I chose to wright about Beth because she is 13 years old, she is obese and, she does not have good diet. Obesity in early age has many health consequences such as cardiovascular, type 2diabetes, hypertension. Most girls start to grow rapidly when they reach teen age, and start eating unhealthy food. Moreover, as I learned and explore on chapter 15 (nutrition from infancy through adolescence) what was interesting about this chapter was that teenage girls begin a rapid growth between the age of 10 and 13 because girls usually begin menstruation during this growth spurt, and they grow very little beyond 2 years after menstruation. So as the spurt growth teens began to eat more, and they do not choose nutrient food; additionally, they easily get …show more content…
obese. Beth has many problems that make her obese. First Beth has bad habit it is skipping breakfast on the school day, but it is important meal of the day. Skipping breakfast is one reason to gain weight.
So, the better way to loose weight is eating a healthy breakfast. Moreover, Beth buys 2 slices of pizza and 16 ounce soda for lunch, which is high in calorie. However, I recommend that Beth need to drink milk instead of soda to consume enough calcium to allow for a maximal mineralization of bone otherwise inadequate calcium intake during the teenage years develops osteoporosis also reduce the pizza in 1 or change it with healthy food should have better result. Second, after school, she eats macaroni cheese, hot dogs and frozen pizzas while she watches TV, and she is snacking a lot. I recommend Beth to eat fewer calories snacks such cereal, banana, apple and other nutrient foods. Because Beth has picky behavior, and she does not like vegetable, her parents need to include vegetable to her meals. Including variety of food on the meal is a healthy diet, and it prevents obesity and chronic diseases. Fourth, she does not exercise after school and after her family comes to home she usually watch TV rather than getting recommended 60minute exercise per day, so that her families need to plan her exercise time. Additionally: Her parents should control her food intake and offer her vegetables and
fruits. At last, Beth and her family eat dinner in front of the TV while they watch their favorite show. However most families need to pay attention for this kind of eating habit because they probably get chocked also consume more food while watching TV. At last, People from infant to adult need to control the calorie intake and do exercise. Finally, Beth need to control her weight this time otherwise it will continue as it is and change to different proble
Government date shows that in the past thirty years, rate of being overweight in six to eleven year olds is up 19% and 6% in age 12 to 19. Without support, school lunches remain high in fat. (Finkelstien) According to the CDCP, obesity is double what it was in children and triple in adolescents since 1980. Many reforms were attempted to help this problem, but many inadvertently caused more problems. (Finkelstien) A 730 calorie lunch should have no more than 24 grams of fat and no more than 8 grams of it saturated yet the average USDA lunch has 31 grams of fat and 14 rams of it is saturated. (Yeoman) These very high levels of fat are why obesity is becoming worse in children. It can be concluded that school food is still extremely high in fat and this can be directly linked to the high rates of obesity in young children and
The purpose of this paper is to provide an individual health promotion for an 8 year old African American female who is in the 95 percentile for weight. Guiding change is a key component that a nurse must display in order to combat childhood obesity (Berkowitz & Borchard, 2009). The health promotion will aim to increase physical activity and enhance the individual’s consumption of nutrient dense food based on Healthy People Guidelines 2010, as well as improve the health literacy for the parent and the individual with regards to childhood obesity. It is essential that the nurse, parent, and child have open communication with mutually agreed upon goals (Caprio et al., 2008). The goals set forth by the nurse, parent, and child are that the attendee participate in at least 60 minutes of sustained aerobic activity 5 days a week for the next 6 months.
These bad eating habits Timothy has include; buying snacks from school, having access to snack foods at home, and consuming ice cream before going to bed. Consuming all of these unhealthy foods, majority of the time, leads to overweight and obesity over time if not right away. As a result of Timothy’s eating habits his parents need to change his diet to something that is healthier. Furthermore, to help Timothy improve his eating habits, his parents need to emphasize eating more fruits and vegetables, low fat dairy products, seeds, nuts, fish and lean meats, whole grain breads and cereals, and drinking more water. Further, not only does Timothy’s eating habits contribute to him being obese, but so do his levels of physical activity (Brown,
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Obesity in America is a very serious problem affecting many Americans currently and is a problem that continues to grow each year. “Over the past 40 years, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in the United States” (Wimalawansa). This issue is known to many but believed not be an issue to care much about but this is not true. Obesity in America affects everyone regardless if they are obese or not. In order to resolve the problem, we can slaughter all the adults that are currently obese in America.
Amongst one of the bigger health issues in United States children is obesity. Obesity is a condition in which a person has accumulated an excess amount of body fat that it has become detrimental to their health. To track this health professionals use the term “obese” when a person has a body mass index (BMI) of over 30. Although BMI should not be the only determining factor of whether or not you child is obese as it only takes into account of height and weight, it is one of the better known systems of telling whether or not a person is overweight or obese (Nichols). Obesity comes with a range of other health conditions that can include but are not limited to cancer, diabetes, and depression. Not only do children and teens who suffer from obesity acquire many health diseases, they also tend to get failing grades and are bullied amongst peers. Most Americans correlate being obese with having an unhealthy lifestyle, but according to a 2006 Fox News article there may be other factors that attribute to obesity that include smoking, medicine, pollution, technology and lack of sleep. (“10 Causes of Obesity Other Than Overeating”). One part that does although indeed play a role in to child obesity rates is economics.
Although many individuals are uncertain about the increasing statistics associated with obesity, more than seventy percent of men and virtually sixty-two percent of women within the United States adult population are overweight or obese (Wilmore, Costill, & Kenney). Obesity refers to the condition of having an excessive amount of body fat. If an individual’s amount of body fat becomes too excessive, he/she is at a much greater risk of developing life-altering diseases such as heart failure, hypertension, type II diabetes, cancer, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, etc. (Wilmore, et al., 2008).
Obesity in the United States is on the rise and there is no end in sight. Obesity is a health problem that does not discriminate, it effects all ages, genders, and races. There are many factors that can cause an individual to become obese. These factors can include calorie intake, amount of physical activity, genetics, and environment. The rise of obesity in the United States has posed health and financial problems for this country that need to be dealt with.
America is one of the richest, most progressive countries in the world. Shouldn't it be one of the healthiest too? Maybe it should be, but the sad truth is that Americans are some of the least healthy people in the world. Even though we are living in a country with great economic power and technological advancement, we are also living in a country with the smallest fund of practical nutritional knowledge. We are living in a land plagued with obesity. America is one of the richest, most progressive countries in the world. Shouldn't it be one of the healthiest too? Maybe it should be, but the sad truth is that Americans are some of the unhealthiest people in the world. Even though we are living in a country with great economic power and technological advancement, we are also living in a country with the smallest fund of practical nutritional knowledge. We are living in a land plagued with obesity.
This essay will discuss obesity in America and the statistical data found surrounding the subject. This is an interesting and personal topic and something very interesting to learn about. The essay will cover different vantage points of obesity including obesity’s relationship to poverty in the U.S., parents’ fight for more physical activity in schools to combat childhood obesity, statistical data about America’s obese population and even a spurious correlation between obesity and sleep duration in children.
Childhood obesity is a serious problem among American children. Some doctors are even calling childhood obesity an epidemic because of the large percentage of children being diagnosed each year as either overweight or obese. “According to DASH sixteen to thirty-three percent of American children each year is being told they are obese.” (Childhood Obesity) There is only a small percentage, approximately one percent, of those children who are obese due to physical or health related issues; although, a condition that is this serious, like obesity, could have been prevented. With close monitoring and choosing a healthier lifestyle there would be no reason to have such a high obesity rate in the United States (Caryn). Unfortunately, for these children that are now considered to be obese, they could possibly be facing some serious health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancers. All of these diseases have been linked to obesity through research. These children never asked for this to happen to them; however, it has happened, and now they will either live their entire life being obese, or they will be forced to reverse what has already been done (Childhood Obesity).
Adolescent obesity is a very serious issue and the need for nursing interventions has never been more prominent. The majority of cases of teenage obesity have been linked to poor eating habits (kids and obesity). Further emphasizing the immense need for new nursing interventions to promote healthy eating habits. Aims of Study The purpose of this study is to understand and analyze current trends in food choices among overweight and obese adolescents with hopes of discovering strategies that can be useful in reducing the risk of habitual poor eating habits.
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Twenty-two point six percent do not participate in physical activity during their free time. (National Centers for Disease Control, 2003) In the past thirty years, the percentage of overweight children has more than doubled in the U.S. The number of overweight teenagers has almost tripled. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2004) A study of children from three different elementary school, participating in after-school programs found that the children participating in activities outside of school were less likely to be overweight at the follow-up and were better accepted by their classmates. (Applied Developmental Science, 2005) My daughter is able to remain lean because she runs and lifts weights daily. She has not gone up in size since she started playing softball a couple years ago, she has only grown in height. My son did not play baseball last year, so we were not as busy during the normal baseball season and as a result of the extra, unused time, he put on a little weight. When he began football this last season, I noticed him struggling to keep up with the team while running laps and was slower than the year before, he even went up a pant size. I also noticed my daughter Molly getting a tummy over the summer and gaining a pant size, going from a six to an eight. Now that she has been back in dance
“The best way to stay at a healthy weight is to make healthy food choices daily,” says Mary L. Gavin (3). That is no secret, everybody knows this information but doesn’t put it to use with their kids. The more energy they have, they more active they will be as well. Which will also regulate their body weight. Be careful when talking about weight because if you negatively talk about your own weight or call out another person’s bad eating habits and link them with being overweight they might start to think food in general is bad and that is one way eating disorders are started. Show them portion control and healthy snacks when being active and just sitting around the house. Kids and teens need more energy so they will want to do more outside activities and the energy starts with the food they are