A Critical Evaluation of Public Health Approaches to Combat Obesity

This report evaluates the effectiveness of public health approaches in addressing obesity. It begins by defining obesity and its associated health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. The report examines various causes of obesity, such as genetic factors, lifestyle choices ...Read More

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Topic: To evaluate if public health approaches to tackle the obesity rather than effectively
addressing the problems as it tends to arrive for the individual.
Obesity is mainly linked with the set of complex problem which results in excessive degree
of the body fat. Obesity is considered to be as a mental issue which tends to increase the risk of
other set of diseases and various other health problems (Flint and Cummins, 2016). Obesity has
been usually diagnosed when the body mass index of the person is 30 or even higher.
Management of the obesity and approaches associated with it mainly starts by the comprehensive
lifestyle management. This study will focus on creating an argumentative public health approach
associated with the obesity. Obesity in turn tends to have emotional and social set of effect which
in turn eventually leads to discrimination, low quality of life, suspicion of depression, etc. are
considered to be as the key measures which in turn largely affects the business operations. This
study also focuses on developing the well- structured and also tends to focus on clearly
expressing the viewpoints associated with the obesity and public health approaches.
MAIN BODY
Obesity is considered to be as a complex issue teds to involve excessive degree of body fat.
Petrescu and et.al., (2016) sought to determine the fact that, Obesity is a mental issue which
tends to increase the risk of other set of diseases and various other health problems. It also tends
to increase the various set of risk such as diabetes, heart disease, specific cancer and high blood
pressure. Obesity usually occurs because of the combination related with inherited factors. This
is usually combined with personal diet, environment and exercise choice.
A weight loss within the person is useful in effectively improving or preventing the varied set of
health problems which is mainly linked with the obesity (Dekkers, Jansen and Lamb, 2019).
Moreover, dietary changes within the individual person is significant in increasing the physical
activity and also behavioural changes in order to help the person in losing weight. Moreover,
weight loss procedures as well as the prescription medication is considered to be as one of the
key additional options which is relevant in treating the obesity.
Obesity has been usually diagnosed when the body mass index of the person is 30 or
more. It is crucial for the individuals to effectively engage in exercise and consume food which
are low in calories. This way it helps in improving the health results and outcomes.
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One of the major cause related with the obesity is behavioural, genetic issues, hormonal issues
related with the body weight, etc. Diet on high calories eventually leads to greater risk of the
obesity.
Obesity tends to usually happen because of the varied set of contributing risk factors. The
major risk factors is mainly associated with the family inheritance. The genes which in turn the
individual tends to inherit from the parents. Genetics tends to play one of the key crucial role
where they efficiently convert the food into the energy (Chami and et.al., 2020). Lifestyle
choices such as liquid calories, inactivity among the individual person and unhealthy diet is
considered to be as one of the major reason which tends to impose greater degree of risk
associated with the obesity. Certain disease and medications is also considered to be as one of
the major cause which eventually leads to obesity within the individual person. Social as well as
the economic factors is mainly associated with the obesity. Moreover, age is also considered to
be as one of the key reason which in turn eventually leads to one of the major factor which
mainly contributes to the obesity. Obesity in turn tends to occur at any stage. But moreover,
hormonal changes is one of the major factor which in turn leads to increase the risk of getting
obese. Moreover, less active lifestyle and also change in the hormonal balance of the person
eventually increases the risk of the individual person to get obese. Other factors which in turn
eventually leads to increases the risk of obesity is excessive drinking and smoking. Lack of sleep
and stress is also one of the major concern which in turn eventually leads to increase in the
obesity and leads to wide degree of health issue and also affect the wellbeing of the person.
Burgoine and et.al., (2018) argued and stated that, the key complications which in turn are
mainly linked with the obesity in turn mainly includes heart disease, strokes, type- 2 diabetes,
certain type of cancers, digestive problems, sexual problems and gynaecologist, digestive
problems, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, etc. is considered to be as one of the major complications
which in turn has been faced by the individual person. Other key set of weight related issues are
which in turn tends to likely affect the quality of life of the individual person mainly comprises
of depression, sexual problems, disability, shame, guilt, low degree of work achievement and
social isolation. Obesity has the key degree of potential to affect the overall quality of life within
the person. Obesity can also encounter discrimination within the person
It is considered to be of crucial importance for the individual to take preventive set of
measures to reduce the risk of obesity and is also useful in preventing any sort of unhealthy
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weight gain or any health problems associated with the obesity. Exercising regularly for 150 to
300 minutes with moderate to intense workout every week is useful in preventing weight gain.
Activities like fast walking, swimming, any other sports are part of physical activities which
helps in reducing risk of obesity within the person. And in order to prevent risk of obesity the
person must focus on eating a low calorie diet which is full of nutrition (Health Matters: Whole
systems approach to obesity, 2019). The person must focus on avoiding saturated fat and
consume less alcohol and prevent smoking. The person must also focus on eating food which is
full of nutrition like vegetables, whole grains and fruits. It means regularly but limited set of
snacking. The person must focus on avoiding food which is high on calorie and fat. Then
division of us also focus on eating those foods which are high and rich in protein and this way it
helps in maintaining healthy body weight and leads to improved weight management. This is
useful and have a healthy and balanced life. The person must also focus on effectively
moderating the weight on a regular basis. This is considered to be one of the most prominent
ways to improve the health results and outcomes and reduce risk of obesity. Monitoring weight
on regular basis helps individual track their body weight and see the results.
Moreover sticking to a healthy weight plan throughout the week helps in maintaining
healthy body weight and reduce the risk of obesity within the individual person. Limiting
consumption of unhealthy foods is considered to be useful because it helps in reducing obesity.
Unhealthy foods and junk food eventually leads to less healthy lifestyle and results in
overweight. It is considered to be of crucial importance that, it is important to quit smoking and
in turn must also focus on limiting the alcohol consumption. This way it helps in living a healthy
life and improve the living condition and well- being of the person who has been suffering from
obesity.
Obesity is considered to be a public health concern and has become one of the key epidemic
across the globe. Obesity and overweight is considered to be one of the major cause of type two
diabetes, comorbidities, cardiovascular disease and cancer and other health problems. Public
health Approaches associated with obesity tends to fail in order to tackle obesity.
Petrescu and et.al., (2016) sought to determine the fact that, Centre for disease control
and prevention (CDC) has taken necessary measures to prevent obesity. Burgoine and et.al.,
(2018) argued and stated that, Whole system approach is another significant measure which has
been taking order to tackle obesity. It is considered to be one of the ill-health within England.
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Local authorities and various other healthcare practitioners must focus on tackling this problem
related with obesity. Whole system approach is another significant measure which has been
taking order to tackle obesity. It is considered to be one of the ill-health within England. Local
authorities and various other healthcare practitioners must focus on tackling this problem related
with obesity.
As per the public health England the whole system approach associated with obesity
mainly focuses on planning a healthier food environment, increasing healthy food consumption,
creating healthy workplace, increasing active travelling, promoting local apostates, promoting
community engagement, providing access to managing weight support, educating people about
maintaining healthy weight, eating healthy and engaging in physical activity and creating
environment which focuses on promoting physical activity.
One of the major issue which has been faced by the person to effectively maintain a healthy
weight and has difficulty in tacking the obesity because of the lifestyle and unhealthy eating
habit of the individual person. People ought to eat junk food and consume alcohol which
becomes difficult among the adolescents to tackle the obesity condition.
Treatment of obesity and overweight among adolescents and children is considered to be
very challenging for the person. Maintaining Optimum level of weight is considered to be very
challenging within public health approaches. Obesity is considered to be a major risk factor
which in turn is considered to be highly challenging within the health sector. Subsidising
production of the fresh vegetables and fresh fruit is considered to be one of the key measure
which has been taken by the government in order to reduce obesity within United Kingdom
(Health Matters: Whole systems approach to obesity, 2019). Moreover subsidising healthy food
within programmes for poor people and eliminating corporate tax deduction for the marketing is
relevant steps which has been taken by the government to reduce obesity. Educating children
and empowering the elders to live healthy life by maintaining a level of weight is considered to
be prominent to tackle obesity. Department of health and social care sector mainly impose
greater set of measures to effectively tackle obesity (Dare, Mackay and Pell, 2015). But the
health campaign and UK government childhood obesity strategy is considered to be the key
public health approaches which has been taken by the government in order to tackle obesity
within the United Kingdom. It is considered to prominent approach because it is useful in
maintaining a healthy life balance and improving health condition of the person.
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CONCLUSION
From the conducted study it has been summarized that, Obesity is mainly linked with the set
of complex problem which results in excessive degree of the body fat. dietary changes, physical
activity and also behavioural changes in order to help the person in losing weight. Lifestyle
choices such as liquid calories, inactivity among the individual person and unhealthy diet is
considered to be as one of the major reason which tends to impose greater degree of risk
associated with the obesity. The key complications which in turn are mainly linked with the
obesity in turn mainly includes certain type of cancers, digestive problems, sexual problems and
gynaecologist, heart disease, strokes, type- 2 diabetes, digestive problems, etc. are major
complications which has been faced by the individual person. Centre for disease control and
prevention (CDC) has taken necessary measures to prevent obesity. Whole system approach is
another significant measure which has been taking order to tackle obesity. It is considered to be
one of the ill-health within England. Subsidising production of the fresh vegetables and fresh
fruit is a key measure taken by the government to reduce obesity within United Kingdom.
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REFERENCES
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Chami, N and et.al., 2020. The role of polygenic susceptibility to obesity among carriers of
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Dare, S., Mackay, D.F. and Pell, J.P., 2015. Relationship between smoking and obesity: a cross-
sectional study of 499,504 middle-aged adults in the UK general population. PloS one. 10(4).
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Dekkers, I.A., Jansen, P.R. and Lamb, H.J., 2019. Obesity, brain volume, and white matter
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Petrescu, D.C and et.al., 2016. Public acceptability in the UK and USA of nudging to reduce
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