Obesity refers to a condition where a person has excessive body fats compared to a normal and healthy individual. The primary objective is to monitor trends, obesity, and growth retardation. In United States of America, the health sector in collaboration with other non-governmental organization partner or work together towards healthy people 2020.
One of the objectives is to for HP2020 is to ensure that that number of the obese population lowers significantly. To decrease the rate of obese, both the healthcare givers and the affected members of the family must corporate. Obesity is not only affecting the mature but also the children. According to U.S CDC, the number of obese rises at an alarming rate and that is the reason some measures must be adhered by the affected. A research done in 2005-2008 indicates that in the number of obese adults aged 20 years and over increased from 24% to 35%. In addition, adolescents aged 12-19 years increased from 11%-18% while obese children aged between 6-11 years increased from 11%-17%.
This condition in adults varied by geographical area in that during the same year, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, and Colorado had the lowest rate of obesity. Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, and South Carolina indicated the highest rate of obesity. In 2010, 37 states showed more than 26 % obesity rate, and out of this, 13 states had 32% and above obesity rate. Currently, research indicates that out three adults, two suffer obesity, meaning 69%. Although the rate of obesity remained steady in 2003, it has been found to rise in some groups including, Hispanic, Mexican American, Non-Hispanic (Rendall et al. 2012).
The factors associated with Obesity including, eating excess food than what the body requires, over drinking of alcohol, and lack of enough exercise and poor choice of diet
(Marantz, Elizabeth & Michael, 2008). In conclusion, physical therapy can help in achieving HP2020. Physical therapist can assist in promoting and developing fitness plan for adults, and children reduce pain, prevent disabilities and restore functions that can cause obesity. They can as well prescribe exercise timetable for those are obese.
Reference
Marantz, Paul R., Elizabeth D. Bird, and Michael H. Alderman. "A call for higher standards of evidence for dietary guidelines." American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 34.3 (2008): 234-240. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
Rendall, M. S., et al. "Hispanic and black US children's paths to high adolescent obesity prevalence." Pediatric Obesity 7.6 (2012): 423-435. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
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