Srinivasa Rao Gadala
National Health Mission, India
Title: Obesity related diabetes in youth: The role of health belief modeling the promotion of healthy eating and exercising
Biography
Biography: Srinivasa Rao Gadala
Abstract
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is one of the most common chronic diseases in youth. T2D among youth is emerging as a major health concern. This study investigates the factors contributing to the disease development, severity of the disease and the benefits of and barriers to healthy eating and exercising. The review of literature of health science articles is the method used for this study. The review of literature interprets that childhood obesity; genetic factors and physical inactivity play a major role in the development of T2D. Literature review also investigates that the increased prevalence of T2D parallels the prevalence of childhood obesity. Hence the preventive measures in minimizing the T2D prevalence focus on decreasing the prevalence of risk factors like obesity and physical inactivity through health education based on health belief model. The importance of diet, activity and behavior change approach in preventing T2D among the youth is also emphasized.
