OBESITY IN CHILDERN

Prathita Maharani
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Obesity ?
In 2010, according to WHO about 43 million children under the
age of five are obesity. As many as 35 million children are
obesity live in developing countries and 8 million more are in the
developed countries
In Indonesia, especially in Jakarta, the prevalence of obesity
increased with increasing age. At the age of 6-12 years found
obesity around 4%, the teenager found 6.2% of 12-18 years, 17-
18 years and at the age of approximately 11.4%
Eating behavior
Lack of Physical Activity
Social-economi
Changes in knowledge, attitude, behavior, lifestyle and eating
habits as well as increased revenue factor, able to affect
change in the selection of the type and amount of food
consumed
Genetic Factors
• One parent is obese: 40%
• Both parents are obese: 70%
 Baby (0-12 months)

Ideal Weight = Age (month)/2 + 4

Childern (1-12 years)

Ideal Weight = Age x 2 + 8

The most useful methods and most widely used to
measure the rate of obesity is the Body Mass Index (BMI)
calculates
Obesity can be cause by channeling emotional problems
to excessive eating. Stress is one of the factors that can
affect weight
Short term Long term
 Sleep apnea  Risk factor cardiovasculer disease
 Diabetes type 1  Impaired liver function (sirosis)
 Diabetes type 2
 Orthopedic Disorder  Hipertention
 Psychososial Disorder  High Colesterol
 Heart Attack
 Cancer
 Heart Failure
 Eat more fruits and vegetable

Eat five to six servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

Limit the consumption of beverages
with added sugar
 Reduce time in front of the TV and computer to less than two
hours a day
For childern with severe obesity, the amount of time to watch tv should be
limited to an hour a day
Prioritize childern to have at least an hour of
physical activity
Limit the frequency of eating out in
restaurants
Familiarize children for breakfast every morning
with a healthy food
Changing food processing
technique
Most important: Make an efforts to address obesity in
childern as a program for the whole family