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Healthy Orange. Healthy Orange. Improved nutrition Particularly 5-9 fruits and vegetables per day Increased exercise Encouraging exercise on a daily basis, particularly walking Tobacco free lifestyle. Benefits of Walking. Healthy Orange. Primary Secondary Tertiary. PREVENTION.
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Healthy Orange • Improved nutrition Particularly 5-9 fruits and vegetables per day • Increased exercise Encouraging exercise on a daily basis, particularly walking • Tobacco free lifestyle
Primary Secondary Tertiary PREVENTION
The Problem • Over the last 20 years nationwide obesity rates doubled in adults and the % of seriously overweight tripled. • 65% of adults are overweight or obese. • 25% of adults are obese i.e. BMI>30
Child (Ages 6-11) 30% overweight 15.3% obese Adolescent (Ages 12-19) 30.4% overweight 15.5% obese Child and Adolescent Obesity
Conditions that Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents are Faced With • Asthma • Diabetes (Type II) • Hypertension • Orthopedic Pain & Development
National daily recommended amount of exercise per day • A minimum of 30 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous activity on most days of the week • Can be broken down into sessions • Should be at least 50-75 % of maximum of heart rate