Obesity And The Influences Of Physiological And Socio...

This assignment will be focusing on obesity and the influences of physiological and socio-economic factors on individual’s health and society. Also, a current health strategy, ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives’ proposing to prevent obesity and improve quality of individuals and society will be evaluated. Finally, the role of child, learning disability and mental health nurse in improving individual’s life will be explored. Obesity is when a person has accumulated excess amount of fat to the point that it is affecting their health (WHO, 2015). WHO (2015) defines an adult with BMI greater than 25 as overweight and 30 above as obese. However, it is argued that BMI is not 100% reliable because it does not distinguish between body fat and muscle mass (National Obesity Observatory, 2009). For instance, a body builder with BMI 40 is classed as obese but this can be inaccurate as his weight has higher percentage of muscles mass than body fat. 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