Informative Speech of Increase In Childhood Obesity

Increase in Childhood Obesity

Assalamu’alaikum w.w.,

Good morning class...

Today, I want to inform you of Increase in Childhood Obessity.

Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over few years. Childhood obesity are terms you might hear when children have an abnormal amount of body fat that presents a risk to their health. This can happen when the energy children get from food and drinks is greater than the energy they burn up through physical activity, growing and other body processes. This extra energy gets stored as fat.

Many factors can put children at a higher risk of becoming overweight and obese. These factors include: unhealthy food and drink choices, unhealthy family habits, lack of physical activity, family genetic history, and other environmental factors.

The levels of childhood obesity are increasing at alarming rates in many countries in the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Indonesia. In Indonesia, one in five children and adolescents are either overweight. From 1985 to 1995 the number of overweight 7–15 year olds almost doubled. The numbers of obese children has more than tripled. At the current rate, it is predicted that 55 per cent of young Indonesian will be overweight by 2020.

The preventive programs are conducted to control obesity in children and to modify the social and behavioral aspect of developing obesity. Some of the preventive programs revolve around educating the general population about healthy nutrition and providing information about health problems caused due to childhood obesity. Health care professionals can advise their patients, especially parents, about healthy child nutrition, tackling health problems due to childhood obesity, and benefits of breast feeding among newborn children to prevent weight gain.

The conclusion is increase in childhood obesity has become a public health crisis, not just in Indonesia but all over the world. Childhood obesity problem can be reduced by educating children and parents about healthy nutrition and encouraging them to be physically active. There are effective interventions and government policies for prevention and control of childhood obesity. Sustainability of these interventions is a key factor, so that children can adopt these healthy behaviors as a lifelong practice and have a healthy life. This will lead to a nationwide healthy future for the kids.

Thank you for your attention

Wassalamu’alaikum w.w.,