Physical Health and the Way towards It
Introduction
Research Training
In this chapter, you will learn about different aspects of the element ‘Methods/ Methodology’ in a research article and the importance of critically looking at the quality of a study.
English Competence
You will also learn about attitudes towards physical activity and exercise and how these attitudes and practices affect the overall health of children.
Case Study: The Miller Family
Tonya Miller is a single mother with two children who has to work two jobs to support her family. This does not leave a lot of time for her to encourage her children to have healthy eating habits and to do physical activity.
Last week, Tonya made an appointment for her children with a doctor who specializes in childhood obesity. Billy, age 10, and Sophie, age 7, have been raised with bad eating habits: they eat unhealthy snacks, have fast food more than three times per week and get little to no exercise.
When Billy and Sophie are seen by the doctor, they are both put into the obese category for their height and weight. Billy has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 32, while Sophie has a BMI of 29. Tonya wants to know what changes she should make to her children’s daily lives to prevent further obesity and promote a healthy way of life. It is not too late to change their habits.
You have the task to support Billy and Sophie to lose weight through exercises. You are interested in background information about which settings should be used to stimulate their physical activity and to start some research. You find a systematic review and want to know the study method's principles and how to detect if it is a high quality study.
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