Childhood Obesity

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Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is the serious health condition that impacts children and adolescents.
Childhood obesity is specifically troubling as the extra weight often start kids on the path of
health issues that were previously considered as the youngster’s problem. Childhood obesity is
recognised as one of major issues of current century (Hayes, Chevalier, D'Souza, Baur, Wen, and
Simpson, 2016). This particular health issues is not restricted to a particular city or country it has
been affecting people from all around the world. The prevalence rate of childhood obesity
increased at the alarming rate. Worldwide, it is estimated more than 41 million children below
the age of 5 were affected in 2016. And nearly half of these kids were from Asia and some parts
of Africa (World Health Organisation, 2019).
According to a report published by the Centre for disease control and prevention US, the
prevalence of this health among children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years, was 18.5 per cent
and affected nearly 13.7 million kids and adolescents. Prevalence of obesity was 13.9 per cent
among the kids aged 2 to 5 and 18.4 per cent among the broods aged 6 to 11 years. Obese
children often feel stress and depression, and they are more probable to remain obese adolescents
and even adults (Sabin, and Kiess, 2015). They may also develop other health condition like
diabetes, asthma. Family is also affected as their child is suffering from fatness, they may also
experience stress and anxiety as this particular health issues is linked to cardiovascular disorders
also. Depending on obesity incidence this problem may represent a higher community concern or
anxiety such as failing to control the problem (Brownell, and Walsh, 2017).

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Childhood obesity and Australian National Health Priorities
One of the main Australian National Health Priorities is cardiovascular diseases that have been
increased in past few years. In kids with extra pounds cardiovascular risk aspects are commonly
overlooked, however it play a key role later life. One in three obese people diagnosed with
hypertension or high blood pressure compared to the normal weight people. It has been also
reported that self-reported prevalence of cardiovascular problems was nearly three times higher
in the individuals characterised as obese (Hayes et al., 2016). Self-reported diabetes type 2 found
to be weight time more common among the obese people that among the people with normal
weight. Although the Australian kids have the lower rated of being overweight and obese
compare to the children from USA, UK, Canada, and New Zealand, but since1990 the rates
inclined steadily and may surpass the rates of other countries. The total extra economic burden in
cardiovascular disorders and diabetes type 2 in 2011 to 2012 were reported more than $3.9
million. It has been estimated that these numbers will be increases to 16.9 million in 2031 to
2032. Different Australian researchers of investigators found that childhood obesity play a key
role in developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes related problems in adult life or in elder
life. These figures are more concerning for Australian health provider and government bodies
(Schmidt et al., 2016).
Social determinants of health
Foo related Parenting beliefs
Different studies reported that the dominant parenting ideologies of parents undermine their
ability the make that their children consume healthy food. In countries like Australia and UK the
happiness of the child is more concerning for the parents than the obesity and nutritional