Abstract

The question that imposes itself is that why the previous steps taken by all Americans, whether on the institutional or individual level, were relatively unsuccessful in decreasing the obesity rate or at least keep it steady? If awareness campaigns in health care facilities, public transportation and schools were relatively inefficient in lowering the rate of obesity for the past years, what else could be done to alleviate the acuity of the problem? Is the problem directly related to individuals, health or education institutions, the whole society or a combination of all? As health care professional, patients' advocates and educators, what is our role as nurses to bring some positive changes to this matter? To what extent, can we positively influence our patients to become fit or even prevent them from falling in the obesity trap? This paper will explore the aforementioned questions and suggest possible interventions that nurses might consider in order to contribute to the alleviation of the issue and its impact on economy, health care system and individuals.

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This document is also available on ResearchGate as posted on that website by the author on 16 April, 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4458.4480

Author Details

Ihsane Boualaoui, BSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Alpha Phi

Type

Article

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Obesity in America, Media, Policy, Nursing Implication, Statistics, Diet

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Review Type

Peer-review: Single Blind

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2015

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