Obesity Treatment

Childhood obesity:

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.

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.

It 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.