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Watching your child’s diet is very important, at one point in time it felt good to eat what you wanted, and not worry if it would effect you nor your children. Over the course of time, children's health has became an issue overtime. Obesity has became the new era for children and adolescents. If we don’t take action and control of our youths eating and activity levels, we will be setting them up for health issues in their futures.

WHAT IS OBESITY

• Obesity- is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight.

• Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death.

• Obesity is also one of the most important contributing factors in heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers (Schmitt,2005)

HOW IT EFFECTS OUR KIDS

• 1/3 children in Minnesota are obese or overweight

• 1/5 children are obese or overweight by the time they enter school.

• From 1999-2008 the percentage of youths with diabetes or prediabetes increased from 9 to 23

(The weight of childhood obesity, 2012)

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HEREDITARY OBESITY

• Obesity is defined as weight-to-height ration in the 95th percentile

• Obesity occurs in 10% of American children ages 2 to 5 and 15% of those ages 6 to 19

• Overweight children usually comes from inheritance, if one parent is overweight, 50% of the children will be at risk for being overweight. If neither parent is overweight less than 10% of the children will be at risk for overweight. (Schmitt,2005)

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PREVENTABLE MEASURES

Keeping the weight off is hard. Choosing the right foods and allowing your children to put down the video games, and play more outside is the key to being healthy.

• Less pops- more water

• Consume more fruits and vegetables

• Doctor visits

• Check on them at school

• Play active sports

• Get involve with their physical activities

• Ask them how they are feeling about themselves

• And most of all consistency is key

KNOWLEDGE

• Type 2 diabetes has been diagnosed in youth overtime, it is said if this continues in 2000, the risk of longtime type 2 diabetes will be 30% for boys and 40% for girls(lytle,2012)

• Childhood obesity goes beyond a cosmetic issue. The most significant short-term consequences are social and psychological. These may include discrimination and prejudice, with ensuing effects on the developing sense of self and self-esteem, potentially leading to a poor body image, which may increase susceptibility to eating disorders in later life, and depression.(phillips, 2012)

CONCLUSION

Communicating is the key to a healthier life, get involved with your

children daily activities . Watch your children’s diet. Less soda and

sugars would be a great start , along with consuming more protein,

vegetables, and fruits. Sometimes you may not know if your child’s

at risk for diabetes, so its important that you communicate with

your family doctor for check ups. In the future this can truly help

build stronger lives for our children so that they can have a

healthier future.

SOURCES

• schmitt, B. D. (2005, november 29). your child's health.

• (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.childrensmn.org/Blog/KidsHealth/2012/07/infographic-the-weight-of-childhood-obesity/?gclid=CKSf-72Jz7MCFYpFMgodXRcAlQ

• eimear, K. (2012, august). Measured parental weight status and familial socio-economic status correlates with childhood overweight and obesity at age 9.. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.sptproxy.mnpals.net/ehost/results?sid=cf3079bf-21bb-41d4-892f-506d25164052@sessionmgr10&vid=9&hid=10&bquery=ldl&bdata=JmRiPWFwaCZ0eXBlPTAmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl

• phillips, F. (2012, july 20). facing up to obesity. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.sptproxy.mnpals.net/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=10&sid=cf3079bf-21bb-41d4-892f-506d25164052@sessionmgr10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==

• lytle, L. (2012, 10). Dealing with the childhood obesity epidemic: a public health approach.. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.sptproxy.mnpals.net/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=10&sid=cf3079bf-21bb-41d4-892f-506d25164052@sessionmgr10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==