Archive for the ‘Childhood Obesity’ Category

Tips for an Obese Child:

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

child obese* It is important that when parents make the purchase will refrain from buying foods that provide empty calories, ie foods that provide zero calories and essential nutrients, an example of this are the sweets and goodies, also bakery products, the sweets, candies, etc.

* In its place is preferable to introduce fruits and skimmed milk (which provide the same nutrients and less fat). It is important to prepare the child a good breakfast, because it is the first meal of the day is the one to provide energy for tomorrow and improve school performance of children.

* Also important is the way to cook food, ignore the fried and instead opt for healthier cuisine, based on cooked foods, grilled, boiled, roasted, etc.

* Try to make the consumption of vegetables and fruits. To do this we can start by mixing small amounts of vegetables with different foods that disguise their presence, color salad (pasta, tomato, corn ,..), pizza with vegetables, fish croquettes with tomato and grated carrot, spinach tortilla …

* You should get used to chew slowly and leave the table without feeling hungry, to avoid a bite between meals.

For all this, it is very important that both parents at home, as educators in the school canteen, change the nutritional habits of children by providing balanced diets.

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Diet for Obese Children

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Childhood obesity:
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Childhood obesity is one of the most common problems of “malnutrition” in developed countries. The presence of obesity in school children ranges from 7% to 10%.

Traditionally it was thought that childhood obesity depends primarily on a genetic factor, however, recent studies indicate that other factors predisposing to display obesity in children.

Some of the daily activities like going to school by bus, or the fact the lift, participation in extracurricular activities sedentary (crafts, languages ,..), or excessive hours of television or video games, make the child is introduced to a sedentary lifestyle.

There is another important factor such as parental attitudes toward food, often at the child’s family likes this coma, he produces some satisfaction to see the child eat, finish your plate, it appears that a child “plump” is sign of health, but a skinny kid seems a sign of weakness, or weakness, but this, each day is shown to be a conceptual error.

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Diet Child 4-11 Years

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Caloric expenditure in children is higher than that of an adult, not only because they consume a lot of energy with the intense daily activity of running, playing, jumping, etc. but the fact that your body is in the growth process causes the body to burn calories in the process of growth, so it is important that children come away with a diet that meets the nutritional needs of the child.

In these ages, from 4 to 11 years or so, we can say that the calories they need are between 1600 and 2500 calories per day. We propose some menus in the general section of diets of 1500 calories, 1800 calories and 2000 calories.

From here are some guidelines.

children dietIt is important that there is consumption of milk containing approximately six servings of these.
For example, it could be:
3 glasses of milk, two yogurts and a piece of cheese.

It is also important to reduce the consumption of bakery products.

We must monitor and reduce consumption of sweets to the start of the school. In any case, choose sugar-free gum and candy, in order to avoid oral problems typical of the school such as caries.

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Childhood Obesity II

Monday, May 24th, 2010

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The spice of life, the reality is that the salt you may take your life and do not see how important it is. Since Roman times, salt is vital to humanity, salary is derived from the Latin word salarium, meaning payment with salt.

It was so important and so necessary salt, even on long walks or difficult areas, deserts and hot, the Romans brought a bag of salt, so do not become dehydrated.

In Spain, during the post war years and much after the war, said the child is fat, look at what is healthy and the baby looked like it would roll out. Perhaps this country went hungry, parents made a potato inflate their offspring to compensate for what they had lived, “come child you do not know what is going hungry.”

Today we know how bad it is the salt and the modern fast food and have ousted so swiftly to our famous Mediterranean diet. Our children are a real bombing of pizzas, burgers, hot dogs, bags of potatoes, popcorn, pastries, and all kinds of fast-food.

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The Psychology of Childhood Obesity

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

the psychology of childhood obesity

As well as adults find it difficult to face the mirror and see that a pair have been left to enter, in children this reality is equally real. Childhood obesity has become a major problem that we all face, not just for aesthetic and physical health.

Obesity carries a certain “social condemnation” of travel, which negatively affects the obese. In cases of obese children, the psychological effects of taking this strong consistency, which, together with the teasing and bullying by their peers can seriously damage self-esteem.

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Adolescent Obesity A Terrible Dilemma

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Adolescent obesity is a huge problem facing the world today. The dilemma has increased dramatically since the 90s. Obesity is defined as an excessive accumulation of body fat. In addition, an obese person is defined as 20 per cent above its weight. About fifteen percent, or nine million children and adolescents under 15 years are obese today. This is triple what the rate of obesity in 1980. Is expected to increase to 20, even 30 percent as we move forward in 2007 and earlier. As you can see this is a problem that needs to be fixed promptly.

But how can we fix the teenage obesity?

First, it starts with the parents. Do you know that some of the same habits picked me up when I was 5 or 6 years old I follow today, such as drinking a glass of orange juice before going to bed. (more…)

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Children Obesity

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The neck arteries in obese children and adolescents, have a look similar to people age 45 years, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008.

A saying goes: “You are as old as his arteries”, which means that the state of your arteries is more important than their actual age in the evolution of heart disease and stroke, “said Geetha Raghuveer, professor of pediatrics at the University Kansas City Missouri School of Medicine and cardiologist at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

“We found that the condition of the arteries of these children is more typical of a person 45 years of age, when someone their own age.”

The researchers used ultrasound to measure the thickness of the walls of the neck (carotid) arteries that supply blood to the brain. (more…)

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Children Obesity (II)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Children Obesity

This article is continued: Children Obesity.

On average, these children have:

* Levels of total cholesterol of 223.4 mg per deciliter (mg / dL) (less than 170 is considered acceptable by the American Heart Association recommendations);

* The levels of LDL (bad) to 149.8 mg / dL (less than 110 is considered acceptable), and

* Triglyceride levels of 151.9 mg / dL (less than 150 is considered acceptable). (more…)

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Child Obesity Linked to a Gene

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Scientists may have solved one of the reasons why some people opt for calorie meals instead of one block and could be a gene that has been linked to increased risk of obesity.

A study on children found that people with a common gene variation, tend to a high consumption in calories because they ate 100 extra calories per meal, which translated into long term can alter the weight, Colin said Palmer, who led the study at the University of Dundee in Scotland.

The results do not mean that everyone with that version of the gene will overeat and become obese, he said, might be a tendency to eat more food calorie or fattening.

The results support the theory that childhood obesity today may be connected to the wide availability and low cost of foods high in calories. (more…)

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Child obesity linked to a gene (II)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Child obesityThat study found that those with a copy of the gene variant were 30 percent greater risk of obesity and carriers of two copies had almost a 70 percent increased risk.

Genetic variation is also found in other populations, being frequent in chino which is about half of Europe.
After confirming the link obesity in Scotland’s largest group, the researchers examined 97 children and took a series of measurements, including body fat and metabolic rate.

The children were given three meals at school to assess its food feeding behavior, and include a mix of fruit and vegetables, ham, cheese, chips, chocolate and sweet bread rolls.

The researchers found that children with the variation of genes showed no differences in metabolic rates and levels of physical activity or amount of food eaten.

“The only thing we can find is the fact that they were much richer in calories,” said Palmer.

On average people with the variant gene ate 100 calories more than the control group. (more…)

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