Introduction: In recent years, the prevalence of obesity has increased quite significantly as compared to the past fifty years. This phenomenon is well known in countries with high intake of calories food and sedentary lifestyle. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) obesity can be defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health which leads to lower life expectancy and increases health
Define obesity and outline the extent of the disease in Australia. (You must use current statistics, no later than 2005) (5 marks) Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight with a high degree of body fat. Being a little overweight may not cause many noticeable problems, but once you are carrying a few extra kilograms, you may develop symptoms that affect your daily life.- Health Direct Obesity (or obese) is used to 'classify' someone who is grossly overweight and has a
Australia has been ranked as the 39th fattest nation by World Health Organisation (Australia becomes fast food nation and moves to 11th position for spending on takeaway). This statistics is proven by a medical journal, The Lancet, shows that over a quarter of children in Australia and 63 percent of adults are overweight (Australian Obesity Rates Climbing Faster than Anywhere Else in the World, Study Shows). This phenomena is caused by some major factors that leads to the increase in obesity rates
Childhood Obesity in Australia Introduction Obesity among the children is one of the major frightening concerns and issues of Australia like any other countries in the modern world. A child may be classified as obese when his or hers Body Mass Index (BMI) is above the desired levels which can be composed of the excess fatty tissue present in a disproportion state. Cole et al (2000) state that in order to classify a child as obese or over weight his/hers BMI exceeds the international limits for
to be fast food and take-away, which are often high in saturated fats, salt and sugar. In Australia, a quarter of the population is now obese, with a majority of that percentage being children, junk food marketing that targets children increases the amount of junk food that they ingest and purchase, because of this, obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness in Australia (smoking, 2010 & Spinneypress.com.au, 2014). Marketing towards children puts their long-term
Weight management is the important component described in the life scripts as overall obesity reported in Australia was 4.3% in 2003-2004. Weight management life script included the assessment survey to assess the status of patient weight, information regarding the obesity and weight management problems in the Australia with facts, and prescription list, which will be used by a physician to advise a ways to weight management on the basis of assessment status. The life script showed that 67% of men
The value placed on sport within Australia is due to the effect it has on social cohesion and community building within society (Atherley, 2006). Both elite and community level sport have a large impact on this social cohesion, and while the two are strongly related, this link needs to be reflected in the policy and strategic level of sport (Independent Sport Panel, 2009). It is apparent that there is an obvious tension between setting policy and funding for elite sport versus the grass roots level
Niger Topics Developing country: Niger Developed country: Australia What are the similarities between the two countries? What are the differences between the two countries? Conclusions: General Population of the country; political system; wealth, history, language. Population: 17,466,172 Political System:Semi-Presidential Republic, whereby the President of Niger is head of state and the Prime Minister Wealth: Niger is one of the world’s poorest countries and the export of uranium provides one
Being an American exceeds just living in America, it represents freedom. Privileges available to all American people are taken for granted every day. Whether these privileges are being misused, misguided, or misunderstood they are and always will be available to all American people. Being an American includes a multitude of accomplishments, such as receiving numerous freedoms and being a birthplace of innumerable influential events in history. Although freedoms are exploited, events are neglected
Initially, they probably migrated from Southeast Asia. The European colonists two hundred year to Australia, Aboriginal population suddenly drop because of the ensuing bloody war for the land and resources. And the European bring many diseases to indigenous populations. The indigenous people did not have antibody for these European diseases. The population