Theory Evidence and Practice in Public Health: Obesity in UK & NHS

This dissertation investigates the impact of obesity on public health and well-being in the UK, focusing on the role of the National Health Service (NHS) in tackling the obesity epidemic. It examines the risk factors associated with obesity, including conditions like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular issues, and cancer. The research aims to assess the effectiveness of NHS-implemented healthcare programs designed to address obesity and improve the well-being of UK citizens. The study employs a literature review methodology, analyzing existing research to identify key themes, such as the impact of obesity on individuals' well-being, the potential life-threatening conditions it can lead to, and the healthcare programs implemented by the NHS. Ultimately, the dissertation seeks to contribute to the knowledge base surrounding obesity and inform strategies for improving public health outcomes in the UK. Desklib provides a platform to access this and similar assignments.

Theory Evidence and Practice
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Table of Contents
TITLE: ............................................................................................................................................1
Abstract ...........................................................................................................................................1
Background of the Research ..................................................................................................1-2
Research Theme .........................................................................................................................2
Research Aim .............................................................................................................................2
Research Objectives ................................................................................................................2-3
Research Questions ....................................................................................................................3
Rational of the study ...............................................................................................................3-4
Time Scale ..............................................................................................................................4-6
Literature Review Methodology ................................................................................................7-10
Results or Findings of the review of the literature ..................................................................11-14
Discussion: ...............................................................................................................................14-15
Conclusion ...............................................................................................................................15-16
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................17-18
Self Reflection .........................................................................................................................19-20
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TITLE:
Obesity in UK: - Can NHS help to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic?
Abstract
Obesity is a curative disorder in which extra amount of body fat is collected to a level
that may have a direct and bad effect on health. Main purpose behind preparing this report is to
analysis the impact of obesity on well-being people within United Kingdom. There are different
number of risk factors that impact on human body in direct manner. It includes the issue of
Liquid body substance thus blood Pressure, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Vessel issue
and so on. Therefore in order to overcome such type of issue NHS play vital role by
implementing heal related programs. Apart from this, there are different methods used by
researcher to collect accurate amount of data related to the topic such as Database Search, Search
Term, Research Ethics and many other. All these are more essential and effective for the
investigator to accumulate relevant and accurate amount of data about the research or topic. As a
conclusion investigation is based on the issue of Obesity and the potential influence that cause
through the increasing level of obesity among people from different age group. Research about
health care performs a vital part in developing the knowledge base of people and this specified
study provide relevant information in regards to the issue of obesity and its influence on the well-
being and living of people in UK.
Background of the Research
Increasing life spans have substance the steady that increases in human's extrinsic or
inner motive in health. A good health increases quality of life and health has become an
important aspect of maintaining a healthy life style. There has been a paradigm shift in terms of
maintaining healthy or good life. In this modern world, individuals are very much focused on
fulfilling their fundamental desires of live an easy or comfortable life with a good health
condition. Obesity and its associated co-morbidities have emerged as an essential health issue in
the developing countries, whereas it has reached epidemic proportions in industrialized nations.
Obesity is also considered as a state in which an individual has excess body fat. More than just a
figure on a scale or the size of an individual's body, obesity can enhance an individual' life
hazard of diseases and health problems, involving high blood pressure, diabetes and heart issue.
It is a complex health issue and a also considered as a major public health concern, both in the
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United Kingdom and worldwide. Now a day's people are very much concern about their health
issues or condition, thus it is also important for people to aware about the health issues in respect
to receiving appropriate treatment of facilities to overcome with the issue or health conditions.
The UK is determined as the most obese country in the western Europe, Obesity is the most
common issue in the country of United Kingdom that estimated to affect around one in ever four
adults. In UK people are required to be aware about the health care awareness programs in
respect to reducing youth obesity, so that appropriate or easy living can be provided to the people
in UK. The National Health Service is the largest publicly charioted national health care group in
UK which provide cheap and free medical treatment for everyone and can be paid through taxes.
Childhood obesity have harmful effect on kids psychological and physical well-being or health
condition. Obesity in kids could result in the issue of blood pressure and high steroid alcohol,
some breathing difficulty asthma and other metabolism issues, early puberty, some cancers and
skin unhealthiness. NHS is a large healthcare organisation which is widely concern on tacking
obesity epidemic in respect to creating changes in the well-being and health condition of people.
Research Theme
 Theme 1: The Impact of the obesity on the well being of people in UK.
 Theme 2: The risk of obesity that leads to serious and potential life threatening
conditions.
 Theme 3: The health care programs implemented by NHS to tackle the UK's obesity.
Research Aim
This refers as a pre-planned statement in which research issue is mentioned within
statement form which describes the dependent and independent variables carefully. This section
of research helps the researcher in assisting the overall exploration activities in appropriate way
to reach at the significant result. The specific aim of this research is to determine the causes of
Obesity in UK: - Can NHS help to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic?
Research Objectives
This part is basically considered as the most necessary part that are based on investigation
aim. An exploration Objective is refers as the distinct, epigrammatic and asserting argument,
which provides proper direction to investigate the variables of the research in appropriate mode.
Generally it focuses on the different ways the variable likewise identify or describe them. this
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section of the investigation is linked with the intent of the research. The actual objectives of the
investigation are described as below:
 To access the impact of Obesity on Well being of People in UK.
 To identify the initiatives taken by NHS to tackle the UK obesity issues.
 To know the risk of obesity that leads to serious and potential life threatening conditions.
 To recommend the ways to deal with the cause of obesity and various factors relate to it
that cane be assistive in terms to bring effective health.
Research Questions
This is also another essential aspect of the research as it is the first-hand concern of the
investigator is to apply proper research questions in respect to proper implementation of
literature review in effective way. This section of exploration work is interconnected with
investigation aim or objectives. The essential research questions are associated as below:
 What are the impact of obesity on well bing of people in UK.
 What is the risk of obesity that leads to serious and potential life threatening situations.
 What are the health care programs implemented by NHS to aware UK citizen about the
issues of Obesity.
Rational of the study
The present exploration work is depend on the significance of health awareness program
in the reduction of youth obesity in UK. the existing research dissertation is related with the
analysis of health care and well-being of human's. The selected study is based on the analysis of
the importance of health awareness in the context of reducing obesity or its influence on youth in
United Kingdom. This is considered to be a major issue as it has a vast impact on the survival of
people with obesity and their family or society. The major aim behind conducting the research is
to prescribing significant idea knowledge and conceptualization on the chosen area of study for
raising the knowledge base of an individual. Another potential benefit of this research is that it is
a health care research that has huge importance and value to the society, thus the study is
appropriate in rendering data about the the disease, its major risks factors that impacts on the
living of individual, various measures that are used for curing the disease. The study will also
support the learner or researcher in attempting their future projects, which are related to the
similar area of study in most effective manner through collecting relevant information from the
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investigation work. With the help of this research an appropriate idea about the issue of obesity
and how it can be reduced among the society or people.
Time Scale
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Literature Review Methodology
Literature
A literature review is considered as a comprehensive summary that involve the present
knowledge involving substantive findings and theoretical or methodological contribution to a
specific area of study. In this section the review mainly precedes the methodology and the results
section of the work. Research methodology is considered as a study of literature or literary
critique that would refer to the suitable approach or theory applied at the time of reading or
analysing a literary text. Research methodology is also refers as the combination of various
application that helps in providing support to the literature in appropriate manner and also
provides appropriate direction to complete the work in an effective manner (Murtagh and
Ludwig, 2011). The major purpose of conducting this research is to enhance the idea, skills or
knowledge base of learner in the area of obesity and its influence on humans life. This study also
helps in creating awareness among the people about making their self aware about the health
care programs that are appropriate in reducing the issue of obesity among the youth.
Theme 1: The Impact of the obesity on the well being of people in UK.
As per the views expressed by Maliha Agha and Riaz Agha, 2017, Obesity is an
abnormal accumulation of body fat to the extent which may have a huge impact on the health
condition and well-being of people. It considered as a chronic disorder which is mainly classified
as a disease in the year of 1990 and explained as a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more.
Obesity is refers as a rapidly increasing public health issue which is majorly affecting the
number of countries at global level due to the reason of its prevalence, costs and health
influences. According to the opinion of Kevin Fenton, 2017, Obesity is not just concerned at a
local or national level but it is a global issue. Around 63 percent (two third) of adults in England
were classified as being overweighted in the year of 2015. Thus nearly kids from the age group
of 2 to 15 are obese and younger generations are becoming more obese at the earlier ages. In the
country of UK, NHS plays vast role in reducing the the issue of obesity among the people and
NHS has spent £6.1 billion on overweight and obesity-related ill-health in 2014 to 2015.
Theme 2: The risk of obesity that leads to serious and potential life threatening conditions.
According to the opinion of Xavier Pi-Sunyer, 2010, Obesity is at pestilential quotient in
United Kingdom and in other formed and processing states or administrative district. The ratio of
obesity is rapidly growing in adults, and now it started spreading majorly among children and
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adolescents. As per the medical speciality studies have represents that obesity is significantly
connected through an enhanced risk of all origin, cancer mortality or cardiovascular etc. Obesity
was also recognised by an increased ratio of diabetes, gallbladder disease, coronary heart disease,
hypertension, and high blood cholesterol among people. The danger of hypertension, gallstones,
and diabetes was explicitly found in ladies, while the danger of diabetes, heart disease,gallstones,
hypertension, and stroke was created in men. In view of the information, The Obesity Society
presumed that weight is related with practical debilitation and diminished personal satisfaction,
genuine malady, and more prominent mortality.
Theme 3: The health care programs implemented by NHS to tackle the UK's obesity.
As per the views expressed by Dr Alisha Davies and Dr Tazeem Bhatia, 2015, Obesity is
considered as the most necessary issue which has a hug influence on the well-being and living of
people. National health care service provides comprehensive health care service funded by
national health care system for United Kingdom. This organisation has work for the benefit and
social welfare of society so that all people can fit and their health related issues can be solve. To
tackle the UK's obesity it organize various health care programs so that people can remain fit and
healthy. obesity is the main reason of many disease which can affect the health of an individual.
According to the author Matt James, NHS frame compulsory national policies on school based
education which emphasis to protect the health of children's so that they does not get affected
from obesity. In UK, problem of obesity is increasing and diabetes is the one reason behind it. In
England there are approx 5 million persons are get influenced by it so to prevent this problem
NHS implement a health care program which is known as NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
(Wang and et. al., 2011). The main aim of this program is to analyse those at high risk and refer
them into evidence based behavioural interventions to that persons can keep healthy. It also
recommend about healthy and balanced diet. There is another program which has introduced by
this organisation that is known as NHS Health Check. It also focuses to prevent diabetes which is
the reason of obesity.
Research Methodology
Research methodology is an important section of the research work as it assist the
researcher to carry out the whole investigation activities in right direction by giving potential
support to the literature review (Jarrett and et. al., 2012). The research is taken into consideration
is based on the significance of health awareness program in the reduction of youth obesity in
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United Kingdom. This part of research dissertation has involve various applications that are
suitable for providing support to the specified area of study are associated as under:
Database Search
Database search is refers as a source of online data collection in which data and
information is accumulated through online sites or application. Database is a critical aspect of an
investigation and helps the researcher in covering all the variables of the research through
accumulation of proper or reliable information. Database research is effective in accumulation of
data through online scholar materials (Bennett and Blinnikka, Yahoo! Inc, 2011). The present
search work is based on the importance of health awareness program in the reduction of youth
obesity. In this present research work data has been collected through many websites that are
found through internet search and that also contained licensed, proprietor data and that can all be
log in through the help of user account. The data has been search by database like SQL server,
Sybase, Oracle etc. These sources are effective in providing relevant information in regards to
the under this portion of study The existing study is based on health care report and these sources
like SQL, Sybase, Oracle etc. are effective for accumulation of actual data with the support of
relevant sources or justification of any author or writer.
Search Term
Search terms are considered to as the key words that are effective for analysing the
overall investigation work in appropriate direction. The present investigation work is based on
different aspects which are also considered as the key words of the research are Issue of obesity
in UK, risk arises through obesity, Initiative taken by NHS to deal with the issue and different
ways to overcome with the issue of obesity (Kang and et. al.,2011). These are the basic terms
that are helpful in discussion of the under this portion of study in appropriate manner.
Scope of the Research
This enquiry is based on some specific scope and purpose and the present exploration
work is based on the causes of Obesity in UK and how the NHS help tackle the UK's obesity
epidemic. The primary scope of this research is to promote the effective health strategies to over
come the health issues in respect to prevent the serious and life threatening conditions. For
effective execution of the project the researcher will conduct an in-depth study of the
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