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Mitigation Plan for Obesity

Paula King

Walden University

Develop Digital Age (DPSY-6121)

DR. Elizabeth Essel

March 18, 2018

Mitigation Plan for Obesity

Obesity is the topic that I have chosen for mitigation. I have decided on this topic because it is a global health issues. The United States is one of the countries that is mostly affected by obesity, and there are a lot of other health-related problems associated with obesity. Some contributing factors of obesity are diverse which makes it to be an interesting topic to look at. Obesity is an illness that a person has an irregular accumulation of fat which impairs the health of the individual. Obese people in the society are sometimes discriminated against is another reason that made me choose the topic.

There is a rise in childhood obesity rates. The proportion of obese children is gradually rising which it takes to be an essential aspect to be looked upon. Childhood obesity apparently interferes with the development progress of the child (Kamijo, 2014). Obesity increases the risk for the development of a variety of diseases. I also chose obesity in childhood because it may make more accessible to control obesity at this age as compared to adults.

Modern technology such as the internet and video games are partly the cause of childhood obesity. One of the fundamental factors of childhood obesity is environmental factors. The internet is a contributor to childhood obesity as it hinders participation of physical activities of the child since one spends most of his/her time on the internet. Minimal engagement in physical activities such as walking leads to the child becoming obese. The internet, therefore, can be one of the contributing factors of obesity.

In conclusion, this paper will attempt to consider the effects that obesity has hindered the development of children who are obese, and adults who struggle with the condition of obesity.

References

Kamijo K., Mathew, B., Khan, N., Raine L., Scudder M., Drollete E., Ellen M., Castelli D., Hillman C. (2014). The negative association of childhood obesity to cognitive control of action monitoring. Cerebral Cortex, 24(3), 654-662.

Sahoo, K., Sahoo, B., Choudhury, A. K., Sofi, N. Y., Kumar, R., & Bhadoria, A. S. (2015). Childhood obesity: causes and consequences. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 4(2), 187–192. http://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.154628