Question

Topic obesity

Answer the following question in detail.

Question 1 part a) “Target Population Data,” (of obesity) pick at least one question that you can answer using existing objective data.

Question 1 part b) What is the state of the target population’s health status? Include issues such as the severity, extent, or frequency of health problems. (of obesity)

Answer 1

Ans 1) a) What are the preventive measures of obesity?
You need to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week to prevent weight gain. Moderately intense physical activities include fast walking and swimming. Follow a healthy-eating plan. Focus on low-calorie, nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

2) a) Public or population health monitoring is the regular collection of data on relevant components of health and its determinants in the population or in samples thereof, aimed at informing the public health policy process. ... Public health monitoring is useless without public health reporting.

- BMI is a useful indicator of health at the population level. However, the distribution of fat on your body is more important that the amount, when assessing your disease risk. ... Increased abdominal obesity is related to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer.