Healthy Students and Childhood Obesity
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Transcript Healthy Students and Childhood Obesity
By Jesse Steffen and Karla Conrad
What are they
eating?
On average middle school aged children
should intake about 1500-1800 calories.
30% from fat (about 495)
Increase as the children are more physically
active or are going through a growth spurt.
• 476 calories/203 from fat
• 331 calories /
131 from fat
•420 calories /
170 from fat
•273 calories /
176 from fat
• 273 calories/
116 from fat
Carbohydrates: Five or more servings per day
Fruits: Two to three servings per day
Protein: Three or more servings per day
Vegetables: Two to three servings of cooked or raw
vegetables per day
◦ 1 cup of potatoes, pasta, or rice; 2 slices whole grain bread, ¾ cup
dry cereal, ¾ muffin or bagel.
◦ 1 cup canned fruit, 1 piece fresh fruit, ½ cup juice.
◦ 2 to 3 ounces meat, fish, or poultry; 1 egg; ½ cup cottage or
ricotta cheese; 1 to 2 ounces of other types of cheese; ½ cup
cooked dried beans or legumes; 3 tablespoons peanut butter.
◦ ½ cup of vegetables.
Schools are now provided with these
nutritional needs.
They must provide one‐third of the protein,
Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium, and
calories each day.
Overweight and obesity = ranges of weight
that are greater than what is generally
considered healthy for a given height
Childhood obesity = imbalance of food taken
in and food used
BMI: Body Mass Index
◦ = weight/ (height X height) X 703
◦ Child and Teen BMI Calculator
2005 Federal Government had to create a
program for schools to calculate their
students’ BMI
Used to evaluate the effectiveness of health
and nutrition programs
Estimated 17 percent of children and
adolescents ages 2-19 years are obese
Between 1976-1980 and 2007-2008 obesity
increased from 6.5 to 19.6% among 6-11
year olds. Among adolescents aged 12-19,
obesity increased from 5 to 18.1% during the
same period
Average weight for a 10 yr old boy in 1963
was 74 lbs by 2002 the ave. weight was
nearly 85 lbs. For girls it went from 77 to 88.
Behavioral Factors
◦ Energy intake:
large portion sizes, eating meals away
from home, frequent beverages
◦ Sedentary behavior
On average kids spend 5 ½ hours watching
tv.
Teens spend on average 6 hrs a day on
media driven sedentary activities.
◦ Physical activity
Only 10% of schools offer daily physical
education classes, and many of those don’t
meet the time requirements of weekly exercise.
Daily participation in school physical education
among adolescents dropped 14 percentage
points over the last 13 years — from 42% in
1991 to 28% in 2003
As of 2006 1/3 of 15 yrs olds got the min
amount of required physical activity during the
week, and on weekends it dropped to just 17%.
Genetic Factors
Environmental Factors
◦ Within the home
◦ Within child care
Almost 80% of children aged 5 years and younger with
working mothers are in child care for 40 hours a week
on average.
◦ Within schools
◦ Within the community
Psychosocial Risks
◦ targets of early and systematic social
discrimination
◦ low self-esteem
Cardiovascular Disease Risks
◦ high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure,
and abnormal glucose tolerance.
◦ In a sample of 5 to 17-year-olds, 70% of
obese children had at least one CVD risk
factor while 39% of obese children had two or
more CVD risk factors
Additional Health Risks
◦ Asthma
◦ Hepatic steatosis
fatty degeneration of the liver
◦ Sleep apnea
7% of obese children
◦ Type 2 diabetes.
Cause CVD and kidney failure
Obese children and adolescents are
more likely to become obese as adults
◦ 80% of children who were overweight
at aged 10–15 years were obese
adults at age 25 years.
◦ 25% of obese adults were overweight
as children
◦ If overweight begins before 8 years
of age, obesity in adulthood is likely
to be more severe.
Indiana is currently developing a obesity
prevention plan.
◦ collection of height and weight data in grades 3, 5,
and 7
◦ promote calorie menu-labeling
Michelle Obama/White House Task Force on
Childhood Obesity
◦ Goal: Cut Child Obesity From 20% to 5% by 2030
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http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/ index.html
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familyeducation.com/tween/healthy-lifestyle/55985.html
Nutrient standards. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/NAP1.pdf
National school lunch program. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.
fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/aboutlunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf