Child obesity is on the increase and there is a growing degree of alarm about the increasing prevalence of overweight among children.
During treatment of child obesity a cap should be put on the child’s TV time. The obese child should not be allowed to see TV for more than an hour a day. It is necessary to ensure that the child does not eat while watching the TV.
Child obesity is caused when a child eats more than the body consumes. Excessive intake of fast food and colas are often responsible for the imbalance between energy input and output.
Physical activity can be worked in as a family event. Going for a walk with the family or roller balding with dad will be seen by the obese child as a family outing rather than a chore. It will also increase family bonding.
In treatment of child obesity it helps to involve children in their treatment. Children should be encouraged to ask questions. Simple words can be used to explain why they need to follow a diet plan and increase physical movement.
Increase in physical activity is the first and foremost step towards treating obesity in a child. An addition of only 1000 steps per day to a child’s activity routine contributes significantly in reduction of body weight. Physical activity also reduces the chances of health related problems.
Parents play the biggest role in prevention of child obesity by teaching children to recognize when they are full, limiting their TV viewing and feeding them a healthy nutritious diet.
Obesity can have an immediate negative impact on a child.
Obesity can hamper participation in physical activities in school. It can also make it hard to keep up with friends or to simply play in the neighborhood playground.
Child obesity often also called childhood obesity is the phenomenon of obesity in children and young adults.
It is from the parents that the child will pick up healthy eating habits. Any treatment program without parental guidance will definitely fail.
Children should be encouraged to keep a ‘diet diary’ which is a record of all the food that they consume.
Parents and guardians must be involved with the treatment of a child’s obesity.
Child obesity is also contributing to diseases like cardiac problems and Type 2 diabetes in children. It has effect on the future health of the population as most obese children are likely to grow up into obese adults.
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