Research on Childhood Obesity

Research on Childhood Obesity Student’s Name Institution’s Affiliation’s Introduction Childhood obesity is the research topic selected from the three research topics that were proposed in the healthcare research topics. Childhood obesity has increased in both developed and developing countries affecting the physical and psychological health and development of children. Children with obesity tend to have social and emotional disorders as well as a poor academic performance which lead them to develop low self-esteem. The mechanism of obesity development is not well understood hence believed to have multiple causes like environmental factors, lifestyle preference, and cultural, ecological practices. The general causes of obesity are thought to come from the overtaking of fats and calories into the body through food injection. Besides, obesity is believed to rise as a result of taking too much sugar and less physical activity to deplete the fats and calories absorbed into the body. The overweight at childhood extends with the children up to adulthood and leads to infectious diseases like diabetes and heart problems. This paper identifies an additional three articles that support the study of childhood obesity and outlines how their literature review contributes to the study of the topic. Besides, the paper also evaluates on whether there is enough information decision on the effectiveness of the specific research and finally makes a summary of the conclusion of the literature review. Articles Krushnapriya Sahoo, B. S., Choudhury, A. K., Sofi, N. Y., Kumar, R., & Bhadoria, A. S. (2015). Childhood obesity: causes and consequences. Journal of Family Medicine, 187-192. The first article that selected for the study is a Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care by Krishna Priya Sahoo, Choudhury, Sofi, Kumar, & Bhadoria, 2015. The journal describes child obesity causes and consequences. The literature review of the article discusses the meaning of childhood obesity. In the article, the study of William et al. 1992 was presented. William surveyed the body fat content on 3,320 children who were in the age bracket of 5-18 years. The study of William indicated that if the body fat of male is 25% and female 30%, then the person is obese. The second literature that was used in classifying children as obese in the journal was conducted with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention which define overweight as one with the 95th percentile of the Body Mass Index for age. The literature also outlines the European study for that indicates that the overweight for children has the BMI above 85th and obesity above the 95th percentile. The Indian research study defined the overweight to have a BMI of 85th to 95th and overweight to as more than the 95th percentile. Additionally, Literature sources were also used to explain the causes of childhood obesity. The paper describes the literature according to Davidson et al. 2001, indicates that the child risk factors to obesity are based on the diet, lack of physical activity and leading a sedentary lifestyle. The literature according to Anderson suggests that genetic factors are also sources of obesity. The studies according to the Center for Disease Control and Evaluation research shows that obesity comes as a result of environmental and Behavioral factors. Schwarzkopf, N. D. (2008). A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY MONITORING PRACTICES USED BY MONTANA PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS. 01-106. The next literature review paper presents A Descriptive Study of Childhood Obesity Monitoring Practices Used by Montana Pediatric Providers written by Schwarzkopf. The sources used in the article represent studies used to presents childhood obesity. The survey of National Health and Nutrition Examination was used to study 3958 children between the ages of 2 years to 19 years across the United States. The findings were compared to earlier data on the prevalence trend for obesity in children. The data from youth risk study in the year 2005 shows that 9% of the children are obese and more than 13% are overweight. The results of the study show that the rate of childhood obesity has increased in the world especially in China and Britain by more than 11%. The study according to Wang et al. was used in the literature sources where the international standards of the measure were used illustrates the weight of children of the age between 6 to 18 years in Montana. The results indicate that the American Indian Children in Montana are particularly at risk for obesity with the prevalence more than twice the general population. Daniel et al. 2005 present a scientific statement published by the American Heart of Association to show the prevalence of obesity among children. The results of the study indicate that there was an increase in obesity in children in countries like Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Finland. The literature sources were also presented in the causes of obesity among children. Fierro 2002 an author of the Center for Disease Control Guidelines shows in summary that poor nutrition and physical activity leads to obesity. The studies according to Fierro concludes that abundance of fast foods and fewer home meals, as well as an increase in soda consump...