Research Project: Factors Influencing Overweight and Obesity

This research project investigates the factors that influence overweight and obesity, particularly focusing on young adults aged 20 to 30. The study explores the meaning and significance of obesity management, identifying key factors such as diet, lack of physical activity, and lifestyle choices. It examines strategies for effective treatment, including lifestyle changes and physical activity. The research employs a descriptive research design with a qualitative research technique, collecting primary data through surveys and analysis. The project includes a literature review, research methodology, data analysis, and conclusions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the issue and potential solutions. The research aims to analyze the factors that influence overweight and obesity within young and adult people to determine the importance of obesity management.

RESEARCH PROJECT

ABSTRACT
In the present time, there is huge issue within the human being about Obesity. It is a
medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated. This is common issue within the
human being by which extra fat can store with the body of human being. Obesity enhances due
to the various reason like lack of physical activities, combination of the excessive food intake
and genetic susceptibility, mental disorder, genes etc. In the present study, the major reason of
scholar is to determine the importance of the obesity management. In order to attain this
objective, scholar will collect the information about the subject and implement various methods
of research methodology.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In order to accomplish this project, my parents and tutor have supported me in large manner. I
would like to thank my parents who always encouraging me for enhance my personality and face
the challenging task. Further, I would like to thank my tutor who helped me in accomplishing
this project.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
Research Background.............................................................................................................1
Rationale of the research........................................................................................................2
Research Aim.........................................................................................................................2
Research Objectives...............................................................................................................2
Research Question..................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................3
Meaning and concept of the obesity management.................................................................3
Significance of the obesity management among young and adult people who is the age of 20
to 30 year old..........................................................................................................................3
Factor that influence overweight and obesity within the young and adult people who is the age
of 20 to 30 year old.................................................................................................................3
Strategies to provide effective treatment to the obesity.........................................................4
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY..............................................................................5
Time-scale..............................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION......................................................7
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.....................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................22
Questionnaire........................................................................................................................22

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Research Title
“To analyse the factors that influence overweight and obesity within young and adult people”
Research Background
In the present time, it is very important to acknowledge and aware about the obesity
management. Due to the engaged schedule, every one has faced the issue of the obesity. The
present study provides an effective knowledge and understanding of the obesity management and
its importance in the human being life. In order to attain the objective to analyse the significance
of the obesity management, scholar will use effective methods of the research methodology.
Obesity is one of the major problem in the present time by which health of the human being is
negatively influenced. The effective management of the obesity includes the lifestyle changes
medications or surgery. With help of this study about to analyse the factor that influence
overweight and obesity within the people.
Obesity is that condition in the human being while their physical portion stored with extra
fat. While any person occupied with obesity then their physical structure can changed to previous
structure. This much fat can negatively influence to the health of the person. In this present
study, the major reason of scholar is to determine factors that influence overweight and obesity
within human being. For attainment of this objective, scholar has collect the primary information
from the heath experts in the hospital who serving the treatment to obesity patients. With help of
collected data, scholar can easily analyse the strategies to treated the patient of obesity.
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Rationale of the research
The major reason for selection of this topic is that researcher wanted to explore the
understanding and knowledge about the subject. Obesity is very common topic in the present
time as every one faced this heath disorder (Hughes and Ferrett, 2011). In order to get deep
knowledge about the obesity management, researcher will select this topic as research topic. In
the present time, most of the obesity problem has been seen in the young and adult people who
is age of 20 to 30. There are several reasons for increasing the issue of obesity within the young
people. The major reason for selecting this topic as research topic is that scholar have huge
curiosity to acknowledge the reason for obesity in the young people. Another reason is that
scholar have sufficient information about the mentioned topic (Hyatt, 2013). In this present
study, scholar has selected the topic related to the obesity management under which researcher
wanted to analyse the strategies to deliver effective treatment to obesity patient. Scholar wanted
to explore the factors that influence the obesity problem and also desires to acknowledge about
the strategies to overcome the issue of obesity.
Research Aim
“To analyse the factors that influence overweight and obesity within young and adult people who
is the age of 20 to 30 year old”
Research Objectives
 Explore the meaning and concept of the obesity management
 Assess the significance of the obesity management
 To determine the factors that influence the obesity within the young and adult people
 To analyse the strategies to provide treatment to the obesity and over weight patient in
the young and adult people
Research Question
 What is the factors that influence overweight and obesity within individual?
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CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
Meaning and concept of the obesity management
According to the view of Frieden, (2013) Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body
fat has accumulated. This is common issue within the human being by which extra fat can store
with the body of human being. While any person physical structure exceed to its limit and fat
stored in their physical outlook then it is known as the obesity issue. In the opinion of Reeves,
Lewin and Espin, (2011) obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat
that it might have a negative effect on their health.
Significance of the obesity management among young and adult people who is the age of 20 to
30 year old.
As per the view of Guzman and et.al., (2015) obesity management is very essential in the
present time because due to this issue several kinds of the health problem occurred in the human
being. It is very important to provide the effective knowledge about the obesity management in
the youth, adult and old people, children through which they can manage their healthy life.
People should take the proper sleep in their life for improving the issue of the obesity. By taking
the proper sleep, individual can escape from the obesity problem. In the opinion of it is very
important to manage the obesity in the young and adult people because if they do not focus on
this health issue then it will create other heath problems like heart disease, diabetes, high blood
pressure, certain cancers and other chronic conditions etc.
Factor that influence overweight and obesity within the young and adult people who is the age of
20 to 30 year old.
As per the view of Hughes and Ferrett, (2011) improper diet balance and consuming too
many calories is one of the major factor that influence to the obesity within the people. The
energy value of the food is measured in unit called calories. While people consume the calories
in high level of quantity then obesity problem can occurs in the body of people. As per the view
of R., Bluff, and Clayton, (2012) poor diet is another major factor that influence to the obesity
problem in the human being. While people eat large amount of processed or fast food, drinking
too much alcohol, eating out a lot and eating larger portion than they required then obesity
problem can occurred in them. According to the view of Reeves, Lewin and Espin, (2011) lack of
physical activity is another major reason for obesity in the human being. While people have job
that involves sitting at a desk for most of the days. They also rely on their car, rather than
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walking and cycling. Seating by too much time on the chair is one of the activity which influence
individual about the obesity problem. According to the view of Herring, Spangaro, Lauw and
McNamara, 2013) in the present time, most of the obesity issue has seemed ion the young and
adult people who is the age of 20 to 30 year old. In the young people, this issue is seemed in high
level because they are engaged in their engaged life like professional life, student life etc. Due to
the long seating in office and long seating in collage for studies, young people can covered from
the obesity issue.
Strategies to provide effective treatment to the obesity
As per the view of Kane and Kane, (2013) one of the major strategy to improve the
obesity is physical activity and exercises. With help of daily physical activities and exercise,
people can improve their obesity issue in an effective manner. In the contradicting view
Karjalainen, Blencowe and Lillsunde, (2012) stated that proper and healthy diet is another major
strategy to improve obesity problem. People should take the healthy food.
According to the view of Martin, Lippitt and Prothero, (2013) The effective treatment can
start with comprehensive lifestyle management like proper diet, physical activity, behaviour
modification etc. In the opinion of McCarthy and Rose, (2010) there is huge requirement to
understand the significance of the obesity management in the human being because due to the
obesity problem, individual can face other kind of the issue related to the health. It is very
importance for the individual to understand the strategies to overcome the obesity. Firstly human
being can overcome this issue by treating themselves.
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CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology is one of the most important aspect in the research study under
which scholar can access the actual objective by use of various methods. With help of various
methods of the research methodology, scholar can attain its determined objective. In this study
following are some method will apply-
 Research philosophies- Research philosophy is the path to resolve the issue in the
research study. Researcher can easily access the right solution with help of this method.
Major two kind of the philosophies that is interpretivism and positivism. In the present
study, scholar will implement positivism philosophy for obtain the right and effective
solution (Denzin and Lincol, 2005).
 Research approach- Research approach is that method which aid in analysing the
objective of study. In the present study, scholar will apply deductive research approach
for find out the strategies to deliver effective treatment to the obesity patient (Denzin and
Lincoln, 2005).
 Research design- Research design helps to the scholar in collecting, assessing and
analysing the information about the subject. In this study, scholar will apply descriptive
research design for analysing the strategies to deliver effective treatment to obesity
patient (Khalid, A. N. S., 2009.)
 Research technique- Qualitative research technique will apply in the study for analysing
the strategies to deliver effective treatment to the patient. With help of qualitative
research technique, the data can be analyse in graph, charts and table.
 Data collection- In this method scholar collect the information about the subject for attain
the objective. Major two kind of data collection method that is primary and secondary. In
this present study, primary data collection can apply for taking the fresh information
about the topic of obesity management (Johnson and Christensen, 2010). In this present
research primary data collection can be used to examine the fresh information about the
topic of obesity management because with help of primary data collection, fresh
information about the subject can obtain.
 Sampling- Scholar will take the 20 young and adult people who age of the 20 to 30 year
old and who is facing the obesity issue
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Time-scale
Activity/Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Supervisor meeting
Proposal submission
Design the research aim and objective
Rationale of the study
Design literature review
Case study analysis
Primary and secondary data collection
Data analysis and interpretation
Conclusion and recommendation
Submit the report
Modified the changes
Final Submission
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CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
In the research researcher required various resources such as human resource, time, fund
etc. Each resource is very important in the study for conduct the investigation. First resource is
human resource where the scholar has used to them in collection of information. In addition to
this, another significant resource is time which required in the entire investigation as all activity
of the research should completed in the specific period of time. In order to match this research
with the research question, scholar has divided the entire time duration in the 16 weeks so as
research question can easily address. In addition to this, financial resource has used to print
questionnaire, purchase stationary, internet cost, transportation cost etc.
In this present research, the major aim of the investigator is to analyse the factor which
causes the obesity issue in the young and adult people who have age of 20 to 30 year old. In
order to collect the information about the obesity in the young and adult people, investigator has
been selected the 20 young and adult people who are studying and working in the corporate. In
order to collect primary information, scholar has prepared a systematic questionnaire along with
the questions of obesity management. In addition to this researcher taken the personal email id of
the adult and young people and sent the questionnaire to all of them. This is the best way to
collect the primary data because in this method of data collection, respondents can freely share
their view and opinions.
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Theme 1: Age of the respondents
Age Frequency
15 to 25 year 8
25 to 40 year 6
40 to 50 year 4
50 above 2
Theme 2: Profession of the respondents
What is your profession Frequency
Student 8
Employees 8
Household 2
Other 2
Theme 3: Physical health been negatively impacted by obesity
Have your physical health been negatively impacted by obesity? Frequency
Yes 17
No 3
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