When establishing a community health clinic, it is important to determine the client population that the clinic will see. There are multiple government and public health agencies that provide this information. If the nurse first examines the data about the local populations, the nurse may then make a better determination...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), over the last 30 years, child obesity has risen by over 100%, while adolescent obesity has risen by 400%. Obesity can be described as: “having excess body fat” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016, p.1). The purpose of this...

Obesity has become a nationwide problem that needs to be resolved. According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, “Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years had obesity” (CDC paragraph 2). According to the American Heart Association, about...

Our bodies are covered with  microscopic organisms so small; they can only be seen with a microscope.    These microbes include bacteria and viruses that play an important part in how our bodies metabolize and store fat.  Billions of tiny gut microbes are hidden in our bowels.  Working hard, these...

One of the risk factors for obesity is lack of exercise for the individual. Physical activity is crucial for an individual to maintain a healthy BMI. It should be noted that physical activity does create some difficulty for determining whether or not the individual is obese. Obesity refers to a...