Annotated Bibliography: Childhood Obesity Adult Morbidities

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Biro, F. M., & Wien, M. (2010). Childhood obesity and adult morbidities. Childhood obesity and adult morbidities , 91 (5), 1499-1505.
The factors associated with obesity in children according to the article include the interactions of genes, the environment, physical exercise level, and dietary intake. Obesity in children can lead to an earlier puberty in girls, a rise in metabolic incidences in girls in adults and youths, and type 2 diabetes. In addition, obesity during childhood can mean the problem persists into adulthood. In the US, just like in many other countries in the world, those that have limited resources are disproportionately affected by obesity. As such, people with lower economic status are affected more by obesity compared to others in the society. Apart from examining the causes and effects of the epidemic, authors offer recommendations. From the article, the best approach is environmental and lifestyle interventions. The paper also adopts some recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics including a reduction in TV time, regular exercise, limited consumption of food with sugars, among others.
This article mentions that earlier puberty in girls can be as a result of childhood obesity. It will thus be useful in literature review.
Eyler, A. A., Nguyen, L., Kong, J., Yan, Y., & Brownson., R. (2012). Patterns and predictors of enactment of state childhood obesity legislation in the United States: 2006–2009. American journal of public health , 102 (12), American journal of public health.
The article reviews childhood obesity-related state policies between 2006 and 2009. The authors note the prevalence of the epidemic in the country is documented properly and from statistics, about 12.5 million and adolescents and children are obese. The authors also note that in the long-term, childhood obesity has substantial economic and societal costs due to population health decline. The findings of the research show that about a quarter of the bills enacted at the state level focused on physical education, food policy in schools, and access to physical activity by the community. The findings also show that the policies surrounding nutrition content or safe school routes were more likely to be enacted. In addition, policies that sought to label menus or products were less likely to be passed. It is the conclusion of the authors that there is a need for advocacy efforts to make policy makers prioritize childhood obesity-related bills.
The article offers important statistics about policies enactment at state level and will thus be important in developing the literature review.
Farley, T. A., & Dowell, D. (2014). Preventing childhood obesity: what are we doing right? American journal of public health , 104 (9), 1579-1583.
The authors note that the last decade has seen a decline in childhood obesity prevalence in New York City. In particular, a significant reduction was witnessed in the children who are youngest. Such reduction is attributed to changes in school and daycare policies, messages from the media, demographics, and community and family consumption. The authors point out that...