The harm of childhood obesity
1. Obesity has many adverse effects on children. The most obvious is that "adult diseases" such as diabetes, fatty liver, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease are younger;
2. Secondly, it may have an impact on sexual development, which makes boys' sexual development lag behind, such as the development of sexual organs is not obvious and the voice change period is postponed; Girls have precocious puberty, early menstruation and early chest development;
3. Because of the high oxygen consumption, obese children are often accompanied by poor mental state such as fatigue, lethargy and inattention, which may lead to respiratory diseases in the long run;
4. Metabolic system: Obesity can often induce dyslipidemia, fatty liver, diabetes and other diseases, and most obese patients will coexist with the above diseases, leading to metabolic system disorder in the body. Although obesity does not directly lead to diabetes, it is easy for obese people to have too much fat, which leads to insufficient insulin secretion, endocrine disorders and elevated blood sugar, thus inducing diabetes.
At the same time, due to obesity, children are prone to negative emotions such as inferiority and loneliness in communication, and may suffer from mental illness such as autism and depression for a long time.
How do parents avoid children's obesity?
1, let children actively participate in food selection and production.
Learn nutrition-related knowledge, know food, understand the relationship between food, environment and health, understand and inherit China's food culture, and fully understand the importance of reasonable nutrition. School-age children should establish their own belief that they are responsible for their own health.
2. Drink less sugary drinks
Sugary drinks are also a prominent problem in teenagers' diet. In recent years, the consumption of sugary drinks by children and adolescents has gradually increased. Many children have formed the bad habit of preferring drinks to drinking water.
3. Eat a good breakfast, choose snacks reasonably and cultivate healthy eating behavior.
Numerous data show that children who skip breakfast are more likely to get fat than those who insist on eating breakfast every day. Mainly because children who skip breakfast have a stronger appetite at noon, and their lunch intake will increase, which will easily lead to obesity over time.