This document discusses childhood obesity, its causes, health effects, and prevention. It notes that a lack of physical exercise and unhealthy food choices can lead a initially mildly obese child to become severely obese by age 18. The main causes discussed are increased screen time reducing activity, unhealthy family eating habits, marketing of fast food to children, and unsafe neighborhoods discouraging outdoor play. Health effects of childhood obesity include physical issues like diabetes and cancer, as well as emotional impacts like low self-esteem and depression. The document recommends preventing childhood obesity through proper diet, exercise, community support, and legal measures.

1. LACK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND UNHEALTHY
FOOD CHOICES
OBESITY AND CHILDREN
PRESENTED BY:
SHRISTI SHAKYA
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2. HEALTHY CHILD
7 YRS OF AGE
MILDLY OBESE
12 YRS OF AGE
becomes inactive
MODERATELY OBESE
15 YRS OF AGE
SEVERELY OBESE
18 YRS OF AGE
exercise uncomfortable
and paintful
DIABETES,
ASTHAMA,MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISEASE,DEPRESSION, LOW
SELF ESTEEM
OBESE ADULT
20 YRS
WHAT IS THE
PROBLEM FOR THIS?
CHILDHOOD
OBESITY
I M NOT
GOOD AT
SPORTS

3. WHAT IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY?

4. CHILDHOOD OBESITY
 Is a condition where excess body fat negatively
affects a child’s health or well being.
 Diagnosis is based on BMI.

5. SO WHAT ARE THE CAUSES?
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6. MASS MEDIA
 Today's children ages 8-18 use multiple types of media
and spend more hours in computer, TV& video games
causing inactiveness
 Researchers discovered that 21.5% are more likely to
be overweight.

7. HOME ENVIROMENT
 Children’s food choices are also
influenced by family meals.
 the lack of parental guidance,
considering their busy schedule as a
result of their tight working shift.

8. FOOD CHOICES
 Fast food industry is also at fault
for the rise in childhood obesity
 In addition, fast food restaurants
give out toys in children’s meal
which helps to entice children to
buy fast food

9. LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• Watching television, computer usage, playing
video games are the cause of inactiveness

10. NEIGHBOURHOOD AND
COMMUNITY
 IS IT SAFE TO GO OUTSIDE?
 Dangerous community discourage outdoor play
time.

11. HEALTH EFFECTS…..
 EMOTIONAL AND PSYCOLOGICAL EFFECTS
 Low self esteem and confidence
 Depression
 Discriminated by their own family
 Bullied by friends
• PHYSICAL EFFECTS
 Cancer
 Diabetes
 Sleep problems
 High blood pressure
 High cholestrol

12. PREVENTION…
 Proper diet
 Legal laws
 Improve home enviroment
 Physical exercise

13. KEY FACTOR TO REDUCE
OBESITY

14. THANK YOU……