This presentation is about childhood obesity, including causes, target group, spread and intervention

1. CHILDHOO
D OBESITYPriyam Sharma
Former Chief Bariatric Dietician
Former Dietitian in DDRC
Consultant Dietician in Shangri- La’s Eros
B.Sc (HND) M.Sc. (DFSM) IDA
www.dialdietitian.in
Email –priyamsharma@dialdietitian.in

3. Rapidly changing dietary practices and a
sedentary lifestyle have led to increasing
prevalence of childhood obesity (5-19 yr) in
developing countries recently: 41.8% in
Mexico, 22.1% in Brazil, 22.0% in India, and
19.3% in Argentina, 2012.

5. OBESITY DEFINED
• BMI=[weightLbs./(Heightininches)2]
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• BMI=Weightkg/m(heightin
metre)2 ]

6. C A U S E S A N D R I S K
F A C T O R S
• Poordiet
• Lackofphysical
activity
• Genetics
• Culture
• Certainmedical
disorders
• Environment
Metabolism
• Lifestyle
• Psychological
factors
• Lackofknowledge

7. HEALTH
IMPLICATIONS
Coronaryheartdisease
Type2diabetes
Hypertension
Non-alcoholicfattyliver
disease
Increasedriskofdisability

8. HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
• Alsolinkedwithmentalhealthconditionssuch
as:
–Depression
–Lowself-esteem
–Feelingsofshame
• Manyobesepeoplearediscriminatedagainst
andthetargetsofinsultsandverbalabuse

9. WHO IS AFFECTED?
Everyone…Evenyourdog.

10. HOW OBESITY HARMS A
CHILD
• Brain
• Heart
• Liver
• Pancreas
• GrowthPlates

11. PEOPLEANDPERSPECTIVES
Who is impacted by
childhood obesity?

12. PEOPLEANDPERSPECTIVES
• Argumentssupportingoccupationaltherapists
playaroleinchildhoodobesity.
• Argumentsagainstoccupationaltherapists
playingaroleinchildhoodobesity.

13. PREVENTION
• Advocacy/policy
• Educationalprogram
• Counselingsessions
• Specialexercisescounselingandtraining

14. INTERVENTIONS
• Workingwithfamilies
• Changinghabits
• Workingwithschoolsystems
• Environmentmodification
• ADLs/IADLs