Childhood obesity - Short presentation

Childhood obesity - Short presentation

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  Healthy weight in children Aparent’s guide to check if your child is a healthy weight.
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  A hot mediatopic
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  Why is thisa concern? There are two primary stumbling blocks 1. Parents simply don’t see or acknowledge that their child is overweight 2. Parents may recognise that their child is overweight but don’t see this as problematic However child obesity can and does lead to very real difficulties for children and young people: • Serious health conditions such as diabetes and cardio-vascular complications may occur • Psychological problems such as low self-esteem, sadness and body dissatisfaction, loss of confidence and social isolation • Disengagement in physical activity
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  The Foresight report,predicts that by 2050, if no action is taken, 60% of adults and 25% of children will be obese.
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  Assessing weight statusin children Establishing the weight status of children is more tricky than with adults. This is because Adults have stopped developing. However children continue to grow. In children, growth charts are used to plot age and height against weight to determine what is known as the body mass index (BMI) percentile This provides a clear indicator of the child’s weight in relation to a standard UK population
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  9 Years old IsChris: Normal weight Overweight Obese Severely Obese
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  7 years Old IsSarah: Normal weight Overweight Obese Severely Obese
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  P0. 10 years Old IsSteven: Normal weight Overweight Obese Severely Obese
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  9 year oldChris Chris BMI 23.8 under weight Seriously obese obese Over weight Normal weight
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  . BMI 28.6 Sarah 7 yearold Sarah Severely obese
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  BMI 34.4 Steven . 10 yearold Steven Severely obese
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  Normal Weight 10 yearold girl, 50th centile 8 year old boy, 50th centile
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  Obesity tracking - Childhoodto Adulthood Most obese children remain obese as adults Most parents wrongly believe that their children will grow out of their weight
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   The strengthof association grows with age. The longer a child is overweight, the more established and extreme this weight becomes.
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  Childhood Obesity RiskFactors More than 8 hours of television a week  Sleeping fewer than 10.5 hours each night  Above average birth weight  One or both parents are obese  Size in early life & big weight gain 1st year  Excess body fat in pre-school years (3 – 5)  Low levels of physical activity
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  Signs that thechild may need support  Child is being bullied or teased at school  Child is dropping out of games or PE or is always out of breath or struggles to keep up  Child is consuming a very poor quality diet or inordinate amounts of food  National Child Measurement Programme data identifies child as very overweight  Child seems very unhappy or withdrawn or upset  The child or family have raised concerns  The child has other illnesses such as asthma, diabetes etc.
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  How you canmake a difference Commit to working together as a family – losing weight for children is just as challenging as it is for adults – they will need your support. Set some goals and targets around the things that you think will make the greatest difference, this could include: snacking, portion size, takeaways and junk food, sugary drinks Think about physical activity. How can you plan as a family to become more active. Think also about how to reduce time sitting (TV viewing and computer games) As a family agree to self monitor your weight each week and plot this over time
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  How can youget further help  Contact your local Alive ’N’ Kicking child weight management service Find your local service on www.ank.uk.com (locations) Or call: Sheffield 0114 321 1253 West Sussex 0300 123 0892 Barnet 0208 102 0530 Croydon 0203 757 6598 Bristol 0117 942 2602 Swindon 01793 465412 Enfield 020 8804 4255 Northamptonshire 01604 745084