Based on your specialty role, Nurse Practitioner, identify a potential problem (topic) that you would like to investigate through nursing research (obesity). Begin by reading the American Association of Colleges of Nursing\’s (AACN) position statement on nursing research (Nursing Research).

According to M. Agha and R. Agha (2017), obesity is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of fat body which influences the development of other chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and heart problems. Furthermore, the study reports that about 8% of children aged between 1 and 2 years will become obese in their adulthood. Such trends are worrying considering the health burdens associated with the condition.

According to Di Cesare et al. (2019), more than 40 million children aged below 5 years and 330 million adolescents aged between 5 and 19 years are obese. The prevalence of obesity is likely to increase significantly in the future if proper interventions are not developed.

Children with obesity are more likely to develop cardiovascular disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and some cancers in their adulthood. While public health interventions may be developed to fight cardiovascular diseases and cancer, such efforts may not be effective unless the predisposing factors such as obesity are addressed.

The World Health Organization (WHO) report indicates that the worldwide obesity prevalence tripled since 1975 and this means that the associated morbidity and mortalities have also increased in almost the same measure (“Obesity and Overweight”, 2020). The findings from the literature show that the burden of obesity continues to increase especially among children. The trends and the rate at which the incidences escalate are worth exploring and raise a major public concern for future generations.

The burden of obesity can be addressed innovatively by introducing apps that track people’s physical activity and eating habits and advise them accordingly. Obesity mainly results from sedentary lifestyles; therefore, the app will let the populations know what it takes to avoid becoming obese and well alert them on the predisposing factors. Lack of knowledge especially among the parents on proper feeding habits is the major cause of childhood obesity.

References

• Agha, M., & Agha, R. (2017). The rising prevalence of obesity Part a impact on public health. International Journal of Surgery Oncology, 2(7), e17-e17. https //doi.org/10.1097/ij9.0000000000000017