Children and obesity

Children and obesity

If one parent has a problem with excess weight, 40 percent of the cases the child will inherit the tendency fatness. The risk increases to 80 percent if both parents are obese.

But more than hereditary tendencies, the obesity affecting eating habits that are supported in family. It is confirmed that the most important cause of obesity in children is insufficient physical activity, snacking between meals and diet too rich in sugar and fat.


It is known that the effects of increased body weight occur in early childhood, but reflected only in the even older age. Which previously told, obesity is more dangerous and detrimental impact on the psyche kids. Investigation conducted in Portugal revealed that two thirds of overweight Children are not satisfied with their appearance is uneasily watching coeval. Other testing, where the goal was to determine the dietary habits of children, showed that 53 percent of obese children from 2 age does not eat properly, and 61 percent of the children after the 3rd of life. So years, these children have already acquired early in the wrong eating habits.


People who tormented excessive body weight but in the twentieth year of life have up to three and a half times more fat cells than lean people. Problem is that these cells can accept virtually unlimited amounts of fat molecules, and thus increasingly flourish.


A large number of studies showed insufficient fruit and vegetable intake in children (U.S. and Norway)


up to 50% less than the required daily amount, and by all accounts, and increased intake of fat calories in such children.


Television and video games have replaced the bicycle and ball. Kids today consume less energy. Way of life (school work and extracurricular activities) are a great source of stress and anxiety many children therapy with food. But addition, obesity may be due to serious family matters: divorce parents, death of a loved one....


Some healthy habits:


1. Watch that the child regularly engaged in any physical activity or sport, to prepare meals at home.
2. Don’t let the baby food outside the home without supervision.
3. Serving baby food yourself, and adjust the size of meals to his age and needs.
4. Don’t hold everywhere food that children like to eat and easy to use it alone.
5. Don’t give your child sweet potion. It is proved that drinking sugary drinks promotes obesity (even in 60 percent of cases)
6. Don’t let the child eat in front of the TV.