This assignment will discuss the health issues of obesity that is defined as an eating disorder associated with excess weight Colditz & Dietz, (1999) followed by the holist impacts it may have on an individuals lifestyle,

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This assignment will discuss the health issues of obesity that is defined as an eating disorder associated with excess weight Colditz & Dietz, (1999) followed by the holist impacts it may have on an individuals lifestyle, the author will include one government policy that has been put in place to help alleviate obesity as well as exploring the nurse's role's in relation to the policy. Using relevant literature reviews and researched articles the author will support its findings and give an overall summary of the main point of this assignment.

A person that is obesity has a larger amount of extra body fat and is more prone to the risks of serious health problems such as Heart disease, stroke, High blood pressure and Diabetes. (Cynthia Haines 2005). BMI is widely used to define obesity and is calculated as BMI = Weight (kg)/Height2 (m) (Who, 1998), however Arne Astrup (2005) argues that Obesity can be hereditary, but only develops from overeating, irregular meals and having a lack of daily physical activity.

The Holism impact of obesity involves looking at every aspect of a person's life and wellbeing and trying to understand the reasons why they have developed theses issues. This involve there physical, physiological, social and spiritual impacts of there life's.

Kolcabu,R.,1997 defines holism as the belief that a whole person can consist of these compartments and suggest that these compartments are intimately connected with a persons physical body.

Psychiatrist have suggested that obesity may consist of low self-image and lack of confidence, social stigma, and reduced mobility with a poorer quality of life, the author also believes that adults and children can also face stigmatisation and discrimination in many areas of their lives, as well as Wardle J. (2005) who believes that the psychological well-being will be compromised both as a direct consequence of this social adversity, and indirectly through negative 'reflected self-appraisal'.
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The holist social impact on obesity may be seen as the current trends that lie with an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and poor dietary habits that are particularly seen in the lower socio-economic groups. National Statistics (2001). The author disagrees and suggests that it's a lack of people's knowledge and education that may be available, however (Dr Rob Hicks 2006) suggested the main problems are the continual reduction in the amount of exercise people take and argues many overweight children have overweight parent which is often a matter of a family's lifestyle. The spiritual impact may involve the lack ...

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