Childhood Obesity

Running Head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Childhood Obesity
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Significance of the Issue and their Impact:
According to CDC (2019), child hood obesity is a complicated health issue in which the
weight of the child is more than that of the healthy weight. It can cause because of the
consumption of high calories food and lack of physical activity. Genetic factor is also
responsible for childhood obesity.
Childhood obesity effects the growth pattern of the children and along with that, it also
poses another health risks such as, it increases the chance of having cardiovascular disease, type
2 diabetes, muscular discomfort, joints problems and fatty liver disorder in children (CDC 2019).
Many of the health problems are responsible in increasing the mortality rate and decrease the life
expectancy rate of the population.
Childhood obesity poses a negative impact on the individual and their family. Children
suffering from obesity tend to have low- self-esteem, leads a lower quality of life, suffers from
multiple disorder and went into depression and in addition it also hinders the development of the
child. They also suffer from social problems which includes stigma and bullying. Obesity in
children also impacts negatively on the family such as, they remain stressed because of their
child’s health and also have to bear the additional cost of treatment to reduce the negative impact
of obesity. According to AIHW (2019), one in every four children of age group 2 – 7 years are
suffering from obesity.
Relationship between the Childhood Obesity and National Health Priorities Australia:
Among the 9 national health priorities, obesity is also considered as a national health
priorities. Obesity is a complicated issue which responsible for other health disease such as