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Childhood Obesity & Risk                  Factors

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Childhood Obesity & Risk                  Factors

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A child that is well above normal weight and or healthy weight when it comes to his/her weight and age becomes childhood obesity. This becomes an issue when you are consuming high calorie, low nutrient foods and drinks. Also, if you are not maintaining a healthy diet and getting involved in physical activities. Childhood obesity can cause high blood pressure, joint problems, breathing problems, type 2 diabetes, and or glucose tolerance, etc. Also, it can affect you mentally, for example, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and or being bullied, etc. The environment around a child will most likely determine a child's eating choices.

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Overweight & Obesity. (2016, December 15). Retrieved December 1, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Childhood obesity is a complex health issue. It occurs when a child is well above the normal or healthy weight for his or her age and height. The causes of excess weight gain in young people are similar to those in adults, including behavior and genetics. Obesity is also influenced by a person's community as it can affect the ability to make healthy choices.

Behavior

Behaviors that influence excess weight gain include eating high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and beverages, medication use and sleep routines. Not getting enough physical activity and spending too much time on sedentary activities such as watching television or other screen devices can lead to weight gain.

In contrast, consuming healthy foods and being physically active can help children grow and maintain a healthy weight. Balancing energy or calories consumed from foods and beverages with the calories burned through activity plays a role in preventing excess weight gain. In addition, eating healthy foods and being physically active helps to prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and heart disease.

Use these resources to eat well and be active!

A healthy diet follows the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americansexternal icon .It emphasizes eating a variety of vegetables and fruits, whole grains, a variety of lean protein foods, and low-fat and fat-free dairy products. It also recommends limiting foods and beverages with added sugars, solid fats, or sodium.

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americansexternal icon recommends children aged 6 - 17 years do at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. Children aged 3 through 5 years should be physically active throughout the day for growth and development.

See tips to help children maintain a healthy weight.

Community Environment

It can be difficult to make healthy food choices and get enough physical activity in environments that do not support healthy habits. Places such as childcare centers, schools, or communities can affect diet and activity through the foods and drinks they offer and the opportunities for physical activity they provide. Other community factors include the affordability of healthy food options, peer and social supports, marketing and promotion, and policies that determine how a community is designed.

Consequences of Obesity

More Immediate Health Risks

Obesity during childhood can harm the body in a variety of ways. Children who have obesity are more likely to have:⁽¹⁻⁷⁾

High blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.

Breathing problems, such as asthma and sleep apnea.

Joint problems and musculoskeletal discomfort.

Fatty liver disease, gallstones, and gastro-esophageal reflux (i.e., heartburn).

Childhood obesity is also related to ⁸⁻¹⁰:

Psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.

Low self-esteem and lower self-reported quality of life.

Social problems such as bullying and stigma.

Future Health Risks

Children who have obesity are more likely to become adults with obesity.¹¹ Adult obesity is associated with increased risk of several serious health conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.¹²

If children have obesity, their obesity and disease risk factors in adulthood are likely to be more severe.¹³

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Causes and Consequences of Childhood Obesity

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Childhood obesity is a complex health issue. It occurs when a child is well above the normal or healthy weight for his or her age and height. The causes of excess weight gain in young people are similar to those in adults, including behavior and genetics.

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McDonald's. (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2018, from https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html

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We can all agree that McDonald's is one of the top fast food places in America. Right? This food place consist of selling fast food that may not be healthy for one person, but their not all unhealthy. There are some meals or sides that are considered healthy, even at other fast food restaurants. Looking back at my charts, the healthier meal would be the kids meal because you have a better choice of food, whereas for the adult meal you already have so much salt and grease in the burger itself. Nutrition plays a big role in a child's life because the diet that they choose can either affect them in a positive or negative way. Its our teachers and parents who make the decision on what children should eat. In the book, it states "Teachers and parents play an important role in shaping the health of young children...teachers must be able to recognize aspects of the changing food environment that challenge children's diets and learn about ways to to work with families and understand optimal nutrition." This just explains that we need to make sure that we are monitoring what our children and students eat so that it doesn't affect their school performance.

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Sorte, J., Daeschel, I., & Amador, C. (2017). Nutrition, health, and safety for young children: Promoting wellness. Boston: Pearson.

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According to the CACFP, when serving meals and or snacks, it is standard procedure to include a wide variety of veggies, fruits, more whole grain items, and less foods with saturated fats/added sugar. In the book it explains that for a snack fresh fruits and veggies should be offered over 100% fruit juice because fresh healthy foods have more of the nutrients and fibers that are needed to help children feel full longer. When preparing a menu, you need to: gather tools for menu planning, prepare to write they cycle menu, create a budget for menus, and build the menu. It is important that you follow Sample Menu Evaluation Checklist, which should be provided in your facility.

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2018, from https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks

Sorte, J., Daeschel, I., & Amador, C. (2017). Nutrition, health, and safety for young children: Promoting wellness. Boston: Pearson.

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My thoughts on this article are not positive. I must say that it honestly makes me sad because it explained in the article that these risk factors start at at the age of two all the way up to young adulthood. Its just sad because parents don't really think about this stuff until it actually affects them or their child. The PDAY studies showed that people, children 15-34 years old had passed away due to cardiovascular issues, which I think is really sad because their deaths were accidental. Their deaths were due to the increase of fatty streaks in their body. Although, this is a wake up to actually stop on top of having a healthy diet, it also makes you want to get more engaged in healthy diet research or actually start looking at the nutrition facts on our food.

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Daniels, S. R., & Greer, F. R. (2008, July 01). Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood. Retrieved December 1, 2018, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/122/1/198.full

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McDonald's. (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2018, from https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html

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As I stated before in Step 1, yes McDonalds is fast food and contains unhealthy food, but there are also, healthy choices. We just have to be willing to make a better eating choice and choose to eat right so we don't suffer later. This chart shows a better choice of food and nutrition facts for it. For the kids meal, the yogurt is 100% Vitamin C whereas on the other chart it was apple slices which had 0% Vitamin C. For the adult chart, it was quarter pounder burger that had a total of 530 calories whereas the salad had only 320 calories. So, we have to look at the facts before we order so we know exactly what we are putting into our body.