Health Educational Flyer

Health Educational Flyer

INTRODUCTION

The Mayo Clinic (2013) describes Childhood obesity as:

… a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead to poor self-esteem and depression.

CDC further objectively defines obesity as having a BMI (Body mass index) of 95th or more percentile (CDC, 2011).

Childhood obesity is one of the growing and concerning health issues. According to the WHO, not only is it quickly becoming a scourge in the developed world, it is now also gaining concern the 2nd and 3rd world countries. Overall, 42 million children less than 5 years old were considered as overweight in 2010 (WHO, 2013).  In America alone, a study by Moss BG & Yeaton WH (2011) revealed that almost a third of children were either obese or overweight at 9 month and 2 years.

Children with this condition develop numerous health complications, and have shorter life span.

It is therefore a priority to address this issue.

The target population is American adults who bring up or take care of children for a considerable part of the children’s life, such as parents, pre- secondary school teachers, & orphanages. The goal is to equip them with knowledge about the condition, such as they in turn can educate and influence the children’s lifestyle for the better. The way children live is greatly determined by the guidance they receive from adults. Many other factors, such as environmental factors, sure do influence them, but it is a known fact that trusted adults are some of the greatest determinants to child and teenager health and behavior.

The purpose of this flyer is to influence the influencers to fight against childhood obesity.

 

What is childhood obesity?

This is when a child (less than 18 year old) has excess body fat to the extent that it has a negatively effect on his/ her wellbeing.

What are the Risk Factors?

  • Overweight/ obese parents: is the most important risk           Partly due to genetic link and partly due to the child copying unhealthy lifestyle.
  • Habitual eating of high calorie, low fiber diet such as fries, coke & burgers.
  • Family environment: families where the type of food eaten by kids is regulated, those that eat at least 4 family meals together per week and whose children get close attention from their parents are less likely to become obese
  • Doing little physical activity. a study found out that obese children to be less active by 35% and 65% during school-days and on the weekends respectively.

 

 

What you need to know

 

  • Psychological factors, such as overeating to deal with stress

 

Health Consequences

Obesity can affect the child both physically and emotionally

Physical Problems

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Breathing problems, as obesity interferes with lung formation in children
  • high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke in the long run
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Early puberty and menstruation.
  • Easily getting tired

Psychological problems

  • Low self esteem. Obese kids are often a laughing stock of their friends. This can make
  • one have a low self

esteem.

  • Learning and behave-
  • vioral problems

 

 

more information? Please visit:

  • http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/index.html
  • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity
  • http://www.who.int/entity/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/
  • http://www.helpguide.org/mental/childhood_obesity.htm
  • http://www.iaso.org/resources/aboutobesity/
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