Gen Z Against Obesity
CIMSA FK Unisba
The WHO warns that being overweight and obese is the fifth leading risk of death globally. The long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis includes the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity due to limited physical activity and the continuous increase in consumption of foods that contain high levels of sugar, salt, and fat. According to 2016 WHO data, more than 1.9 billion people over the age of 18 are overweight, of which 650 million are obese. In Indonesia, the results of Riskesdas 2007-2018 showed an increasing trend, namely 10.5% (2007), 14.8% (2013), and 21.8% (2018). For Jawa Barat, based on Riskesdas in 2018, the prevalence of obesity was ranked 14th out of 34 provinces in Indonesia from 15.2% (2013) to 23% (2018).
Generation Z is facing the dangers of obesity at an alarming rate. Obesity is a public health problem worldwide, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering obesity as the gate for various Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), it is necessary to do prevention and control efforts. Prevention is to balance the amount of energy in with the energy out.
Therefore, Community Development CIMSA FK Unisba held a “Gen Z Against Obesity” activity. This activity aims to apply the principle of community development to a population/individual who is obese in the medical students of Islamic Bandung University which allows us to see its progress and development, to increase awareness of CIMSA FK Unisba members and medical students of Islamic Bandung University about the importance of maintaining ideal body weight, to increase awareness of medical students of Islamic Bandung University about the risk of obesity, to increase knowledge of OC and medical students of Islamic Bandung University about obesity, and to training and increase the experience of OCs who are medical students in Islamic Bandung University about obesity. At the first intervention, a webinar was held which was hosted by R. Rizky Suganda Prawiradilaga, dr., M.Kes., PhD. presentation of ideal eating patterns, balanced nutrition, and physical activity carried out by obese and overweight people.
We all hope that with this event, we can get to know, understand, and be more aware of the dangers of obesity and how to prevent and treat it.
