Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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explore and decide a chosen topic relating to my specific nursing field. The topic which I have chosen is combining the role of the health visitor and tackling obesity in children. The rationale for this specific topic is that child obesity is a very current and growing issue in the UK. My chosen topic is related specifically to child nursing as according to ProQuest (2017)‚ Overweight and obese children are a large concern because if obesity begins during infancy and early childhood‚ they are at a
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Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW James E.Tillotson .2002‚ Fat and Getting Fatter! What Is the Food Industry’s Role?‚ Nutrition Today‚ vol. 37‚ no. 3‚ pp. 136-138 Stephen Leeder .2007‚ The obesity pandemic: a brilliant test of political capability‚ Online opinion - Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate‚ Available from: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/print.asp?article=5929 [ Accessed: July 5 2007 ] In the public debate‚ the increasing rates of obesity have been assumed to be
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Appendix 2 Literature Review – Childhood Obesity Obesity - Background All of the literature refers to similar statistics regarding obesity. The list below gives some examples of the data available from the different sources. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Obesity has more than doubled between 1990 and 2000 in Britain. One in 10 six year olds (8.5%) are obese. One in six (15%) 15 year olds is obese. If the current trends continue‚ one fifth of boys and one third of girls will be obese by 2020. Obesity is measured using
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Childhood Obesity Draft Tamika Wallace ENG122: English Composition II (ABD1138C) October 17‚ 2011 The Childhood Obesity Problem Childhood obesity is a serious health and societal issue. Rising at extreme rates‚ one may call it an epidemic. Childhood obesity increases incidences of mortality later in life‚ causes asthma and type II diabetes‚ which was only found in adults. With these ill effects‚ childhood obesity is an issue
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Introduction Once the research problem is identified and its delimitation made‚ review of literature is carried out. Sometimes literature review helps in problem identification. Review of literature means a review or study of literature relevant to the study taken up by the researcher. Best (1978) defines review of literature as “a brief summary of previous research and the writings of recognized experts provides the evidence that the researcher is familiar with what is
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Signs and symptoms of child hood illness Chicken pox – an infectious virus that also causes shingles in adults. Headache and a fever followed by an itchy‚ spotty red rash that first appears on the chest and then spreads over the body. It eventually turns to blisters and then scabs. Call your GP. Keep your child cool‚ use calamine to soothe the itching and discourage scratching! Treat a temperature with a fever-reducing medicine such as calpol Croup – a common viral illness. Symptoms come
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such as interdisciplinary rounds and medical rounds‚ but these are done perhaps daily or a few times a week. It is the focus of this paper to address three relevant headings related to nursing hourly rounding through research literature and review. With hourly rounding‚ nurses can independently initiate and perform tasks. Additionally‚ nurses can utilize the nursing process and apply it as frequently as every hour. For example‚ after medicating (implementation) the patient with pain medication
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Kailey O’Brien Position I Paper English Composition II Increase in Child Obesity Childhood obesity has become a significant problem affecting children ages 6-19 years old. It is the most prevalent current medical problem in the U.S. and other developed countries. Obesity is body weight that is 20% higher than the healthy weight range for a child or adolescent of that height‚ or as a body fat percentage above 25% in boys and 32% in girls. When a person takes in more calories than the body
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