Provide a 9 pages analysis while answering the following question: How the Content and the Time Spent Watching Television Influences Childhood Obesity. Prepare this assignment according to the guideli

Provide a 9 pages analysis while answering the following question: How the Content and the Time Spent Watching Television Influences Childhood Obesity. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. An understanding of the contribution of viewing television to obesity will help in formulating strategies of regulating what children view and the number of hours they spent viewing programs.

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at alarming rates. Statistics indicate that obesity has reached triple its rate 30 years ago in children. Data from America shows that the number of the 6-11 year old obese children went up from7percentage to 20%. For adolescents, obesity rates increased from 5% to 18% over the thirty years period. As evident, the last thirty years have presented alarming rates of obesity among teenagers and children. Being overweight denotes having more weight than the recommended healthy weight in relation to one’s height. Being overweight eventually leads to a condition whereby an individual possesses excessive levels of fat. The two conditions arise when the intake of calories is higher than calories utilization. An individual with these conditions presents a caloric imbalance (Boulos et al, 2012).

These conditions present multiple health risks during youth or in advanced stages of life. Obesity increases the chances of having high cholesterol levels in the body, a situation that contributes to high blood pressure and cardiovascular health disorders and diseases. In addition, being obese or overweight increase the risk of prediabetes, a condition that presents increased glucose levels posing a greater risk of developing diabetes. Overweight and obesity conditions beginning at childhood or adolescence may progress until adulthood. This makes the adult at risk of developing multiple non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, cancer, diabetes type 2 (Boulos et al, 2012).

Psychologists have concentrated on establishing the causes of obesity.