Phillip Dickens Jeremy Phillips Human Values and Meanings July 8, 2013 Abstract This paper provides a backdrop for discussing the discourse of childhood obesity, examines variables leading to overweight in children from 5 to 19 years. Moreover, prevention approaches such as, increased activities and health advocacy have been documented. Conversely, the research underpins a family-centered method to enhance dietary trends, and the need for community support and participation among many factors. Given this outcomes, nurses are motivated to develop skills. Past studies have indicated that obesity in children encourages the growth of biomarkers for chronic illness in adulthood. For instance, in Hispanic children, type II diabetes is common because of genetic susceptibility and overweight. Furthermore, obese children have a higher threat for developing high cholesterol, asthma, depression and joint problems. Atherosclerosis, being a main basis of heart problems in adults, originated from childhood. Obesity in childhood is as well associated with shoddier gross-motor growth. There are also cases of reduced academic performance and absenteeism. In the end, there are also emerging issues of psychological related issues with obesity. Actually, there is low confidence in obese kids related with enhanced rates of depression, solitude, anxiety and higher probability to consume alcohol. Background World wide and in Europe obesity is a growing dilemma. In Europe, the number of overweight children is estimated to be increasing by over 400,000 annually, in addition to over 14 million of the EU populace who are obese plus about 3 million obese teenagers. In European Union, almost 4 million children are overweight. Owing to the prevalence of facts in the exploration of obesity in children is a considerable danger factor for future health issues, which is regarded as a primary public health dilemma. In overweight children, the likelihood that overweight continues into old age rises with the age of the kid, from 20 to 80% in overweight 5 to 19 years respectively. Research of preponderance of overweight indicates a higher increase in overweight in 5 years and above. In other words, these show that attempts to prevent obesity should start in childhood (Thompson et al. 282– 289). In UK, levels of childhood are higher than any region in Europe. Evidence show that 29.7% of children in England are considered obese compared to Netherlands which has only 16%. Childhood obesity is national problem in UK. Childhood obesity was initiated in this region and in 2007 a novel objective was declared in England as the first nation to repeal the wave of both obesity and overweight in the populace by ascertaining that all people are in position of sustaining a health lifestyle. The original focus is on children, it is estimated that by 2020 to reduce the proportion of obesity to approximately 2000 levels. This objective forms the basis of clinical analysis on childhood obes...