Childhood Obesity: The Importance Of Public Health Issues
Public Health Issue
Childhood obesity is a disease that had affected many kids and teenagers and should be taken very serious. It is generated when a child is extremely over the scale of the normal weight for his or her age range. Childhood obesity is really upsetting because when children start to gain extra weight at a young age, it has a negative impact on their wellbeing in the long run. For example; diabetes, hypertension and elevated cholesterol all can be a result of childhood obesity (CDC, 2015).
Importance of the Public Health Issue
The rates are alarming and should cause a concern to the nation. The Obesity rate has increased in children age 6-11 years old in the United States from 7% in 1980 to almost 18% in 2012. The percentages …show more content…
This has caused an epidemic not only statewide, but nationwide as well. Obesity has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents (CDC, 2015). This is an issue that we all as a nation should work together to bring these high rates down and help our children live healthy life styles. Childhood obesity can cause chronic health issues later on in life that can shorten the lifespan of these kids. It is our responsibility to help them change, it starts with us. I will be focusing on the obesity of children ages …show more content…
A survey was taken by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to analyze this data (Childhood Obesity in the United States). In the last 10 years, childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate of more than 120% among African Americans and Hispanics, but only increasing by about 50% in Caucasians. Data was collected by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the results shows that African America and Hispanic girls are at risk to have a higher BMI than Caucasian girls of the same age. About 28% of African American girls and about 20% of Hispanic girls between the ages of 12-19 were at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Body Mass Index (BMI) growth charts for their age compared to 14.5% of Caucasian girls (Childhood Obesity in the United
Childhood obesity is a disease that had affected many kids and teenagers and should be taken very serious. It is generated when a child is extremely over the scale of the normal weight for his or her age range. Childhood obesity is really upsetting because when children start to gain extra weight at a young age, it has a negative impact on their wellbeing in the long run. For example; diabetes, hypertension and elevated cholesterol all can be a result of childhood obesity (CDC, 2015).
Importance of the Public Health Issue
The rates are alarming and should cause a concern to the nation. The Obesity rate has increased in children age 6-11 years old in the United States from 7% in 1980 to almost 18% in 2012. The percentages …show more content…
This has caused an epidemic not only statewide, but nationwide as well. Obesity has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents (CDC, 2015). This is an issue that we all as a nation should work together to bring these high rates down and help our children live healthy life styles. Childhood obesity can cause chronic health issues later on in life that can shorten the lifespan of these kids. It is our responsibility to help them change, it starts with us. I will be focusing on the obesity of children ages …show more content…
A survey was taken by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to analyze this data (Childhood Obesity in the United States). In the last 10 years, childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate of more than 120% among African Americans and Hispanics, but only increasing by about 50% in Caucasians. Data was collected by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the results shows that African America and Hispanic girls are at risk to have a higher BMI than Caucasian girls of the same age. About 28% of African American girls and about 20% of Hispanic girls between the ages of 12-19 were at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Body Mass Index (BMI) growth charts for their age compared to 14.5% of Caucasian girls (Childhood Obesity in the United