Univesity of Nairobi

• NURSING HNS 60

• Obesity in Healthy People 2030 BY Reducing the Proportion of Children and Adults with Obesity  Obesity is common In children and adults in the country.  It is linked to conditions such as hypertension, asthma and anxiety.  It also contributes to bullying by peers.  The main strategy for reducing obesity is through encouraging behavioral change to reduce its prevalence in children.  These policy changes encourage people to adopt healthier diets and frequent exercises. Obesity  It is linked to numerous health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke.  It occurs when the body becomes unable to break down excess body fats, depositing them in other areas of the body (Hruby & Hu, 2014).  It differs from being overweight since an obese individual’s body mass index is 30 or higher (Hruby & Hu, 2014).  Its prevalence continues to rise each year due to lifestyle changes and improvements in the general way of life of people. Epidemiology  It is a complex multifactorial and pr