Date of Award
5-2007
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Dietetics Administration (MDA)
Department
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
Committee Chair(s)
Noreen Schvaneveldt
Committee
Noreen Schvaneveldt
Abstract
A review of literature was conducted to identify risk factors and prevention strategies for childhood obesity. Factors contributing to childhood obesity include poor food choices, physical inactivity, and genetics. Complications of obesity include respiratory, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and endocrine diseases, cancer, gallbladder disease, poor health status, depression, low self-esteem, and social withdrawal. Since childhood obesity, largely due to the environment that children live in today, is increasing in the United States, strategies must be implemented that will contribute to the prevention of childhood obesity. Changes that promote a healthy environment must involve all aspects of society to ensure that the prevention of childhood obesity will be more successful.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, Anna, "Combating Childhood Obesity: Changing Our Environment" (2007). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 887.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/887
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