“The fat makes the body lean mind,” someone said. And you certainly do not want it to apply to children. So here’s the wake-up call childhood obesity epidemic in the United States. This is now the most common childhood health problem in the country. In an age of fast food and video games, prevents the child obesity is a challenge.
This is quite worrying to note that the study early this year, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows that about 32 percent of children were overweight, 16 percent were obese, and 11 percent of extremely obese. Obesity also seems to have a higher incidence of boys than girls. The problem is reaching crisis proportions even junk food makers have expressed their kids to be steered toward a healthier choice. So what are the causes of childhood obesity and how to prevent it?
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but have never failed to imitate them,” said James Baldwin, the California child Obesity Conference in 2003, the children themselves are not fully compliant with the problem. A large proportion of adults as well. Parents need to develop a healthy lifestyle to encourage a healthy lifestyle among children. Also, most parents do not spend enough time with the children to encourage physical activity every day. Consequently, children spend most of their time playing video games or watching TV, growing up to couch potatoes.
junk food and soda have been primary contributors as well. A study by the Kaiser Foundation, a non-profit organization, found that the effects of junk food ads for children aged 8-12 more because they can not distinguish between ads and TV programs. It is exposed to about 21 junk food ads a day in this age group. It is therefore necessary to prevent junk food ads during TV programs for children aim. But before blaming TV ads and junk food manufacturers, here’s what you can do to prevent child obesity
- Make your child aware of the bad effects of eating junk food and the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables.
- Encourage your child to participate in a good amount of exercise daily. To their exercise.
- Monitor TV viewing habits and ensure that you do not spend too much time in front of the TV. Development of
- a healthier lifestyle and act as a role model to a child because the child imitates you.
It’s time to take this serious thought, because childhood obesity can cause serious health problems such as 2 . type II diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia (disturbances in the amount of lipids in the blood), chronic inflammation and hyperinsulinemia (excess levels of insulin circulating in the blood). This can cause cardiovascular disease in later stages. Childhood obesity can be very difficult to cure because the children who are obese tend to become obese throughout their lives. So think about it. It’s in your hands to your child lead a healthy life!