Baby obesity
Puffy babies evoke tenderness and joy in their parents, sometimes even unaware of how much harm overweight the health of their beloved child. And in fact, extra pounds cause a number of dangerous diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, as well as heart disease. The causes of overweight, which later leads to obesity, is the culture of nutrition of modern man, with an abundance of harmful preservatives, fast food and semi-finished products, and a sedentary lifestyle. But if an adult man has the right to decide what he has and how to live, the child is completely dependent on the parents. Therefore, the quality of a child's life in childhood and, of course, in adulthood depends on them.
As you know, parents are the most authoritative people for children, and children are struggling to look like their parents. Therefore, if you do not want your child to become another victim of progress and become obese, a healthy lifestyle should become the norm for the whole family. Children will take an example from you, and the problem of obesity will not arise before them, and also in front of their children - your grandchildren.
What is a healthy lifestyle or how to prevent obesity?
1. Healthy eating.
Undoubtedly, the family should eat food from the pan, and not from boxes, packages and briquettes, hastily heated in a microwave oven. If you do not have enough strength to wait for a full dinner, then you can have a snack not with half-finished products, but with vegetables or fruits. Take for yourself the rule of buying these products instead of semi-finished products.
In addition to semi-finished products, there are a number of products that need to be excluded from the diet of the whole family, so as not to get a diagnosis of "obesity."First of all, these are cakes and cakes containing a huge amount of fats, by the way, often transgenic, and carbohydrates. This does not mean that you need to completely abandon the sweet, just the consumption of such products should be extremely limited and, if possible, replaced with healthy homemade cakes. Another enemy of healthy food is carbonated drinks. Water with gas can not only cause obesity, but can also cause irreparable harm to the baby's gastrointestinal tract. A perfect alternative to carbonated beverages can be natural juices, fruit drinks, plain water, as well as milk drinks such as kefir, low-fat yogurt and milk. Products like crackers, chips should be banned by parents in general, but the ban must be imposed correctly - with an explanation of why it is impossible and what harm such food can do to human health.
But obesity can be caused not only by what our children eat, but also by the way they eat. It is inadmissible to eat near a TV or at a computer. For these purposes there is a comfortable dining table. Teach your children to eat only at the table. In addition, the diet should be respected. And the most obligatory in the eating habits of the child should be a morning meal, that is, breakfast.
2. Active way of life.
Progress has replaced domestic football, skiing and sledging, as well as other children's outdoor games with computer games in which the child does all this virtually. This state of things leads not only to obesity, but also to the degradation of the child's consciousness. Many children already at an early age suffer from mental disorders, which causes an excessive hobby for video games. In such cases, the responsibility lies solely with the parents, who are comfortable with the fact that the child was constantly engaged in something and did not bother the ever-busy adult with his questions. But believe me, the questions will end soon, but problems will arise. Find an occupation for your child, to limit the time spent by him at the computer or at the TV.Let him help you with the au pair, twist the hoop or jump on the rope in the fresh air. As often as possible, organize family trips to the pool, the zoo or just walk around the city. Any outdoor games, cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading are enemies of obesity. Do not deny the child a request to play with him in the ball or organize a walk in the park. Thus, you will not only be able to protect your child from obesity, but you will also find in your person the most loyal and grateful friend, and this is worth a lot.
If your child already has excess weight, which is the first sign of beginning obesity, one must treat this as a problem, and not mindlessly enjoying the child's fine appetite. To experiment with diets, without their coordination with the doctor, it is not necessary. The child's organism is in the stage of formation and the diet can cause irreparable harm to the development of the baby. At the first signs of obesity, you need to see a doctor and follow all of his recommendations.
But all the same it is worth remembering that it is easier to prevent a problem than to fight it later. Do not forget, it's about our children - our hopes and our future.