Obesity in children
Causes and Treatment
What is Obesity
Obesity is increasing the proportion of total fat in the body compared to other tissues, which cause increased body weight, thereby increasing body mass. The obese child is he had an increase in the fatty layer stored under his skin, and increased the weight of more than 20% over the normal weight children in the same age and length
The causes of obesity in children
There are many factors that contribute to a child obesity , which are as follows
Genetic factors
It may be the primary cause of the emergence of obesity is genetic reasons , there are certain genes control the rate of greasiness in a particular location of the body , and may be whole body . And show signs of obesity clearly the beginning of puberty
Psychological factors
Due to obesity is often the cause of myself in the vicinity of the child from the family or school , especially when the tests free of any hormonal imbalance . There are some children with depression overindulge in eating sweets in aid for themselves out of frustration or depression
Social factors
Is the social factors of the leading causes of obesity , and these factors can be summarized in
Lack of movement and lack of exercise
A few hours of sleep
Wrong food habits , which is the excessive intake of sweets and sugars and fats , and reward the mother of the children by giving them candy
Spend long hours in the sitting position in front of the television or computer games or
Artificial feeding and giving baby food is milk in infancy
Lack of interest by parents the quality of food they provide for children
Factors satisfactory
Child may develop one of the diseases that limit movement for a long time ; resulting in injury to the child obesity , Examples include endocrine diseases and diseases of the brain , and frequent arthritis and fractures . In addition, there are some medications that have side effects from the opening of appetite abnormally
Obesity in children has become a growing phenomenon worldwide in general and in the Arab societies in particular , we have some old beliefs and traditions that give the impression that the child is the most full of health , and if the children are suffering from some thinness is evidence that their mother does not care about them enough
As the awareness of mothers is increasing because of the openness of science and technology , it has gone a lot of those beliefs , but we .. suffer from some wrong behaviors due to lack of awareness , or lack of development of system health and nutrition within the family and within the school encourages the child to choose a healthy lifestyle
Treatment of obesity
If one of your children is obese do not you are working with the problem as a problem of weight , but Aim is to improve your child's health in general , so as not to be susceptible to obesity at an early age
Being a role model
If you want to follow your son's diet is set , or to live a healthy lifestyle , it should be to be a you a role model for him, it is not logical to differentiate between members of the same family , so as not to create any psychological pain I have a child chubby , so I try to put the system a good fit because the followed by all members of the family together , and be a role model and as a matter of encouragement and motivation , Hallelujah not temporary , but permanent Alisha lifestyle
No Tillich of the importance of increasing awareness of your child , Increasing awareness of children about the types of food , health and unhealthy ones, and the importance of sport and the concept of calories , are important concepts in order to recognize the child on the patterns of food , and health behaviors right , making it easier to him to get used to , but Beware of exaggeration in calculate calories , or focus on the exterior of your child , so you do not turn up , starting with the child not self-confident or nutritional disorders such as anorexia and bulimia , suffered by many , especially in adolescence
Do not give up breakfast daily , ... lead to weight gain in the long term , contrary to what some believe , not.....also to reward the child with food or sweets , if achieved your child something not ... success or ...him food , but ... trip or outing to a place he loves , or an invitation to the home of his close friend and so on.
Take care that your child gets to 8 or 9 hours of sleep a day Pacific , studies have shown that few hours of sleep lead to weight gain.
Of wrong habits scattered when mothers are on the mother 's insistence that everyone finishes his food in full. Although this may have some pluses , but it also puts pressure nervous on the child unnecessarily , has paid sometimes for anorexia or addiction to food , and more correct to give your child healthy choices to choose among them , and then put your him the proper amount of years , and his encouragement to eat even feel full and no more than that
Wrong habits
Of healthy habits wrong that lead to obesity is that we eat only whenever we want, and the right thing to have food given time , there is time for breakfast, time for lunch and time for dinner , and Obesity in children in children small «snack» between meals , my rules for food and sweets and eating outside the home , and bonds, you do Obesity in children the seed sound Obesity in children including your children 's health in the long run.
Perhaps it is important that you return your child from an early age on the health habits of peaceful , it is true that the provision of him eating saturated fat in large quantities , and buy him candy and you allow him to eat what he wants , and Therein of eating outside the home , then Attainability how suffering son of weight gain and difficulty in movement !
Begin immediately in a campaign to clean up the fridge and kitchen cabinets of all unhealthy foods , and do not put your them only healthy food such as eggs , milk , legumes, vegetables, fruits, cornflakes few sugars and brown bread , Obesity in children completely Desserts Ready Obesity in children and Obesity in children and Obesity in children ready and Pepsi , the feet of them for everything Obesity in children alternative , Ali that allow your sometimes a few some abuses , so as not to feel deprivation compared to their peers , instead of Pepsi and juice ready filled with large amounts of sugar and preservatives, coloring , my feet have water continuously and natural juices prepared fresh in-house, instead of ice cream Make them ice cream home from yogurt, fruit and a little sugar and slices of strawberries , then Judah in templates colored will be for them
Obesity in
children desalination , instead of chips feet of them popcorn prepared in the machine without oil , it is a healthy option and useful indeed , try to avoid fried foods in general nor Obesity in children her more than once a week a maximum , if they love eating in restaurants , so why not proffer them that they love those dishes prepared at home in a healthy low-fat ? Try to provide them with five daily servings of fruits and vegetables , fresh or frozen , and bonds, you can manipulate the food items that they love in the way cooked and presented in a manner Obesity in children them , and encourages them to choose better , not Obesity in children buy brioche and sweets East , but Obesity in children candy healthy family whole , such as Chinese pumpkin or baked potatoes or frozen fruit , or pudding stomach milk half creamy and less sugar or fruit grilled or Obesity in children little fat with dark chocolate and other options of health , bonds, and that simple changes such as those will make your child who is suffering from obesity to lose a lot of excess weight without having to diet boring , may not be suitable for his age
Child Activity
To be sure, the extra weight burden makes the child a few or difficult movement , I do not mind that Obesity in children is your children of others to walk daily , without Obesity in children that it is a target in this matter , as if it just a coincidence or a new habit you want to apply them to the family in general , community functions him raise his interest in sports , and can actually start out so as not to feel helpless and abated on a healthy lifestyle , which Obesity in children trying it
Go up to him on the stairs instead of the elevator , and tell him to come take a walk in the Obesity in children walking tour around the house , the goal is to be a fun game to exert effort without feeling , in order to avoid feeling the resistance and the state of denial that may endure
Agreed together to reduce the time to watch TV and sit on the games and the Internet to 2 or 3 hours per day , a multiplicity sit on the means of technology - says the American Academy of Pediatrics - encourage the child to eat without feeling , and increase the feeling of lethargy and laziness has
The role of community
Eliminate the phenomenon of obesity will not come Obesity in children alone , so try to increase his awareness of when those around , talk with the school administration or the club to deliver lectures nutrition education for children and teenagers in the summer vacation , Connie Council fathers and try to push the school and the club on the provision of healthy foods in the canteen school or restaurants club .. or at least provide multiple options child can choose the best among them , Obesity in children attention to sports activity in school , and develop the right habits , and instill confidence in children , Obesity in Obesity in children sure of himself he can do anything
Psychological aspect
Last but not least .. I do not Thmli never the psychological aspect of your child , Fowlie to be a fat man to be a man shaky confidence , weak-willed , with a negative image of itself , so Make sure you and those around him are all on not ridicule him , or notified that he is different , or embarrass him in any way , the goal here is to the interest of the child and not criticizing just to criticize , try to Tdfieh towards the road moves real positive influence , change of status for the better , even if the change was a bit slow there is no problem , being frank and understanding , being flexible , being a role model , Connie and encouraging motivation and incentive , and most important of all this .. the feet of his love and compassion and unconditional acceptance form or behavior , bonds, and it will go on the path that sooner or later
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