OBESITY AMONG SCHOOL AGE

Obesity among School Age: A study on African American children in the United States



Obesity among School Age: A study on African American children in the United States

Introduction

The study is related to the obesity among school age which particularly focuses on African American children in the United States. In the last twenty years, the prevalence of obesity in African American children has risen sharply. The increase is explained primarily by the food poor (worse in our country by the crisis, economic) and sedentary lifestyles, but also by the presence of conflicting relationships between parents and children in affecting certain cultural norms of the time.

Discussion

In African American children in the United States, it is observed that:

One of every 4 to 5 children are obese, while one in every 3 is at risk of being.

Children who are obese at the age of 6 years have a 27% chance of being obese as adults.

Children who are obese at age 12, this probability increases to 75%.

One in ten children is obese to reach 10 years.

An obese child is more likely to have 12.6 diabetes mellitus and 9 times more likely to be hypertensive at an early age that children are not obese.

43% of which are located between 3 and also get it nine years later.

86% of those who reached puberty in that condition, are highly likely to remain so for the rest of his life.

Children with 15% overweight have orthopedic disorders, difficulty being erected, altered alignment of spine and extremities due to massive deposition of abdominal fat.

At puberty, with 20% overweight, no restriction pulmonary mobility decreases diaphragmatic surface ventilation and oxygenation is lower.

When you exercise, the child / to get tired quickly because the heart beats per minute more times than normal, inadequately ventilated lungs and if the activity continues, there may be cramping, pain, liver friction with ribs (horse) and other complications (Flegal, Ogden, Wei, Kuczmarski, Johnson, 2001).

The Dramatic Increase in Childhood Obesity in African American children in the United States

To determine whether a child (or anyone else) is obese, a measurement known as body mass index, or BMI, is used. Unlike an adult's BMI equation, which is based solely on weight and height, children's weight status calculation also incorporates age and gender because, according to the CDC, "children's body composition varies as they age and varies between boys and girls." Children with a BMI at or above the 85th percentile of the children of the same age and gender are considered overweight; those at or above the 95th percentile are considered obese.

Childhood obesity in African American children in the United States can have several serious short- and long-term health consequences. According to the CDC, children who are obese are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and high cholesterol, both of which put them at increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Obese children are also at risk of developing Type II diabetes, as well as breathing problems, such as sleep apnea or ...