The Most Promising Intervention measures for Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is an issue of major concern in the present society. Intervention measures should be targeted at minimizing the impacts of the causes and the effects. They should also be based on available data so that the most attention is given to the most effective methods. In this research paper, I will research on The Most Promising Intervention measures for Childhood Obesity.

Thesis: Child obesity should be targeted at eliminating improper lifestyle behaviors and encouraging proper lifestyle behaviors.

Barton, M. (2012). Childhood obesity: a life-long health risk. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 33(2), 189. doi:10.1038/aps.2011.204

This article highlights obesity as a major cause vascular disease. It also favors the the development of other diseases like diabetes, fatty liver disease, coronary liver disease and arterial hypertension. This article highlights how obesity contributes to some of these conditions. It also highlights the opinion that obesity should be treated as a disease. This will promote more focused attention on the condition and help in intervention. This paper will be of utmost importance in the development of the research paper. Without a proper research on the impacts of obesity on other conditions, it is impossible to mount a proper argument on an intervention strategy. The paper provides the highly important ingredient of impacts into the research paper. The article’s title, Childhood Obesity: A Life- long health Risk points at the nature of conditions it encourages. This article is going to help in mounting an argument that intervention is necessary. It is one article that is based on research and is therefore very likely to be reliable.

Reilly, J. J., Armstrong, J., Dorosty, A. R., Emmett, P. M., Ness, A., Rogers, I., & Sherriff, A. (2005). Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study. Bmj, 330(7504), 1357.

If intervention is necessary, it is vital for those intervening to do it at the right time. This article explores various factors that are likely to contribute to the thriving of obesity among children. The article divides the causes of childhood obesity into genetic, behavioral and genetic. It also divided the effects into three: social, psychological and physical. This article focuses on the various factors that affect obesity, a diversity of interventions, and the ways the government has acted in the past in addressing the issue of obesity. He importance of this article to the research is enormous. First, it will help in adding to the causes of childhood obesity I already know. Secondly, the article will act as a starting point for the actions to be recommended for the government and other bodies. Since it helps in identifying the major ways the government is working to ensure the eradication of childhood obesity. With such knowledge, it is easier to identify a reliable way forward.

Kamath, C. C., Vickers, K. S., Ehrlich, A., McGovern, L., Johnson, J., Singhal, V., … & Montori, V. M. (2008). Behavioral interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review and metaanalyses of randomized trials. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 93(12), 4606-4615.

This article explores various intervention programs and their effectiveness in fighting childhood obesity. The article also reviews the impact of various methods intervention on the BMI on the secondary level. The importance of this article is that it provides evidence on the effectiveness of the various methods of eradicating childhood obesity. This article serves to lower the the need of researching onto the various methods of intervention. The article also helps in introducing various programs to the eradication equation. The article was selected both on the basis of the quality of information and on the nature of information it contained. It is going to be very important for the sake of this study. The article will also serve to provide the means of introducing the various forms of intervention to the targeted population. The arrangement of the data in this report will also make the research more important. This article will not only serve to provide the means of intervening; it will provide the means that various groups use to implement intervention programs in their community.

Waters, E., de Silva Sanigorski, A., Hall, B. J., Brown, T., Campbell, K. J., Gao, Y., … & Summerbell, C. D. (2011). Interventions for preventing obesity in children (review). Cochrane collaboration, (12), 1-212.

Prevention of obesity is vital in the fight against childhood obesity. This article provides insight on the issue of childhood obesity.  The article uses literary review. This provides uniqueness of the article in comparison with other articles.   The articles used in the research are also likely to contribute to the current research. If any of the articles are acceptable recent, they may be used in the creation of the research paper. The article has a very good level of number inclusion. It quotes ages, weights and number of calories consumed per day in the course of the study. These values will serve as a comparison. They will also show which groups are neglected and what can be done to eliminate the competition. This article could be used to provide information regarding the use of

Han, J. C., Lawlor, D. A., & Kimm, S. (2010). Childhood obesity. The Lancet, 375(9727), 1737-1748.

According to this article, the prevalence of obesity is alarming. It is therefore necessary for entire communities to participate in activities that demote the prevalence of opbesity. Specifically targets type 2 diabetes.  This article argues that the fight against diabetes has so far been ineffective especially due to lack of sufficient information. The article argues that calorie intake and exercises need to be reviewed for more clear results. While this opinion does not directly impact on this study, it is likely to be a shared issue. Lack of sufficient information might both impact on the capability of this research and on the quality of results that may be obtained from this research.  The approach of this article is very important to this topic. The article recommends the use of methods that support the expenditure of energy while discouraging intake. This way, children are going to be in a better position in the fight against childhood obesity. However, the article warns, research for better intervention methods shouls continue.

Dehghan, M., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & Merchant, A. T. (2005). Childhood obesity, prevalence and prevention. Nutrition journal, 4(1), 24.

According to this article, about 25 % and 11 % were overweight and obese respectively in the year 2005. This highlights the nature of problem the world is dealing with. While obesity is not an equal problem in every country, it is a concern everywhere. For this reason, it is recommended that every country puts some efforts towards fighting the condition. This article mainly focuses on the impacts of obesity and how it can be eliminated. Like other articles, it suggests the use of those activities that are going to minimize calorie intake while increasing the usage of those calories. The article serves the course of this research in the way it handles the concepts of causes and prevention of childhood obesity. The article handles these two topics together so that they help to build upon each other. Prevention methods provided in this article may be useful in the completion of this article.

Brown, T., & Summerbell, C. (2009). Systematic review of school‐based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Obesity reviews, 10(1), 110-141.

This is a literature review. It tries to determine if the school based food programs that have been created to eliminate childhood obesity are effective in lowering the instances of childhood obesity. The articles find that there is insufficient evidence to compare Physical School based programs with diet school based programs. The article further finds that girls may be easier to affect with physical exercises than boys. In general, the article also found that children were more likely to maintain a healthy weight if they participated in a school based physical activity plan. The article however promotes the combination of both methods in the eradication of childhood obesity. This article will help in introducing the concept of school intervention programs in the school. The idea of using a combination of methods may also help.

References

Barton, M. (2012). Childhood obesity: a life-long health risk. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 33(2), 189. doi:10.1038/aps.2011.204

Brown, T., & Summerbell, C. (2009). Systematic review of school‐based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Obesity reviews, 10(1), 110-141.

Dehghan, M., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & Merchant, A. T. (2005). Childhood obesity, prevalence and prevention. Nutrition journal, 4(1), 24.

Han, J. C., Lawlor, D. A., & Kimm, S. (2010). Childhood obesity. The Lancet, 375(9727), 1737-1748.

Kamath, C. C., Vickers, K. S., Ehrlich, A., McGovern, L., Johnson, J., Singhal, V., … & Montori, V. M. (2008). Behavioral interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review and metaanalyses of randomized trials. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 93(12), 4606-4615.

Reilly, J. J., Armstrong, J., Dorosty, A. R., Emmett, P. M., Ness, A., Rogers, I., & Sherriff, A. (2005). Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study. Bmj, 330(7504), 1357.

Waters, E., de Silva Sanigorski, A., Hall, B. J., Brown, T., Campbell, K. J., Gao, Y., … & Summerbell, C. D. (2011). Interventions for preventing obesity in children (review). Cochrane collaboration, (12), 1-212.