Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States. Please note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the erratum, please click here. January 21, 2011 / 60(02);42-46 The magnitude of the problem In the United States, childhood obesity affects approximately 12.5 million children and teens (17% of that population) (1).
Changes in obesity prevalence from the 1960s show a rapid increase in the 1980s and 1990s, when obesity prevalence among children and teens tripled, from nearly 5% to approximately 15% (Figure 1) (1). In the short term, obesity in children can lead to psychosocial problems and to cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance or diabetes. The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults (34%) is twice that observed in children and translates into nearly 73 million adult men and women (4). Challenges and strategies to combat the problem Identification of effective interventions. Policies and systems changes in action.
According to the U.S. Other initiatives. CDC report: More initiatives needed to reverse childhood obesity epidemic. In the United States, about 12.5 million children and adolescents are obese. From the 1960s to the 1990s, childhood obesity prevalence grew from 5% to 15%. Today, 17% of American children and teens are obese. During the past decade, the rapid increase in childhood obesity prevalence has slowed; however, “among the heaviest boys, a significant increase in obesity has been observed, with the heaviest getting even heavier,” according to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Additionally, racial and age disparities exist. Hispanic boys and non-Hispanic black girls are disproportionately affected by childhood obesity, and older children and adolescents are more likely to be affected than younger children. “For maximum population impact, the focus should be on strategies that alter the food and physical activity environments in places where persons live, learn, work, play and pray,” according to the CDC report. Exploring the Netgear Roku Player. I’m a fairly frugal sort of guy, especially during these difficult financial times and particularly when it comes to electronics. My primary desktop computer is a salvaged 1996 era server.
My primary laptop is also salvaged, about a 2004 vintage machine that I reformatted to run Linux. Other computers around the house are from different groups I’ve worked with and are mostly in various states of disrepair. I have a digital camera. A refurbished 2007 device that was my third upgrade of refurbished versions of a gift I got probably around 2001. Yet yesterday, Kim and I went out and purchased a Netgear Roku Player (NTV250). Kim has been watching movies from Netflix on her laptop, which she has enjoyed, but gathering around a small screen to watch a movie just might not cut it for date night.
I’ve been interested in the Roku player for quite a while, and I saw that there low end model starts around sixty bucks. The design is very simple. So, I’ve been pleased with the Roku so far. Schools to get required minimum physical education standards under new bill - Los Angeles Democrat. Every student attending a public school would have to spend some time in physical education classes if a bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday were signed into law. The Physical Education to Create a Healthier Nation Act would require all public schools to provide minimum requirements of physical education time for every student regardless of grade level.
The bill would require elementary schools to have at least 150 minutes of physical education each week, and that amount increases to a minimum of 225 minutes for students in middle and high schools – amounts the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, a non-profit association dedicated to quality in physical education and sport, recommends. The legislation also would ensure students with disabilities have a physical education plan that would correspond to their Individualized Education Plan. San Bernardino County Democratic Rep.
Like what you read? New nutrition labels coming to the front of food packages. By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Grocery shoppers will soon see the amount of calories, salt, sugar and saturated fat per serving plastered on the front of many popular food and beverage packages. On Monday, the food industry unveiled its voluntary front-of-pack labeling, called Nutrition Keys, designed to help make healthful choices. The Nutrition Keys also can include up to two other nutrients, such as potassium, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, iron or protein. The program is designed to "promote healthier lifestyles," says Pamela Bailey, president of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which announced the program with the Food Marketing Institute. Consumers will start seeing the labels on some food packages in the next few months, but they won't be widely found until the end of the year. The program has not been tested or approved by an impartial group and doesn't contain a simple color-coding system that would help consumers make sense of the numbers, he says.
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"We're trying to encourage children to be active and to see how fun it is. It's not hard to be active. The market also is part of the Pima County Health Department's Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, which works to prevent or reduce obesity. Added the elder Isaac: "This is something that's needed. WHO Advocating Food Marketing Limits For Childhood Obesity - Detroit alternative medicine.
22 million children in just the U.S are obese/overweight under 5 years On Friday, health officials have stated that Governments need to work with the industry to confine advertising of foods which are high in salt and dangerous fats aimed at children to undertake the epidemic of other obesity and other diseases. This new act is in part on a focus on the combating of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, lung and heart disease and diabetes. These are the growing causes of premature death especially in poor countries. The focus of the global health policy this year will be non-communicable disease, concluding in a controversy of heads of state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
The executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) meeting held this week, has been in discussion on how to make use of the leader's attention and a set of new recommendations undertaking marketing harmful food to children is part of that effort. Dr. Prominent Companies Dr. Dr. Lack of Sleep May Increase Risk of Childhood Obesity. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy As if parents need another reason to enforce their little one's bed times: A new study has found a link between lack of sleep and unhealthy bodyweight. The report, published in the latest issue of Pediatrics, said young children who skimp on sleep both during the week and on the weekends have a four-fold risk of obesity compared with their more well-rested peers. Using a special wrist device, University of Chicago investigators tracked the sleep patterns 308 children from Louisville, Ky., between the ages of four and 10 for a week.
Before the study the young subjects were identified as normal, overweight, or obese based on their body mass index (BMI) scores, a measure of body fat based on height and weight. Even children who slumbered little during the week but managed to make up for a small portion of missed sleep on the weekends tripled their risk of obesity. CDPHP® Launches New Effort to Combat Childhood Obesity. First Capital District Community-Based Health Plan to Collaborate with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation Albany, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 24, 2011 In a continued effort to develop programs and services that address the growing problem of childhood obesity, CDPHP® announces a collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Alliance Healthcare Initiative to provide comprehensive health benefits for the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity.
The new collaboration will better enable CDPHP families to work with their primary care physicians (PCPs) and registered dietitians to ensure their children achieve lifelong health. This announcement comes on the heels of the recently released Alliance of Community Health Plans' report, “Pediatric Obesity: Addressing a National Challenge at a Local Level,” where CDPHP was recognized for its childhood obesity efforts, further underscoring the health plan's dedication to this cause. About CDPHP® Advertisement.