Awareness to reduce child obesity: A case study on the Dhanmondi English medium school children between 8-18 years old
1. Introduction
Growing fast as a developing country, we have witnessed various problems regarding the health issues among the population but, the recent rampant of childhood obesity has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences, especially among the urban society.
Children are supposed to be physically and mentally fit, but now the scenario is different. They are considered to be ‘just healthy’ despite being obese. As a result the number of obese children are raising alarmingly in the urban area, leaving the future of our nation at risk.
It is really surprising to know the fact that obesity is still not considered as a concerning issue among the urban society although it has many serious consequences on the child’s health.
If we look around us we will see many obese children with different health problems. Most of their parents either don’t consider it as a problem or don’t know what exactly to do about this problem. For this reason we thought this would be an important issue to spread awareness.
To understand the situation and to find specific reasons for the problem better, we need to take a closer look at a smaller area. Based on our study, the rate of child obesity has increased dramatically among the children of the English Medium schools in Dhanmondi area, in the past few years (https://www.thedailystar.net/health/obesity-increasing-in-bangladesh-younger-generation-1637107 ) .
Nowadays obesity is not only a health disorder but also a social norm. Because obesity is considered to be a symbol of being healthy and wealthy. Many parents find it as an outcome of pampering their child. For this reason we, through our campaign, will try to educate the parents or guardians about the unimaginable consequences of child obesity and will try to motivate the children to eat healthy and exercise to stay fit.
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