make good diet choices and have widely embraced sedentary lifestyles. Emerging nations such as the ones in Asia are not left out in this pandemic. Obesity has emerged because of their economic growth and their increase in wealth as prevalent in...
Psychology Of Eating Disorders
The most important thing to note is that despite being very serious complications, eating disorders, just like most other psychological problems, can be managed and treated. Eating disorders, in most cases, are learned behaviors that it can overcome if they have the right motivation and...
Aspects of the Appearance Culture and Bolheium
Adults often reinforce these beliefs consciously or unconsciously as they begin to expect the overweight child to be lazy than other children, again judging the child by appearance. The focus on beauty as a means of gaining social acceptance is also reinforced by adults, mostly...
Rhetorical Analysis: IS Junk Food Really Cheaper
Further, access to the sources of organic foods such as the supermarkets and the farmers markets has also been argued as a factor responsible for a higher consumption of fast foods, at the expense of home-cooked meals (Bittman, 662). The additional factor that has...
Social Determinants of Obesity
Obesity is not just a personal problem, it is a considerable fact that society is also to blame about the growing number of obese people not just in New York but around the world. To embrace the problem as a worldwide issue would be a...
Obesity of Children
A number of factors such as environmental factors, lifestyle preferences, and cultural environments are responsible for the worldwide rising cases of obesity. The journal also notes that behavioral and social factors are the core causes of obesity. Diet, calorie intake, fat consumption, and lack of...
Fast Food Affects Body Mass Index Level of Children
The researches apply longitudinal information from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Research on youths, pursued from kindergarten up to third grade and past fifth grade; and applying information from the adolescents of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (Centre for Educational Research And Innovation 2010,...
Obesity in American Culture
Food is essential to communal or familial roles and refusing to consume large quantities of food is thought of as impolite or antisocial in many ethnic groups in America. As the obesity epidemic in the United States spreads, the communal perception of the obese and...
Low Carbohydrate Diets vs Low Fat Diets
Hence, low carbohydrate diets and low fat diets have been examined by researchers, to decide on their efficacy for weight loss and improved health.
Thesis Statement: The purpose of this paper is to compare low carbohydrate diets with low...
Historical Context of Children Obesity
The present research has identified that the World Health Organization claimed that obesity is a leading cause of preventable death as well as disability globally. Obesity is also linked with increasing number of chronic diseases. Obesity was rare before the twentieth century. World Health organization...
Symbolic Interactionism and Bourdieu's theory
Bourdieu’s theory seems to emphasize the centrality of logic of practice and this is done in such a manner that it concentrates on the body and practices that take place in a social world. He stresses the importance of the mechanisms of social dominion and...
Basis of Public Health
The inherited characteristics responsible for type 2 diabetes and the other environmental factors cannot explain the disparities of the spread of this disease in different regions of the world. The type 2 diabetes has raised the health issue to a greater extent and a huge...
Causes and Prevention of Obesity in College Students
Moreover, they participate in a diverse range of activities that may make them either vulnerable to obesity or not. Therefore, this research will focus on analyzing the factors that make college students more vulnerable to obesity and the potential strategies that they can use in...
Examining the Social Implications of Obesity
A general perception of obesity in most Western nations is that obese people lead very different lives as compared to individuals who are not obese. This is because it is felt that society treats the obese much worse than individuals of normal weight because of...
Analysis of The Diabetes Prevention Program
The purpose of this report is to examine the many problems that are associated with diabetes as well as how this can be prevented. Specifically, there will be a basis for optimizing the health and well – being of those with diabetes. The prevention will...
The Specific Share Screening System and Methods
To answer this question we will first study companies one by one and then go to analyze the overall portfolio.To answer this question we will first study companies one by one and then go to analyze the overall portfolio.1. Communist: Price: Book ratio at 0.75...
The Children Under the Supervision of Obamas Administration
It is a reality that the number of childhood obesity is increasing day by day for the past 2 or 3 decades, which is an alarming situation in terms of health issues and for the normal living standard. According to a data analysis report, the...
Foods Total Effect
24. Enjoying food and eating involves thinking of foods only in terms of “good” or “bad.” 25. All are methods of learning your hunger and satiety signals except eating lots of food at family gatherings to please relatives. 26. Events in our lives that usually...
Crash During Approach to Landing Air Tahoma
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report gave details on the crash of Air Tahoma Flight 185 and listing the primary cause of the crash as fuel starvation event caused by the captain’s failure to adhere to established procedures for usage of the fuel crossfeed...
Does stress induced cortisol contribute to central obesity
Numerous studies (Bujalska et al, 1999; Wolf 1999; Bujalska et al, 2002; Bujalska et al, 2006), have defined the permissive role of glucocorticoids in inducing adipocyte differentiation and maturation. In a study by Fraser et al, (1999) it was shown that circulating glucocorticoid levels may...
Prevention of Childhood Obesity in 5-10 Years Old
As children grow up, their height and weight tend to change a lot varying in both boys and girls; this variation often makes it difficult to use a standard rate to diagnose obesity in children. Nonetheless, Special charts known as BMI (Body Mass Index) centile...
Health Psychology: Analysis of the Diabetes Case
Barron, in the 1920s, related Langerhan’s cells to diabetes. Insulin was also identified and linked with the pancreas and diabetes. The treatment of this disease has improved significantly since then (Diabetes. However, it remains one of the most difficult and delicate diseases to manage in...
Alcohol on Heart Disease - Article Critique
We expect his total blood cholesterol to be well over 200 mg/dL. He would probably have high blood pressure, high salt intake, and high fat and sugar consumption. So what would we think when confronted with a forty-five-year-old man who is tall and thin, does...
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Change4Life Health Promotion Campaign
The major advantage of the Change4life social marketing campaign is that it avoids hectoring people about their weight. Most of the people have poor food knowledge and culture and this situation increase people’s vulnerability to a life-threatening health problem like obesity (Burchi, et al, 2011)....
Family Therapy
The researcher states that family therapy has been advocated as the main mode of treatment for anorexia nervosa since the 1970s. In the 1950s, treatments relied on neuroleptics while in the 1960s, treatments relied on other forms of psychotherapy. The primary goal of family therapy...