Over weight and obesity are often associated with excessive body fat storage. Risks related to being overweight increase under some conditions. A variety of methods can be used to monitoring body fat content such: underwater weighing, air displacement, skin fold thickness. It appears eating habits and nutrition which varies between twins who are raised apart are less to do with obesity than nature does. In fact, research suggests that genes account for up to 70% of weight difference between people.
According to Utah Department of Health, more than half of Utah (59.5%) are obese and nearly one in four elementary school students (21.5%) are overweight or obese. The number of obese or overweight people in Utah is greater than the entire population of Montana (957, 861)
Utah Department of Health have surveyed from January to May 2oo8 4,123 first, third, and fifth grade students of 69 randomly selected public elementary schools throughout the State were weighed and measured to assess childhood overweight and obesity. This study shows boys in the 3 different grades were overweight but increase dramatically between the 3rd and 5th grades. 21.5 percent of elementary school students were at an unhealthy weight.
Some adult diseases are found now in children who are obese such as: hardening of arteries, high pressure, high cholesterol, sleep-associated breathing disorder, and non alcoholic fatty liver.
Social and Psychological Impacts of Childhood overweight
Students of elementary schools overweight suffer social isolation, tend to attempt associated with weight based teasing by their peers. Students in this category are at greater rate of anxiety disorder and depression. Family, schools, media, government, church, health care, can impact these children live in order to change.
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According to Utah Department of Health, more than half of Utah (59.5%) are obese and nearly one in four elementary school students (21.5%) are overweight or obese. The number of obese or overweight people in Utah is greater than the entire population of Montana (957, 861)
Utah Department of Health have surveyed from January to May 2oo8 4,123 first, third, and fifth grade students of 69 randomly selected public elementary schools throughout the State were weighed and measured to assess childhood overweight and obesity. This study shows boys in the 3 different grades were overweight but increase dramatically between the 3rd and 5th grades. 21.5 percent of elementary school students were at an unhealthy weight.
Some adult diseases are found now in children who are obese such as: hardening of arteries, high pressure, high cholesterol, sleep-associated breathing disorder, and non alcoholic fatty liver.
Social and Psychological Impacts of Childhood overweight
Students of elementary schools overweight suffer social isolation, tend to attempt associated with weight based teasing by their peers. Students in this category are at greater rate of anxiety disorder and depression. Family, schools, media, government, church, health care, can impact these children live in order to change.
Posted by Joseph
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