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Health Promotion of Obesity - PDF

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Health Promotion of Obesity - PDF

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Health Promotion of Obesity & KOALA Program evaluation usingCognitive Social theoryStudent Name:Student ID:Subject Name:Subject ID:Date Due:Professor Name:1 | Page
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1.0 IntroductionObesity amongst children in Australia and New Zealand is particularly high (Wang &Lim, 2012). Environmental factors induce dietary patterns and physical activities that lead tophysical disabilities in children. There is various impact of weight on children’s ability toperform basic roles. Researchers had conducted various studies to analyse comparative variancebetween children those who were overweight and non-overweight. Significance discrepancy inresults was obtained that reflected a critical area of study (Smibert et.al., 2010). The scope of thisstudy encompasses health promotion of obesity in children along with identification of KOALAProgram that aimed at analysis of lifestyle of overweight children. 2.0 Health Promotion of ObesityChildren obesity is a major health concern across Australia and New Zealand. It isconsidered a condition in which excess body fat affects health of a child’s wellbeing. It is nearlyimpossible to determine body fat directly; hence it is best assessed by BMI. Childhood obesity isregarded as a serious health concern. Recently there is a rise in childhood obesity rates affectingmajority of the population that is contributed by unhealthy diet (De Onis, Blössner & Borghi,2010). Implications of childhood obesity are not only psychological but also physical in nature.Dr. Gary Leong establishes that children, who are obese, have reached alarming levels inAustralia. With current trends continuing it has been estimated that more than half of Australia’schildren will be overweight. Such explosion in being overweight will lead to emerging of Type 2Diabetes in young adults or adults. 2 | Page
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Research indicates children, who are obese are prone to less activeness and coordinationin their activities. They tend to have lower strength capabilities with little static and dynamicbalance. An important indicator that can affect health programs in obesity is BMI (Body MassIndex). With multifarious health impacts associated with obese children there can be morbiditythat arises at a very young age. There is a growing concern amongst health practioner and GP inAustralia to undertake measures to curb obesity amongst children. Obese children experienceshigher degree of psychological and emotional traumas from their peers. They are also known toface discrimination within their own family, leading to development of low self-esteem. Physicalconditions can often lead to being life-threatening as indicated by sleep problems, cancer, highblood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes along with other disorders. In various cases liverdiseases, menarche or early puberty might set in. Long-term health impacts from obesity mightbe greater as they grow into adults. There are various causes attributed to reasons for childhoodobesity. The topic has attracted immense interests from me due to the nature of the topic itself.Firstly, the subject allows diversified areas of study by connecting childhood obesity withmorbidity during adulthood. Secondly, there is a plethora of situations that might arise in casechildhood obesity is not connected to its reason for best possible treatment (D’MELLO et. al.,2011). Most importantly, this subject is of interests because it allows reversing of effects,meaning it is easier to deal with childhood obesity rather than treating an adult with morbidities.Type 2 diabetes is easier dealt with during childhood period rather than in adulthood. Therefore,it can be said this topic offers versatile range of opportunities to undertake analysis, which is thereason for the selection. 3 | Page
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