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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Theme 4: Eating habit is the causes of obesity condition
Do you believe that you are eating habit is the causes of your obesity
condition? Frequency
Strongly agree 10
Agree 6
Disagree 2
Strongly disagree 2
Theme 5: Obesity has triggered depression
Do you believe your obesity has triggered depression? Frequency
Strongly agree 10
Agree 5
Disagree 2
Strongly disagree 3
Theme 6: Long seating in the organisation, school and college is major reason for the obesity
Do you agree that long seating in the organization, school and
college is major reason for the obesity? Frequency
Strongly agree 16
Agree 3
Disagree 0
Strongly disagree 1
Theme 7: Unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise is major reason in the adult and young
people
Do you agree that due to unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise
is major reason in the adult and young people? Frequency
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Strongly agree 15
Agree 3
Disagree 1
Strongly disagree 1
Theme 8: Physical exercise is the best way to overcome the obesity
Do you believe physical exercise is the best way to overcome the
obesity? Frequency
Yes 18
No 2
In this present study, researcher has used formative research evaluation method by which right
outcome can obtain at the right time. With assistance of this method, rehearser can effectively
analyse the factors which causes the obesity in the young and adult people.
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
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15 to 25 year
25 to 40 year
40 to 50 year
50 above
Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that in the survey primary information about the
obesity management has been collected from the young and adult people. The information in the
survey has gathered from the people who have obesity issue. From the collected data it has been
analysed that obesity issue has occurred mostly in the people who have age of 15 to 25 year old.
Theme 2: Profession of the respondents
What is your profession Frequency
Student 8
Employees 8
Household 2
Other 2
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Student
Employees
Household
Other
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Frequency
Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that from the survey of adult and young people,
most of the respondents are students and employees who is facing the issue of obesity. Thus,
from the collected information it has been analysed that most of the respondents who have
obesity issue was employees and student because they have not time to do physical exercise. In
addition to this, employees and student do not focus on their diet that is why they take unhealthy
food. These people do not have time to focus on the healthy diet, physical exercise etc so that
obesity issue most occurs in these kinds of people.
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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Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that in the survey many of the respondents said
that physical health been negatively impacted by the obesity. From the collected information in
the survey it has been analysed that due to the obesity, physical health been impacted because
due to this obesity is one of the major chronic disease that can have a negative effect on many
systems of the body.
Theme 4: Eating habit is the causes of obesity condition
Do you believe that you are eating habit is the causes of your obesity
condition? Frequency
Strongly agree 10
Agree 6
Disagree 2
Strongly disagree 2
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Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Frequency
Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that major eating habit is cause of the obesity
condition in the young and adult people. From the collected information in the survey it has been
analysed that those people who have habit of eating in high quantity then they can face the
obesity issue. Due to the high quantity and much eating of food, digestion power of body can
decrease. Digestion system can not digest much of food in frequent manner that is why fatty
tissue can generate in the human body. This is major reason for enhancing the obesity problem in
the human body.
Theme 5: Obesity has triggered of depression
Do you believe your obesity has triggered depression? Frequency
Strongly agree 10
Agree 5
Disagree 2
Strongly disagree 3
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Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Frequency
Interpretation and analysis: From the survey of 20 respondents, 10 are strongly agreed by the
statement that obesity has triggered depression. Thus, from the collected data it has been
analysed that obesity has triggered depression in the young and adult people. Due to lack of
physical exercise, happiness of mind can lost because people can unable to generate creative
ideas and thoughts in the mind. With assistance of physical exercise, body releases those lovely
natural brain chemicals that cheer up the mind. Thus, it can be said that lack of physical exercise
can enhance the level of depression.
Theme 6: Long seating in the organisation, school and college is major reason for the obesity
Do you agree that long seating in the organization, school and
college is major reason for the obesity? Frequency
Strongly agree 16
Agree 3
Disagree 0
Strongly disagree 1
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Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Interpretation and analysis: From the collected information it has been analysed that most of
the respondents said that long seating in the organization, school and college is major reason for
the obesity. Thus, from this section it has been analysed that the people who engaged with long
seating have major obesity issue. Long seating enhances the fatty muscle mass and fatty tissue
around the muscles in the human body. Thus, people should avoid the long seating and do
physical exercise for overcome the obesity issue in the human body.
Theme 7: Unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise is major reason of Obesity in the adult
and young people
Do you agree that unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise is
major reason of obesity in the adult and young people? Frequency
Strongly agree 15
Agree 3
Disagree 1
Strongly disagree 1
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Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise
is major reason in the adult and young people. Most of the people thinks that due to taking
unhealthy diet, collastrol and fat can enhance in the human body by which obesity issue can
occur in them. In addition to this , with help of this data collection, it has been also analysed that
due to lack of physical exercise, muscles in the human body are not exercised to their full
capacity then they begin to break down. Due to this happening, fatty tissue to develop around
the muscles. Thus, it has been analysed that physical exercise is essential in the human body for
overcome the obesity issue.
Theme 8: physical exercise is the best way to overcome the obesity
Do you believe physical exercise is the best way to overcome the
obesity? Frequency
Yes 18
No 2
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Yes No
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Frequency
Interpretation and analysis: This section stated that physical exercise is the best way to
overcome the obesity. Thus, from this collected information it has been analysed that with help
of physical exercise, obesity issue among the patient can overcome. Physical exercise assists in
burning fat by which obesity can easily overcome. If people do exercise at regular basis then
they can enhance their stamina and good health.
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CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
From this entire report it has been concluded that obesity is one of the major problem in
the present time by which health of the human being is negatively influenced. Major obesity
issue has been seemed in the young and adult people who have age of 20 to 30 year old. The
effective management of the obesity includes the lifestyle changes medications or surgery.
People should understand the life style strategies to overcome the obesity issue. People should
do physical exercise and involve in the physical activities. They should take the healthy diet and
do proper yoga and physical exercise at regular basis. It has been also concluded that genetic is
major factor that influence the obesity problem in the human being. If the parent have obesity
problem then their children will also face this problem. Another major factor is engineered hyper
palatable junk food at daily basis. Due to the consumption of junk food in large quantity people
can face the issue of the obesity. In order to overcome the obesity issue in the adult and young
people, following are some recommendation-
 By taking the proper sleep, individual can escape from the obesity problem. In addition
to this, individual can escape by the obesity problem with help of effective scheduled of
the taking food on time. Everyone should take the food on the time so as they can
overcome the issue of obesity.
 By doing physical exercise and yoga, obesity issue can overcome in the young and adult
people. They should understand the importance of obesity management and do practice
overcoming itself.
 By taking the healthy diet and food, obesity issue can easily overcome in the individual. I
individual should focus on their diet and take the proper nutrition according to the
season.
 Running ids another best strategy to overcome the obesity issue among the individual.
People should running 30 minute a day so as they can overcome the issue of obesity.
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APPENDIX
Questionnaire
1. Name: ___________________
2. Age
15 to 25 year
25 to 40 year
40 to 50 year
50 above
3 What is your profession
 Student
 Employees
 Household
 Other
4 Have your physical health been negatively impacted by obesity?
 Yes
 No
5 Do you believe that you are eating habit is the causes of your obesity condition?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
6 Do you believe your obesity has triggered depression?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
7 Do you agree that long seating in the organisation, school and collage is major reason for the
obesity?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
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 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
8 Do you agree that due to unhealthy diet and lack of physical exercise is major reason in the
adult and young people?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
9 Do you believe physical exercise is the best way to overcome the obesity?
 Yes
 No
10 Suggest the strategies and ways by which anyone can overcome the obesity issues
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