Immediate and Long Term Effects of Childhood Obesity Increase in America

Selecting Sources of Literature: Obesity and Its Prevention
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Selecting Sources of Literature: Obesity and Its Prevention
In the United States, more than one-third of the adults, about 34.9%, are obese. California obesity rate is one of the highest in the country. 30.5% of the children are either overweight or obese. Obesity is among the most severe health issues globally. Californians live a healthy life, but the rates of obesity have since doubled since the 1990s. Obesity poses a risk to the individual’s health and this affects not only the patients, but also the society. Several authors have addressed the issue of obesity including factors that can aggravate and ways to prevent the problem.
Obesity and overweight are problems that are increasing in both adults and children in the past 30 years (Babey et al., 2009). In California the consumption of sugary beverages is high with about 62% of youths aged between 12-17 years and children of between 2 -11 taking them daily and also affecting 24% of adults (Babey et al., 2009). According to the author the people who occasionally drink sodas and sugary products account for 15% in comparison 27% who take them daily. The consumption of the drinks in California geographically suggests that the social and factors environment affect the issue on rates of intake. The study concludes that those who consume the sugary drinks are likely to become overweight or obese. If there is awareness campaign on the issue of sugary drinks and soda can help reduce issue of obesity in California.
According to Adam et al., (2003), the issue of food security and lack of available foods that have nutritional value are factors contributing to obesity and overweight problems. A survey on 8169 women in California who are 18 years using random selection and interviews conducted via telephone shows 31% of the people affected had a higher probability to get obese especially in the white population when there is food insecurity without hunger. Food insecurity with hunger had a higher prevalence for obesity among the blacks, Asians and non-Hispanics. It is important to encourage eating food that has labels of high nutritional value.
According to Wang et al., (2010), the number of the US born Asians is more likely to be obese in comparison to those Asians born outside America. The author analyses whether retaining the culture in America can reduce the chances of getting overweight or obese. A survey on the traditional Asian American to examine the link between acculturation with Obesity and with high BMI and their retention of Asian culture protects individuals from obesity. Those Asian Americans show that the individuals who ignored their culture had a higher risk of being obese. There is need for further studies to determine why keeping a culture has an effect on reduction of obesity.
According to Leung et al., (2011), the food assistance through programs, to the public can increase the risk of obesity in adults. The journal carries an assessment on programs of Supplement Security Income, California work opportunities and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food insecurity to find if they are contributors to high increase of obesity. A random survey on a particular populatio...