Question

Describe the teen obesity health issue in detail and how it impacts this group?

Answer 1

Teen obesity is one of the growing health issues in many countries. In short, it is known as a stage when the weight of the child is above the normal range ( appropriate to their height and weight).

It is true that is there are some health issues related to this, they are:

1) High blood pressure:

• when the body weight increase it creates stress inside the body organs
• thus enabling the blood vessels to supply more blood
• leading to elevated pressure.
• In an adult, 120/80 mm/Hg is considered as normal but for teen, it is considered as high blood pressure.

2) Diabetic Mellitus:

• then the children are obese there body has a tendency to resist insulin.
• as a result blood sugar become high than the normal level
• when trying to regulate the insulin level
• thus leading to sugar.

3) Joint problems:

• due to the overweight, the body cannot balance their weight.
• start to give more pressure on their knees and hip while doing activities such as standing, walking.
• as a result, the teens start to experience pain in the beginning and then lead to other health issues such as osteoarthritis.

4) Asthma:

• due to obese, the chest wall experience hard for the muscles to perform a normal breathing pattern.
• resulting in hard and difficult to breathe quickly, thus leading to not enough oxygen
• thus suffering from asthma.

5) Cholesterol:

• This is usually caused by poor dietary intake.
• or in other word increase intake of saturated and junk foods.
• this triggers the LDL leading to increased cholesterol level.

6) Heart disease and Stroke:

• due to increased cholesterol level in the body.
• it leads to the formation of plaque
• which blocks the blood vessels
• leading to heart problems

7) Low Self-esteem:

• in this era, children love to be slim
• when a child is obese they will be avoided by their friends and feels lonely.
• which affect their social life and emotional health.

The impact on this group :

This problem can affect them in a more negative way than a positive manner because:

• they will be socially isolated both from family and friends.
• feels introvert
• there are chances to humiliate them by people.
• lack of motivation from others which can affect their academic badly.
• these health issues develop a negative thought toward life.