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How To Deal With Obesity In Children
As we continue to love junk food and also encourage our children to eat them in the same volume, researchers have rung the warning bell saying some 268 million children aged between five and seventeen may turn overweight across the globe by 2025. That's a massive number, isn't it?
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And the villain called 'Obesity' alone can increase from 76 million children in 2010 to 91 million in 2025, the study published in Pediatric Obesity journal, said. The research also estimated that by 2025, 12 million children will have a disrupted glucose tolerance, 4 million will suffer from type-2 diabetes, 27 million will have hypertension, 38 million will have fat build-up in the liver, etc.
Though the World Health Organisation has vowed to put a check on obesity levels for infants, adolescents and adults by 2025, the researchers have not sounded much optimistic as they think a comprehensive plan is required to deal with the challenge.
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Time
to
set
the
ball
rolling:
But
the
WHO
and
other
health
bodies
will
only
succeed
if
we,
the
common
people,
make
the
first
move
at
home.
Obesity is a problem associated with unhealthy eating habits and very less physical activity. Obesity is also seen to increase in children with age. Therefore, as the ill habits are established early in life, it is also essential that we execute the counter-measures early.
Determining
whether
a
child
is
overweight:
It
is
not
a
right
approach
to
determine
a
child's
weight
just
on
the
basis
of
perception.
Children
have
a
fast-growing
body
and
assessing
whether
they
are
obese
or
not
is
a
specialist's
job.
Children's
height
and
weight
have
to
be
taken
into
consideration
and
compared
to
their
previous
growth
patterns.
Don't
put
children
on
diet:
Since
children
are
in
their
formative
years,
it
is
not
right
to
put
them
on
a
diet
as
a
measure
to
control
their
growing
weight
unless
it
is
prescribed
by
the
doctor.
A
restrictive
diet
may
deprive
them
of
the
necessary
nutrients
required
for
normal
growth.
How to address weight problem in children? Here are some tips:
Tip #1
Teach children healthy eating habits. Encourage them to have natural food products like vegetables and fruits that supply necessary nutrients.
Tip #2
Focus on nutrition education so that they imbibe the lessons at a younger age and the awareness stays for life.
Tip #3
Discourage them from eating junk food. Give them home-made food for snacks in school and meals at home instead of processed and packaged foods picked from stores. Think more about the child's health than saving time. But give them occasional treats so that it is balanced out.
Tip #4
Help the overweight children shed their kilos collectively. Instead of setting them apart, involve the entire family in following better food habits so that the overweight children also gain among all. This way, it won't hurt them emotionally.
Tip #5
Give the children a wide variety of healthy foods to choose from. Limiting the options can make them depressed eaters.
Tip #6
Discourage children from eating while viewing television. This way, children don't focus on their feeling of fullness and end up overeating.
Tip #7
Push the children for more physical activities and discourage sedentary lifestyle. This will help them burn calories and feel hungry and eat more healthy stuff.
Tip #8
Involve children while preparing food at home. This will help you understand their food preferences and teach them about nutritional values of different foods.
Tip #9
Children are often influenced by the company they keep. Hence, it is also important to train their little friends on food habits so that they think alike on nutrition.
Tip #10
Plan family get-togethers and prepare healthy dishes for the occasion so that the children learn about good foods in unison.
Make the above a routine in the life of your kids which will enable them to develop good habits that they can't afford to miss. You will prove those researchers wrong and they would be most happy about it.
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