Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Bariatric Surgery, Comorbidity, Childhood Obesity
18 Dec 2017
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Difference between adult and child obesity definition is the child"s age and sex is accounted for. Obesity is a chronic disease with many causes. Numerous health consequences from childhood obesity can carry on into adulthood if not prevented. Lifestyle modification + whole family = great success! You as a health science student can empower your friends, families, and strangers by being informed. The scary stats: 31. 5% of canadian children of ages 5-17 are overweight or obese. A child is identified as overweight when their bmi is between the 85th and 94th percentile for age and sex. Obesity is diagnosed when the child"s bmi is greater than or equal to 95% higher than the average bmi for children of the same age and sex. Ma be easier for parents to identify obesity if there is a clear list of identifiable risk factors. Both parents not obese -10% chance of child being obese.
