Public Health Law and Policy: Childhood and Adult Obesity Report

This report delves into the critical public health issue of childhood and adult obesity, defining obesity as a significant health concern influenced by various factors. The report emphasizes the increasing prevalence of obesity, particularly among children, linking it to factors like lack of physical activity,...Read More

Public Health Law and Policy

INTRODUCTION
Public health can be defined as it is the art of protecting health, life disease provide
informed choices of society, various organizations. It deals in analyzing health of population and
the threats that have been faced by public (Burris, 2015). Public may be small or big it is
essential for taking care of them effectively and efficiently. Concept of health and well being
plays a vital role that help in bringing out different aspects that influence people health. For
protecting health and wealth of public different laws that has been governed in the country for
their prevention of health in the future. Report emphasized on childhood and adult obesity
problem that is increasing day by day in them that affect their health. This will be increased
through different mediums and the major reason of obesity is use of social media by them that
influence their health as well as career goals in the future.
MAIN BODY
Childhood and adult obesity
According to national institutes of health obesity can be defined as increasing weight of child
that was greater than 20 percent of children as compared to its ideal weight. This can be
determined by age, height and gender. This is having a major risk factors that include chronic
diseases, cancer and problem of diabetes. It is the big cause of disease that affect health of a
person. It can be caused in children’s by lack of physical activity, eating unhealthy junk food and
genetic factor. As it can be interpreted that children’s are the active human being in lifetime but
nowadays they are becoming lazy. In a survey it is found that seventy percent of the children’s
have risk factor that is obesity. On the other hand, sixty two percent were women that were
overweight and obese. It also causes psychological problem in the children’s. As children’s keep
their eyes on mobile phones that decrease outdoor activities by them that affect health of them in
the future. If in an individual is having more body fat then this develop greater risk and life
altering diseases that create heart failure, hypertension etc.
There is rapid increase in number of children that are obese and people are
trying out the solution to cure it. If it cannot be cured now then it will affect our future
generations with health problems. Children can be motivated by guiding them that they should
go outside playing games, doing exercise that prevent their health. In developing as well as

developed countries this problem increases and reached epidemic level. Excessive use of sugar
lead to bring obesity among them in the future. Environmental factors, lifestyle preferences and
cultural environment play an important role that emphasizing on providing worldwide obesity. It
is caused because they don’t have knowledge about proper nutrition and eat whatever they think.
On the other hand, there was a time when people believed that healthy children’s are blessing
from god but nowadays they are not worrying about their children as everyone busy in their work
(Avraham, 2018). As compared to males females are more obese due to hormonal differences in
them. It is one of the most serious problem that is challenge for 21st century to prevent children
from this problem. Many advertisements are coming on television to aware children’s about their
health but they ignore all that and as always do whatever they do . In case children’s are
overweight then all other children make fun of that and this cannot develop confidence in
children. As no one will like them. Children don’t know quantity that is suitable for their health
and they so over diet that affect their body. There are some children’s that do not have affect on
their body after eating so much food but on the other hand other children that are eating excess
food they have to face problem of obesity. There are several methods that help in measuring
percentage of fat in the body.
Overweight is often misinterpreted as that can be proven as professional body
builders that are having overweight do not suffer from problem of obesity. Certain amount of fat
is required for getting energy and enhancing water, muscle that help in performing various
functions. It is necessary of having twenty five percent fat in women that help in performing
regular task by them (Wiley and Matthews, 2017). For the purpose of doing physical exercise
that help in reducing obesity and overweight from individuals. It can be said that having more fat
that lead to influence people for the future purpose in them. It also leads to create problem of
depression sometimes as feeling of sadness and other health problems. Increasing problem of
obesity among adults affect their mental health as well as quality of life in the future.
Through this problem generally behavior and genetics get affected that
influence future health and create problem for the future. There are different factors that create
this problem that affect health problems. This problem can be reduced as building down
activities that enhance low self esteem and sensitivity problem into them. From television obesity
is steadily increasing and has reached that is due to lack of physical activity, increased

consumption level of unhealthy foods. It is important for providing changes that lead in
increasing obesity among children from different laws that is governed in the country. Obesity
increases as that lead to affect health and consumption pattern in an individual for developing
patterns that enhance business for the future course of action. Sleeping is another factor that
leads due to obesity and affect mental health of children as they are not active in doing work.
According to center for disease control and prevention childhood obesity is doubling in children
and it is triple in adolescents since last 30 years in the country. It is a common misconception
that affect business and lead to create problem in children that influence their health.
Increased consumption of fast food that lead to increase in obesity among
them from many years. Food that is served outside is having high calorie with low nutritious
value that affect health of children and it is expensive too. Ina research it is being found out that
as compared to fast food home meal is more effective as it contains nutritious factors that is
helpful for the future. In many studies it can be examined that affect health and create mental
tension for them that enhance future aspects in children. Drinks that are available in the market
contains more fats as majorly those that are packed in packets that may cause serious disease to
adults. This may cause caloric food and excessive intake affect health of children that provide
linkage in snaking and overweight.
Consuming excessive fast food that create more obesity among children and
enhance health of children. It contribute to large portion that affect calorie and enhancing health
of intake in caloric foods that are available in the market. One of the most important factor that is
most important for providing dramatically changing needs of consumer in the market. It can be
enhanced in the future for bringing lot of change and lifestyle for the future aspects. Increasing
amount of time spent on consuming outside food influence health (Burris and et. al., 2016).
Increasing amount of time spent on physical activity that relate different perspective for the
future. Research that will be indicated that provide different change in spending more time and
influencing changes for the future. It can be evaluated that provide different aspects that enhance
future course of action.
There are different factors that affect childhood obesity such as environmental,
socio-cultural, physiological and family factors. Environmental factors include television and use
of media that has contributed that have been providing opportunities for physical activity. There

are different opportunities that will be provided for including changes that provide different
aspect that create problem in the future. Other reason that will be provided for enhancing future
as that create enhance problem for building various aspects that affect changes in including
different changes that bring effectiveness and driving children that are studied in school. Due to
these factors that affect health of them and enhancing changes in the future.
Socio-cultural factors also influence development of obesity and providing
changes that will be occurred for providing society trends and use of food as a reward that help
in controlling development of obesity. Unhealthy relations that affect change in creating
effective use of resources that enhance socializing encourage the development of unhealthy
relationships with food and increasing risk of developing obesity. Family factors are also
associated with increase of cases of obesity. There are two type of foods available that include
foods and children eat that enhance nutritious element in the food. Studies that have been shown
that enhance health and creating changes that bring effective use of resources in making food.
For improving depression that enhance relationship between consequence and lead to affect
controls and that create anxiety disorders and was reported that non-obese adolescents that create
influence for the future. For developing self esteem research is being overweight and normal
weight children that enhance mixed and obese children and lowering self-esteem.
It is important for providing satisfaction is higher in males and females at all
ages. Due to differences in gender that influence cultural ideas and emphasizing in bringing out
females more creative that enhance health of children and creating females that is useful for
imparting changes in the future. Emotional problems is another factor that create obesity and
affect physical health that will be examined by wellbeing and self esteem. This will be further
explained and enhance quality of life (Reisner and et .al., 2015). By using different changes that
reduce obesity and further examined as that lead for creating consequences and implementation
for enhancing medical conditions. It is important for providing changes that further can be
explained and provide changing in taste and preference of consumers.
Childhood obesity can be profoundly affect children physical health, social
and emotional esteem of child. It is important for providing changes that enhance health and
effective implementation of physical health and quality of life. It is important for curing health
and safety of employees that result in many diseases and affect personality and of an individual.

Childhood obesity has been linked to numerous medical condition . Diseases like asthma , high
cholesterol , cholelithiasis (gall stone) , glucose intolerance , skin condition and many more are
probably found in children these days . in some these diseases can result in death also. Childhood
obesity can also affect ones emotional health and social adolescent. Obesity has been described
as being “one of the most stigmatizing and least socially acceptable conditions in childhood.” It
is difficult for overweight children to practice physical activities as they tend to be slower than
their peers and contend with shortness of breath.
A overweight children have more problem than their normal weight children .
Overweight children have more chances to get more diseases as compared to normal weight .
Overweight children may tired faster than normal weight as overweight child can’t run faster
because more fat . If parents enforce healthier lifestyle at home, many obesity problems could be
avoided because if parent tend to eat healthy food child would also eat that food which is eaten
by parents. According to most recent data, adult obesity rate now exceeded to thirty five percent
in four state, thirty percent in 25 state and above 20 percent in all state. In the whole world
Louisiana has highest adult obesity rate at thirty six point two percent. If a child gain more
calories than it burn, than a child gain weight. Metabolic factor, lifestyle choices, environment,
behavior, and culture are some result of body weight. Children obesity is another problem that is
controversial affect problem and influence various aspects that provide changes in bringing out
diabetes this lead to create problem for the future aspects and provide children that generally
overweight and technological changes in the society for developing fast food habit and creating
most popular affect various changes that influence children.
These aspects evaluate problems and enhancing health that lead in bringing
out eating and best choices for affecting generally places (Meier, 2016). It is important for
developing best choices and creating convenient process and providing food that provide change
in most significant aspect that influence health of people and through advertisement that
influence advertising their products on social media that enhance advertising their products on
television and creating changing various aspects that bring effectiveness in bringing out
different health care precautions that provide effective change in accumulation that is presented
in health and measuring obesity of an individual.

Little activity and many calories are main contributor to overweight. Eating of
high calorie food, such as fast food, snacks, candy, dessert, sugar drinks may result in
overweight. Children who don’t exercise much are more likely to gain weight as calories are not
burning instead increasing more and more. Watching television or playing on mobile everytime
also contribute to overweight. If a child coming from a family of overweight people, child may
be likely to be overweight. Some children overeat to come out from stress, or deal with emotions
and many more. Obesity could increase risk of diabetes. This condition can put a child at risk of
heart diseases, diabetes and other health problem. Poor diet may result in blockage of arteries
which result in heart attack. Problem of obesity may lead to asthma, Sleeping sickness and many
more. NAFID (Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)may lead to liver damage due to blockage of
liver. Children with overweight who suffer from self-esteem may have risk of depression.
Obesity may lead to change in behavior and learning problem such as anxiety and poor social
skill. Low self-esteem can create overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, which is also a cause
of depression.
By limiting childs consumption of sugar-sweatened food or by avoiding fast
food, providing fruits and vegetable, by limiting television , required sleep ,we can prevent a
child from obesity. Although it is difficult for parents to make healthy food choices and get
enough physical activity to child when they are out that do not support healthy habits can affect
childrens diet. Higher level of physical activity during childhood lead to less body fat in the time
of adolescence. Sleep apnea and cardiovascular diseases are the diseases which could directly
result from obesity. Sleep apnea is one type of sleeping disorder cause by abnormal pauses in
breathing. Obesity may result in blockage of many organ by increase in adipose tissue which
make difficult to child to breath. Beside healthy diet, physical activity, adequate sleep
comprehensive education about healthy eating is also important as it promote self-efficacy and
enhancing skills related to healthy choices.
There are various factors that will be identified and contributing to various
aspects that will be provided creating childhood obesity. Consumption of unhealthy food such as
fast food and junk food is a leading suspect in the childhood obesity. It includes saturated and
transfats nutritious warn against. A large fast food meal can contain about 2200 calories at a burn
rate of 85-100 calories per mile that require something expend. On the other hand, sweetened

soft drinks often contain empty calories and contributing to the total calorie intake. Obesity in
children that could be caused by their lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating diets and various
genetic factors that affect health of children and adolescents that is helpful for the future course
of action. Some of its effects are on cholesterol, blood pressure, heart and the blood glucose
levels that influence bones of children in the future.
Due to obesity children do not feel active and they are becoming lazy that
influence . People should think that overeating or overweight will cause health issues or health
problems . If anyone is suffering from obesity then definitely some health issue must be their in
someone’s body. It also causes poor academic performance and a lower quality of life
experienced by the child . By sitting at one place doing job for 8 to 12 hours a day also causes
obesity (Ellens and Roberts eds., 2015). It is a very harmful for anybody’s body as one it is
caused then very difficult to get rid of it. Due to innovation and new technology children pay
more attention on computers and video games become increasingly popular , the number of
hours of inactivity may increase. The most common causes are genetic factor , lack of physical
activity, unhealthy eating pattern, or combination of these factors . Only in rare cases is being
overweight caused by a medical condition such as a hormonal problem. A physical exam and
some blood tests can rule out the possibility of a medical condition as the cause for obesity.
Although weight problems run in families, not all children with a family history of obesity will
be overweight. Children whose parents or brother or sisters are overweight may be at an
increased risk of becoming overweight themselves, but this can be linked to shared family
behaviors such as eating and activity habits. Obesity should be controlled by childrens as well as
adults either it can be harmful to ones body.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be said that public health plays an important role
in the company. It provide safety to people that help in providing various aspects and enhance
health of people in the country. There are different essential element that help in providing
changes and it is important for people to take care of their health that help them in doing work
effectively and efficiently.

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