Tips to combat childhood obesity
Currently, the issue of childhood obesity not only concerns many parents but also the sanctuary authorities around the world. The nutritionist Lucía Bultó , author of the book The Nutrinanny Tips explica, explains in this interview given to GuiaInfantil.com, what are the causes that lead to overweig
Currently, the issue of childhood obesity not only concerns many parents but also the sanctuary authorities around the world. The nutritionist Lucía Bultó, author of the book The Nutrinanny Tips explica, explains in this interview given to GuiaInfantil.com, what are the causes that lead to overweight children, what can we do at home to fight against obesity and avoid the health risks that excess weight can cause in adult life.Obesity of children starts at home
What are the factors that lead children to obesity?
There are two factors: one is food with everything that goes with it, and another is physical activity. According to statistics, one in three children is overweight, that is, is obese or is in the process of being obese. Health is alarmed, not only in our country but in all industrialized countries.Why do you eat badly or why do you eat a lot?
Mainly, in my opinion, it is due to lack of information. A good nutritional information is shown that, automatically, gives children with more balanced weights. Suddenly we hear that the fruit grows fatter before or in the middle of the meal and we take that pattern, we hear that the meat does not get fat and the bread does and we give a lot of meat and little bread. All this is disinformation, which leads to an imbalance that leads to obesity. On the side of physical activity, it is important to burn what is eaten, because if it is not burned, it is reserved.
How can we avoid childhood obesity at home?
Childhood obesity at home can be avoided, on the one hand, controlling the feeding and, on the other, motivating physical exercise, but the child will not do anything that we do not do. Do not pretend that if you do not eat vegetables at home because I do not like it, that the child eats vegetables, or that I always drink because I'm in a hurry a fast-moving French omelette and that the child drinks a little fish or his little pechuguita of chicken. The first thing is to set an example. In the house that eats well, the child usually eats well. On the other hand, parents need information, easy tools, because we are fed up with giving us advice that we do not understand.What do parents have to teach their children to avoid obesity?
If the parents are super-sedentary, do not go out for a walk with the children, do not go out by bicycle, are not interested in sports, the child will hardly be interested in that, the child will join the interests of the parents. Normally, parents in good weight get children in good weight. In the home of the obese, the dog is also obese because there are some particular customs. When there is an obesogenic environment throughout the house, it is difficult to get out of there. We have to break that environment so that everyone starts up.
¿What would be the pillars of childhood obesity and how can we combat them?
Avoiding obesity is different than treating obesity. The obese child, first is a giddy child, then stuffed and slightly overweight. If this continues, it ends up becoming an obese child. When a child is obese you need the advice of the professional: the nutritionist or pediatrician to set a pattern. It seems to me that the child should try never to put on a diet, as it is very traumatic for a small child to die because he does not understand why he is on a diet, and usually he is and his cousin is not and that is very traumatizing and counterproductive. The child must be treated in a structured manner and above all you have to introduce him to a balanced diet, which is what will lead him to a balanced weight. That would be worth to solve obesity, a disease. Another thing is how to prevent obesity: with a balanced diet, with adequate amounts and with physical exercise that allows that child to be active and use everything he is eating.Marisol New.
