Definition Causes Statistics Sources Obesity A greater than 20 percent increase over healthy weight based on body mass index BMI a ratio of weight to height associated with body fat 2200 Book Children s BMI varies naturally with age and gender Mini Lecture 11a Lack of knowledge about a healthy diet A tendency to buy high in fat low cost foods Stress which can lead to overeating Parents overfeeding their children and making them clean their plates Lack of physical activity and increased television watching Consequences Complications of Obesity Increased Risks of More than 80 percent of obese children become obese adults High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Diabetes type II become frequent in children Heart Disease Sleep Digestive Disorders ex Sleep apnea Early Death Various types of cancer Increased chances of asthma According to the 1999 2002 NHANES survey 16 percent of children age 6 19 years are overweight The researchers found that children who were overweight at least once from ages 2 to 4 were 5 times more likely to be overweight at age 12 when compared to children who were not overweight from ages 2 to 4 Now nearly a third of kids in America are overweight or obese Module 11 Mini Lecture A Physical Development in Middle Childhood Dr Bales 2012 Berk L 2010 Exploring Lifepsan Development 2nd ed Boston MA Ally Bacon N A n d Childhood obesity Retrieved from http aspe hhs gov health reports child obesity
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