Teaching Experience on Secondary Prevention of Obesity and Lifestyle
The teaching experience involved learning about obesity especially secondary, its prevention and the lifestyle. Obesity is a serious problem of our time. Obesity most often occurs as a complex metabolic disorder due to two main factors: overeating and insufficient motor activity. Obesity significantly reduces the life of a person due to complications - diseases of the gallbladder, diabetes, hypertension, early and myocardial infarction. Obesity in girls leads to premature puberty and, thus, to the short stature that results from the premature "closing" of the bone gaps and the cessation of bone growth in length, in boys - leads to a delay in sexual development. Obesity is increasingly becoming the cause of reduced working capacity and disability and this is facilitated by the person's personal lifestyle (Fryar, Carroll & Ogden, 2014).
The teaching plan was aimed towards the presentation of a comprehensive picture concerning the challenges as well as the solutions to the issue of childhood obesity. A modern person experiences minimal physical exertion: today the average physical load per urban resident is 50 times lower than in previous centuries. According to scientific research, because of insufficient physical activity, the frequency of obesity increases by 10% every 10 years. Insufficient physical activity is a risk factor for cardiovascular, endocrine and other socially significant diseases (Skinner & Skelton, 2014).
The teaching plan also focuses on the following objectives; .
Moderating physical activity is safe and has a positive effect on the quality of life of practically healthy people.The teaching plan is to be based on the epidemic level of obesity which is a big problem. However, it is important to recognize that in many cases it can be a preventable state of health. Many of the risk factors, including genetic predisposition, contribute to the occurrence of pathology, but dietary behavior and low levels of physical activity are the two main factors that can be changed. The interaction and close cooperation of the school, family and society can significantly affect the situation as a whole, in order to change the current tendency towards obesity in the children's population (Katzmarzyk, Barreira & Lambert, 2015).
The plan has the remedies for treatment and prevention of obesity
In the secondary form of the disease, first of all, they are engaged in therapy of the underlying disease, which led to excessive accumulation of fat in the body. The main strategy in the fight against alimentary form of obesity is the normalization of diet and exercise. For this it is necessary to consult an endocrinologist, a nutritionist. An individually developed diet and training plan allows you to reduce weight to a normal level.
The plan teaches on why you need to keep a "Diary of nutrition", where you need to write down everything that is eaten by a child and all members of your family for a day. In this list you need to include a glass of milk for the night, tea with sweets, light snacks. To increase the physical activity of the child, follow the following rules. Limit the time of the child's stay at the computer and in front of the TV screen in two hours.Focus on mobility in general, and not on physical exercises - the child does not have to perform any specific set of physical exercises, you can just play hide-and-seek or catch-up, jump with a skipping rope, sculpt a snowman, etc. For the child to be active, show him an example. Think about what kind of outdoor activities you can do with the whole family. Never use physical activity as a punishment or a duty (Kaur, Lamb & Ogden, 2015). Allow the child to change the types of outdoor activities on different days of the week. Let him swim in the pool one day, in the other - go to bowling, in the third - play football, in the fourth ride a bike. No matter what he does, it is important that he moves more.
Conclusion:
Schools have identified the best methods for diagnosis of obesity in childhood which has its own characteristics. Just like in adults, the body mass index (BMI) is used to detect obesity in children, which must be compared with the age and sex of a particular patient. Excessive accumulation of fatty deposits is not only a problem with the appearance, but also a threat to the health of internal organs. Obesity can lead to such violations. Obesity can be prevented in children.
Bibliography:
Fryar, C. D., Carroll, M. D., & Ogden, C. L. (2014). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents: United States, 1963–1965 through 2011–2012. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Health Statistics.
Katzmarzyk, P. T., Barreira, T. V., Broyles, S. T., Champagne, C. M., Chaput, J. P., Fogelholm, M., ... & Lambert, E. V. (2015). Physical activity, sedentary time, and obesity in an international sample of children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47(10), 2062-2069.
Kaur, J., Lamb, M. M., & Ogden, C. L. (2015). The association between food insecurity and obesity in children—The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 115(5), 751-758.
Skinner, A. C., & Skelton, J. A. (2014). Prevalence and trends in obesity and severe obesity among children in the United States, 1999-2012. JAMA pediatrics, 168(6), 561-566.
