NURBN1004: Reflective Analysis of Obesity in Cranbourne Community

This reflective journal examines the issue of obesity within the Cranbourne community, Australia, identifying lifestyle factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking as major contributors. The reflection covers the author's feelings about the prevalence of obesity, particularly among women, and evaluates the disproportionate impact on older men. The analysis highlights the role of poor diet and lifestyle changes, emphasizing the need for increased fruit consumption and exercise. The author reflects on the importance of public education by nurses on healthy lifestyles and preventive measures. The action plan suggests addressing the rising rates of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes linked to obesity in the aging population through promoting exercise. References to relevant research articles support the observations and recommendations, highlighting the need for interventions targeting lifestyle modifications to combat obesity in the Cranbourne community. Desklib provides students with access to similar solved assignments and past papers for academic support.

OBESITY

Description
 The lifestyle factors in the Cranbourne community
which include alcohol consumption, lack of
exercises, smoking and poor diet are the major
contributing factors for diseases such as obesity.
 The evidence on the global burden of disease
(2016).
 Australia populace continued to grow over decades,
but more of population is aging.

Feelings
 I found out male smoking, low birth weights, and systolic blood
pressure.
 While for the I found out factors contributed to women obese were high
body mass index, high fasting plasma glucose, and systolic blood
pressure.
 I felt cases of social changes and lifestyle increased many cases of
obesity in female population.
Evaluation
 From the evaluation obesity was rampant on women more as compared
to men.
 Further it showed, men aged over 45 years were likely to be overweight
compared to women at 79% and 66% respectively.

Analysis
 As nurse point of view, the obesity problem facing the Australia
population are as a result of poor diet during meals and social life
style change.
 I further note that women only meet fruit requirement but I am not
sure if they still observe exercising so as to reduce weight.
 For the men’s case I observed they exercised but did not observe diet
like eating fruits

REFLECTION
 Obesity exist with Cranbourne community because of lack to observe
balanced diet and not exercising
 Not eating fruits, greens and lack of physical exercise contribute
increase in weights for Cranbourne community people.
 Currently people go for check ups at health facility though the up
ward obesity trend is worrying s.
 Lack of education on dangers of one being overweight and health
risks associated.
 Nurses have a role to educate the public on importance to do exercise
and eat greens and a lot of fruits during the meals.
 As nurse I play treat the patient and give education on prevention
measures.

Conclusion
 key features that impacted on Australian populace were lack of exercise
among the female.
 lack to meet fruits requirements in two meals per day for male counterparts.
Action Plan
 The study indicated increasing cases of heart diseases, cancer and diabetes are more in
the aging Australia population.
 What the evidenced inform is that people from 45 years are not exercising resulting in
obese cases for the female population.

References
 Hoare, E., Dash, S. R., Jennings, G. L., & Kingwell, B. A. (2018). Sex-specific
associations in nutrition and activity-related risk factors for chronic disease: Australian
evidence from childhood to emerging adulthood. International journal of
environmental research and public health, 15(2), 214.
 Hopkins, L. C., & Gunther, C. (2015). A historical review of changes in nutrition
standards of USDA child meal programs relative to research findings on the nutritional
adequacy of program meals and the diet and nutritional health of participants:
implications for future research and the Summer Food Service
Program. Nutrients, 7(12), 10145-10167.