Childhood Obesity | Questions and Answers.

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1. Childhood obesity is a serious issue and has been found to be the major cause of developing
severe complications decreasing the quality of life for children. The etiology of this condition is
multidimensional, hence, involves stakeholders from a variety of discipline, including multiple
stakeholders at the national or central level (ministries, health groups, NGOs and private
partners) and political leaders, health professionals, families, teachers, local NGOs, and the local
business community at the local level. With the rising prevalence of childhood obesity and its
associated conditions, these multidimensional stakeholders identify the necessity of educational
programs or campaigns as intervention to prevent childhood obesity in the community (Ganter et
al., 2015). Childhood obesity is caused due to a multiple factors which can be eradicated or
reduced if proper behavioral measures are taken. Thus, these behaviors are addressed and
targeted through conducting educational campaigns, bringing changes in school and
organizational policies for children, promotion programs, and involvement of various
stakeholders in the community. It is important to get an overview of the stakeholder’s
perspective since they understand barriers experienced by families, particularly low income
families, awareness about families experience and the best treatment approaches available for the
children. It is important to understand the stakeholder’s perspective in order to develop effective
strategies for intervention (Staniford et al., 2011).
2. Advantages:
 It has been found that social media can be act as a source of support, for instance, a study
conducted in the same area has suggested that individual who have expressed social
connected using various online platforms like Facebook, have less depression and anxiety
and a higher subjective wellbeing.