Childhood overweight and obesity

The treatment of childhood obesity is not easy, either for medical or family or children. The older the child, more difficult to perform these changes, but not impossible. We must be firm once it has decided not to put a child diet, if not teach him to eat well and have good habits.

The fundamentals of treatment are a combination of a limited (lower numbers) diet, increased physical activity, nutrition education and behavior change.

It is important to know the habits and behavior of the child and family. Knowing what you eat, the ranges of one food to another, the exercise they perform, as well as their leisure habits.

When the child is under 5 years are the parents who must lead the treatment, ie answer for the child all that interested in therapy.

From 5 to 9 years, children have more autonomy in treatment, but the responsibility and supervision is the parents. Only after 10 years is the child who will have more responsibility.

In important that at the same time as making physical activity a child's life, reduce the time the child devotes to television or other sedentary activities.

It has been shown that the use of drugs in the treatment of overweight and obese children is not fully effective.

Make food an enjoyable event should avoid eating in front of the TV, you must create the habit of sharing food, board and company.

Obese and nonobese parents are always an example for the children, parents, children who eat too much is almost certain to acquire the habit.

Cereals, potatoes and vegetables should form the basis of food, so that carbohydrates account for 50-60% of the calories in the diet.

Fats is recommended not exceed 30% of the daily intake should be reduced consumption of saturated fats and fatty acids.

Protein should provide between 10 and 15% of total calories, should combine animal protein and vegetable.

It would need to increase intake of fruit and vegetables, is trying to eat at least 5 servings a day of these foods.

Moderate consumption of simple sugars, like candy, sweets and soft drinks.

Reduce salt intake.

Drink one to one and a half liters of water. Very important to drink sgus.

Never ignore a healthy breakfast consisting of bread, biscuits, cereals, milk ... and spend between 15 and 20 minutes. Thus, it prevents or reduces the need to eat less nutritious mid-morning and improving physical and intellectual performance at school.

The food is not a reward, not punishment, nor should be a relief, food has its place, its time and its control. The major responsible for overweight children are the parents, whether for errors, obsessions, or ignorance, and ignorance of parents, children consume more food than they need, we use a lot of convenience foods, sweets and pastries.

Children should lead a healthy, balanced diet, fresh but not large quantities ie without filling the plate and avoiding repeating a good healthy diet without too many calories

It is very important to exercise daily, which is also very easy to practice for children. You must first make a good warm running about 5-10 minutes.

The perfect combination to counter childhood overweight is: Eat Healthy + Exercise .

What not to do is:

- Forcing the child to eat more than they can.
- Reward your child with candy and other calorie foods.
- Punishing a child without food if you have any unfavorable behavior.
- Celebrate any occasion with junk food.
- Allow the daily consumption of junk food, pastries, soft drinks, ...
- Providing prepared meals.
- Move large amounts of food.