CHILD OBESITY IN NEWZELAND ARTICLE 2022

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Child obesity in New Zealand is one of the most important national health concerns.
A huge number of people are affected by this problem. In this paper, the child obesity of New
Zealand is analyzed. Two articles related to child obesity in New Zealand are analyzed in this
article. In this paper, this issue will be analyzed and the main differences and similarities
between these two papers.
Child obesity is a medical condition where an excess amount of body fat affects
negatively. Excess weight is the result of an energy inequality. In the shape of food, too much
energy is put into the children’s bodies from New Zealand. However, enough amount of
energy is not used through physical exercise. This excess amount of energies stored in the
children’s body from New Zealand as fat. This medical condition affects a child’s health.
Children turn in to overweight and obese for several reasons, such as genetic factors,
unhealthy food habits, lack of physical activities. In very rare cases, child obesity can happen
from a hormonal problem (Kelly & Swinburn, 2015). According to The New Zealand Health
Survey of 2017-2018, among eight children, one child is facing the child obesity problem. In
2017-2018, the child obesity rate increased to 12%. In 2006-2007, the child obesity rate was
8 % in New Zealand. In this country, 18% Maori children, 29% Polynesian children are obese
("Obesity Statistics", 2019).
As a developed country, New Zealand is trying to prevent child obesity (Vandevijvere
& Swinburn, 2014). Maximum children from Maori and Pacific are the burden of this
medical condition. Those children with obesity are associated with not only health risks and
diabetes, but also with a psychological problem. After the survey of the New Zealand
government, it can be said that child obesity can begin in the early stage of life. Child obesity
is associated with mental obesity, hypertension, fatal and early aspect of life. In the future,
those children with obese will face sociological problem. That problem will not be going to

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help the psychological wellbeing of the children. It will create an obstacle for the
development of the kid. This situation will affect the economy of New Zealand.
The first article analyses the role of early life factors. This article is an internet-based
birth study related to child obesity in New Zealand. The location of this study is Wellington,
New Zealand and the location of other additional studies is the main cities of New Zealand
(Rush, Obolonkin & Savila, 2013). The pregnant woman aged 16 and above are eligible to
participate. Through this method, it is examined the ethnic differences in the early factors
related to risk for obesity. These ethnic differences explain socio-demographic factors (Howe
et al., 2015). Having an obese mother is a risk. This risk was double in the infants of Pacific
and Maori in comparison with other New Zealand infants. Mothers from Maori and Pacific
had a bad food habit. These women prefer snacks rather than healthy food, which is not good
for their health and for their baby (Bird et al., 2017). In the first week, infants of these women
from Maori and Pacific had higher weights and the first three months. Maternal education,
age, and deprivation related to the area cannot explain these inequalities. Any ethnic
differences were not found in hypertensions in the pregnancy time, physical activities while
maternal pre-pregnancy. Socio-demographical variables, pattern score of a dietary, index of
maternal pre-pregnancy body mass cannot explain the ethnic inequality in the weights of 3
months infant. This topic is important. This topic analyzed ethnic differences, which is the
early life factors for the infant and children
In the second article, the participant method is used. The objectives this journal is to
evaluate the prevalence of obesity, and overweight among four years old children from New
Zealand. By this assessment, it is going to be determinate whether socio-economic and ethnic
groupings have impact on child obesity or not. Weight and height of 75-92% of 4-year-old
children from New Zealand, collected by the national screening program between 2010 and
2016 are used to analyze the Participants method. Children from New Zealand were classified

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as obese or overweight when they are above 85th, 95th and 99.7 the percentile for age and
body mass index accommodated by sex (Shackleton et al., 2018). The rate of prevalence was
examined by sex, ethnicity, and statistics of socio-economic deprivation. After the
adjustments for ethnicity, sex, and rural or urban residence, in obesity the downward trends
persisted in the population of New Zealand. This topic is important because the focus of the
journal is to assess the trend of prevalence of obesity of the children from New Zealand.
The differences between these two articles will be discussed in this part. The result of
the early life risk factors method gives evidence of excessive overweight. Early life risk
factors have an important role in obesity. There are several reasons, such as an unhealthy
maternal diet during the pregnancy period, specific maternal obesity, the maximum weight of
the infants from Maori and Pacific in New Zealand. Ethnic inequalities have a deep impact on
child obesity in New Zealand,
The result of the Participant methods is important. It helps New Zealand government
to understand the prevalence of obesity, over-weight of the children from New Zealand. This
descending trend of obesity, over-weight or the obesity which is in extreme amount in the
population continue after the adjustment of ethnicity, deprivation, sex, and rural or urban
residence. This movement of downward was discovered across ethnicity, sex, and deprivation
groups.
There are similarities between these two articles. The similarities are to prevent obese
in the children of New Zealand these two models give some idea. What are the reasons for
children obese? What should be done to prevent this medical situation? Children can be
affected by this obesity. Children with obesity have a problem related to health, education,
psychological situation, quality of life, asthma, body dissatisfaction, in the future. Children
with obesity will have the problem of obesity as an adult. It will be risky for the future. There

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are risks like type two diabetes, some cancers, mental illness, and chronic pain, heart disease.
Childhood obesity creates an impact on the mental well-being of the children. To prevent this
child obesity parents can provide healthy foods like plenty of vegetables, whole grain
products, and fruits to the children. Children should stop eating sugary and fatty foods.
Parents should avoid vegetable oil and avoid animal-based oil (Haszard et al., 2015). The
children must do physical activity. Parents should provide education and nutrition to their
children. To prevent the child obesity government, parents and school authorities should
follow a food structure (Anderson et al., 2016). That will help the children to fight against
child obesity in New Zealand.
Thereafter analyzing the models, it can be said that the Patients model and the early
life factors method, it can be said that these two studies provide the evidence related to child
obesity. Early life risk factors and ethnicity groupings have a role in this child obesity of New
Zealand. Another important thing is food habits, diet; physical activities have a role in child
obesity. Suggestions got by these papers, it can be said that an immediate need to prevent
child obesity the New Zealand government should act urgently (Swinburn & Wood, 2013).
Being a developed country, the government of New Zealand should create a proper plat to
prevent child obesity. It is a primary concern for the New Zealand government. A huge
number of children from New Zealand are affected by child obesity. it is not good for their
future. It will help the country to maintain a healthy atmosphere.

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