Childhood obesity refers to the condition in which excessive amount of body fat negatively affects health or well-being of a child.

1. CHILDHOOD
OBESITY
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2. Research Questions
• How can you prevent your child from becoming overweight or obese?
Secondary Question:
• How do you know if your child is overweight or obese?
Primary Sub-questions:
• How obese are Emirati children?
• What causes a child to become overweight or obese?
• What are the factors that cause a child to be overweight or obese?

3. Background Research
• Childhood obesity refers to the condition in which excessive amount of
body fat negatively affects health or well-being of a child.
• The diagnosis of obesity is sometime carried out by body mass index, as
methods to measure body fat are not easy.
• Childhood obesity is a serious health issue influencing several children.
Childhood obesity sometimes remain in adulthood and leads to health
impediments.
• Obesity has been related with many medical issues including serious
injuries, worsening of asthma, and initial onset of diabetes, early heart
problems, and fractured bones.

5. • Some children put on weight due to medical
reasons like under active thyroid gland, or other
diseases, most of the children become overweight
because of taking in more calories as compare to
the usage.
• In a comparative analysis of 108 obese patients
with hypothyroidism to 131 obese patients without
hypothyroidism, it has been discovered by the
researchers that those with hypothyroidism had just
0.077 points more on the caloric intake level as
compare to those without hypothyroidism.

6. Primary Research
• For this research, primary methodology is selected, which is based on the
collection of data from sample population.
• It is the quantitative approach of research. In order to get the data of
childhood obesity, questionnaire will be distributed among some of the
parents.
• There are ten items in questionnaire and the sample size is twenty-five. These
questionnaires are with the combination of our deep research on the causes
of childhood obesity along with its prevention.

7. Findings
• How concerned are you about your children being obese or
overweight?
• Very concerned (60%)
• Concerned (25%)
• Not very concerned (13%)
• Not concerned at all (2%)

8. • Are you currently looking for products or services to help your children
become physically active?
• How easy it is to get your children to be physically active?
70%
30%
Yes
No
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Very difficult
difficult
Easy
Very Easy
35%
40%
20%
5%

9. Conclusions
• In the prevention of childhood obesity, schools play a big role by offering a
safe as well as supporting environment with the strategies and activities
supporting healthy behaviors.
• Parents may assist prevent their child at home from becoming overweight by
making changes in the way family eats and exercises.
• The better way children learn is by setting example, thus parents require
showing the way by example by living healthy life.

10. • Most of the children fall short to work out due to the fact that they are
spending time doing static activities like playing video games, computer usage
or watching television.
• Moreover, technology has a big aspect on the liveliness of children.
Consumption of sugar beverages of the child should be limited.
• Children should be given a lot of fruits and vegetables.
• Television and other screen time must be limited to less than two hours per
day.