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Child Obesity

Child Obesity. Child Care 2. What is Obesity. The presence of body mass index (BMI) greater than the 95 th percentile for age and sex according to national growth charts The most common nutritional disorder among our nations youth!. Child Obesity- Dangers. Medical Behavioral

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Child Obesity

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  1. Child Obesity Child Care 2

  2. What is Obesity • The presence of body mass index (BMI) greater than the 95th percentile for age and sex according to national growth charts • The most common nutritional disorder among our nations youth!

  3. Child Obesity- Dangers • Medical • Behavioral • Reduced energy expenditure • Societal pressure • Nutritional transition

  4. Physical Consequences • Cardiovascular • Respiratory • Metabolic • Orthopedic

  5. Long-term Consequences • Adult obesity • Cardiovascular disease • Breast cancer • Colon cancer • Type 2 Diabetes • Financial ramifications

  6. Psychological Factors • Lower self-esteem • Increased depression • Social outcasts

  7. Prevention • Risk factors to be addressed: • High birth weight • Maternal smoking in first trimester • Early introduction to solid foods • Overweight parents

  8. Prevention • Risk factors to be addressed: • Socio-economic status • More then 11 hours/week tv • Low participation in school sports/activities • Few interests involving active play • More then 2 hours per day traveling by care • Few siblings

  9. Treatment • Intervention should focus on • Realistic body weight • Incorporating healthy eating and physical activity • Involvement • Parental involvement is very incorporate in treatment

  10. Obesity is increasing rapidly throughout the United States. In 1993, 12 states had obesity prevalence rates between 15 percent and 19 percent, and no states had rates at or above 20 percent. By 2003, 15 states had obesity prevalence rates between 15 percent and 19 percent, 31 states had rates between 20 percent and 24 percent, and four states had rates at or above 25 percent. The highest regional prevalence of obesity is consistently in the South. (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003; http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/index.htm) From the statistical sourcebook “A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States.” To order, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or email inquiries@heart.org

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