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By
Bosede Adedire
Christiana I
Honorine M
Objectives
Background
Obesity is body Mass Index equal to or greater than 95th
percentile OR ''abnormal or excessive fat accumulation
that presents a risk to health'' Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2014).
Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past 30
years from 7% in 1980 to 18% in 2012 among children
between the ages of 6-11 (CDC, 2014)
An obese child has a 70% chance of becoming an obese
adult (Fletcher, Cooper, Helms, Northingtion, & Winters,
2009)
1/3 of American children who are overweight or obese,
are at an increased risk for obesity-related health
problems (Koh, 2010; CDC, 2014)
Background Cont
80% teens do not eat fruits and veg, 63% do <
recommended 60min/day, 5days/wk of physical
activities, 33% watch >3hrs of TV, 25% spend > 3hrs on
nonacademic computer and game activities (CDC,
2013)
Hospitalizations associated with obesity in children
increased from 2.1% from 1981 to 4.8% during 19971999,costing society about $150 billion every year
(Orszag, 2010; Trasande & Elbel, 2012 ).
The current First Lady of the U.S, Michelle Obama, has
directly acknowledged this epidemic and launched a
national campaign in February 2010 (Stolberg, 2010).
Screening Test
BMI
History of dietary behavior, physical activities, family history
PE: BP , distribution of adiposity, comorbidities
Test: Fasting lipid level, thyroid function test, AST and ALT,
fasting serum glucose
Differential diagnosis
Acromegaly
Ascites
Cushing Syndrome
Hirsutism
Management
Life style modification
Self-monitoring of caloric intake and physical activity, goal
setting, stimulus control, nonfood rewards, relapse prevention
Surgery
Bariatric surgery
overweight
2. Research
3. Policy development
oPolices to safeguard children, families and strained Healthcare system
oOne policy that could be lobbied for by healthcare professionals is regulation of TV commercials, WIC program
Questions
Learning Assessment
1.
2. If your child ate this whole container of Whoppers, how many calories would she
consume?
a) 60 calories
b) 90 calories
c) 150 calories
d) 180 calories
e) 450 calories
3. .. is the ONLY medication approved in the U.S for childhood obesity. It can
only be used in .(hint: what age group)