NURSING 3PA2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Childhood Obesity, The Who
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Childhood obesity, even with the many interventions, continues to be a major public health problem. Rates of obesity within the united states have tripled since the. 1980 s, translating to about 17 percent of all children from ages 2- 19 today. Maternal behaviours inducing offspring obesity include smoking, and maternal obesity. Postnatal behaviours impacting childhood obesity include breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, and access to healthcare. Children who come from low-income or minority families are at a higher risk for obesity. These children who are obese are at a greater risk for cardiovascular diseases, and type-2 diabetes, and bullying. While physical activity and healthy eating impact obesity, it is clearly evidenced that obesity begins as early as conception and continues in postpartum, adolescence and adulthood. http://go. galegroup. com. libaccess. lib. mcmaster. ca/ps/retrieve. do? sghitcounttype=none&sort=relevance&inps=true&prodid=aone&usergroupn ame=ocul_mcmaster&tabid=t002&searchid=r1&resultlisttype=result_list&co ntentsegment=&searchtype=advancedsearchform¤tposition=1&contentset. Just for a little bit of further education on the benefits of breastfeeding for infant and mother, i have provided a little synopsis from who.
