Obesity

OBESITY IN WANIGASAU SETTLEMENT IN LAMI

AIM

The aim of my research is to:

• Find out what is obesity, the causes, symptoms and how it can be treated

• To find out mothers who suffer from obesity in my neighborhood and how it has affected their livelihood.

• Do a sample study in my neighborhood and trying to relate it to the Fiji Population

• To dig into the topic and know more about it and also try to educate people, ways of life so that they don’t suffer from obesity.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following who had help in the completion of this research work. Firstly the almighty god for giving me the knowledge and wisdom to successfully do this project my parents for their financial support and encouragement, Mr Prasad for is advice and assistance in time when I needed help thanks very much

METHODOLOGY

Internet

1. www.nice.org uk(National institute of clinical excellence)

2. www.webmb.com/diet/guide

3. Wikipedia.org/wiki/obesity

4. www.medicienet.com

BOOK

1. Benefit and healthy information service

FIELD RESEARCH

Method used: Questionnaires

Location: Wainigasau Settlement Lami

Duration: 1 day

No. of interview: 10

Area of Study:

My area of study is Wainigasau settlement which is located about 10 miles from Suva City. The settlement has 10 families which consist of 3 Indian families and 7 Fijian families.

I have chosen to interview the ten mothers from each family so that I have a strong analysis about my finding.

Introduction

Obesity occurs when there is too much fat in the body which is caused when a person consume more energy than they expend. Being obese is harmful to health and has an adverse effect on life expectancy. Obesity and being overweight is usually measured by the blood mass index (BMI) which takes into account...