Preliminary Development of Health Education in Curbing Obesity Among Preschool Children

An obese preschool child may grow up to be an obese adult. The factors of obesity among preschool children have been documented as one of the factors that will lead to the risks of hypertension, psychosocial disturbances and heart complications that increase adult morbidity and mortality. Preliminary data were collected to identify the components needed in the construction of preschool health education in preventing obesity. Four main components were obtained: i) dietary, ii) physical development, iii) psychosocial development, and iv) physical activities. Therefore, a health education based on the above components will be developed as a guideline in order to assist with the problem of obesity among the preschool children.