Causes Of Childhood Obesity
School of Nursing Midwifery & Indigenous Health
Subject: CHIP 915 Essential Skills for Health Researchers
Student Details, ID: 4423148
Student Email: sd637@uowmail.edu.au
Assessment 1 – Essay, Literature Review of a Health Topic
Due Date: 16/09/13
Submitted Date: 16/09/13
Prevalence and Causes of Childhood Obesity in Australia
Introduction
Childhood obesity is a major health issue in Australia. World Health Organization (WHO), 2009 has defined obesity as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the body that may impair health. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects the health and well-being of a child. The dietary intakes build up the unnecessary …show more content…
Various factors are linked to obese children. Kemp and Pienaar (2011) have raised the concern about the physical inactiveness of the children and concluded that obese children are less active than their respective non-obese counterparts. The authors carried out a research on total energy expenditure and physical activity among the children (seven boys and seventeen girls) aged nine to twelve years of age. Among them, nine were overweight and fifteen were obese. All the children were supposed to spend sixty minutes every day by doing physical exercises. Unlike the overweight children, none of the obese children met the requirements of sixty minutes physical activity …show more content…
Throughout their research, they noted the causes of childhood obesity and the interference from the Australian government. Along with parenting styles and physical activity, authors found that gender age, parent weight status and child’s personal behaviour and characteristics are important aspects of childhood obesity. Their research ended by concluding that there are several factors behind childhood obesity and all of us need to work together to bring down the number of Australian obese children.
Maher et al. (2010) has blamed Australian mothers for the obesity in children. The authors discussed about the management of children and social functioning. Normally, a mother looks after the child and therefore she determines the diet of a child. Although mothers work is not directly acknowledged, but maternal responsibility for childhood, obesity dominates in social science and public health.
Regarding the causes, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013) has raised issue of socio- economic factors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyles among children. On the other hand, NSW Public School (2008) is alarming the issue of dietary intake and has initiated school canteen strategy with the hope to provide quality food for the
Subject: CHIP 915 Essential Skills for Health Researchers
Student Details, ID: 4423148
Student Email: sd637@uowmail.edu.au
Assessment 1 – Essay, Literature Review of a Health Topic
Due Date: 16/09/13
Submitted Date: 16/09/13
Prevalence and Causes of Childhood Obesity in Australia
Introduction
Childhood obesity is a major health issue in Australia. World Health Organization (WHO), 2009 has defined obesity as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the body that may impair health. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects the health and well-being of a child. The dietary intakes build up the unnecessary …show more content…
Various factors are linked to obese children. Kemp and Pienaar (2011) have raised the concern about the physical inactiveness of the children and concluded that obese children are less active than their respective non-obese counterparts. The authors carried out a research on total energy expenditure and physical activity among the children (seven boys and seventeen girls) aged nine to twelve years of age. Among them, nine were overweight and fifteen were obese. All the children were supposed to spend sixty minutes every day by doing physical exercises. Unlike the overweight children, none of the obese children met the requirements of sixty minutes physical activity …show more content…
Throughout their research, they noted the causes of childhood obesity and the interference from the Australian government. Along with parenting styles and physical activity, authors found that gender age, parent weight status and child’s personal behaviour and characteristics are important aspects of childhood obesity. Their research ended by concluding that there are several factors behind childhood obesity and all of us need to work together to bring down the number of Australian obese children.
Maher et al. (2010) has blamed Australian mothers for the obesity in children. The authors discussed about the management of children and social functioning. Normally, a mother looks after the child and therefore she determines the diet of a child. Although mothers work is not directly acknowledged, but maternal responsibility for childhood, obesity dominates in social science and public health.
Regarding the causes, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013) has raised issue of socio- economic factors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyles among children. On the other hand, NSW Public School (2008) is alarming the issue of dietary intake and has initiated school canteen strategy with the hope to provide quality food for the