The determinants of the obesity lie within the home and school
environment and the overall sociocultural phenomena. Children are
spending an alarmingly large part of their daily time on sedentary
activities, mostly on television. Having minimal physical activity
opportunities both at school and home and easier access to energy
rich fast foods are the major determinants of obesity. All the
stakeholders in the society; government, education and health
authorities, city planners and managers, transport, religious
leaders and policy makers at the national and local level must
realize that the childhood obesity has become a serious problem in
Pakistani society. A major responsibility falls on the parents who
have to provide the children healthiest possible environment
available in the area. This is also true in terms of helping the
children avail any opportunity to play and preventing the children
from eating unhealthy high calorie-poor nutrition foods. Further
studies are required to see the effects of exposure to other
factors in addition to physical activity.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
June 2012 |
First published: |
June 2012 |
Authors: |
Anjum Hashmi
• Jamil Ahmed Soomro
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
96 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-659-17134-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
|
LSN: |
3-659-17134-4 |
Barcode: |
9783659171345 |
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