HHP 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Dyslipidemia, Food Marketing, Weight-Bearing
12 Oct 2018
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Childhood obesity, obesity in childhood associated with obesity in adulthood, parental obesity, 50% chance of being obese if one parent is obese, 80% chance of being obese if both parents are obese. Similar ratings to children with cancer: report impaired school function, miss school more often, physical complications. Stress on weight bearing joints: hypertension, dyslipidemia, contributing factors, food factors, readily available food. Food as reward: family and other factors, activity factors. Little physical activity: development of eating and physical activity behaviors, food and activity environment, availability, accessibility, and exposure, food marketing, parental modeling. Interaction with other children: predisposed to reject new foods, be patient and persistent, physiology/development (growth, fitness, physical limits) Social and demographic factors affect activity (attitudes, peers: boys are more active than girls. School lunch requirements: meet 1/3 of nutrient needs, adhere to dietary guidelines. Industry response: disney to restrict junk food advertisements, nutrition criteria, government response.
