RESOURCES BMI Calculation  Family Activity Plan  Sample Treatment Program 
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Childhood Obesity in Canada has increased steadily over the past two decades. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey results shows that 15% of children aged 6 to 11 and 15% of adolescents aged 12-14 are overweight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001). Childhood obesity is a health condition that often continues into adulthood. Adult obesity is associated with significant health risk including hypertension, type 2 diabetes and heart disease (Moran, 1999). Treatment of obesity is rarely met with long term success as 90-95% of people who loose weight will eventually regain it, therefore prevention is the most effective way of treating obesity. Definitions Obesity: body mass index exceeding the ninety fifth percentile Overweight: body mass index between eighty five and ninety five Body Mass Index: A measurement commonly used to determine obesity. Calculated as Weight divided by (Height)2 Results than compared with standard growth charts. (See link for Growth charts and BMI Calculations) |