Early childhood is one of the key periods to control obesity
Parents of obese children initially have the same mentality: it is good for children to eat fat and grow strong; if they care about appearance, it is good to lose weight when they grow up. In fact, in the process of growth, the growth of fat will go through three key periods: the first three months of life, infancy and 11-13 years of age, if excessive fat in these three periods, then the child is likely to belong to the “mouth of water will also grow fat” physique. Song Fengling, Children’s Health Clinic, Jinan Children’s Hospital
The reason for this is that there are two categories of obesity. First of all, the number of human fat cells in the above three key periods, the most active proliferation, once the proliferation of excessive obesity, can cause “adipocyte obesity”. The number of fat cells in normal people is about 25 billion to 28 billion, and obese children can increase to 63.5 billion to 90.5 billion, which is three times the number of fat cells in normal people. Secondly, obesity that does not occur in the above three adipocyte proliferation periods, such as early childhood and adulthood, is called “adipocyte volume increase type obesity”, which is often an increase in adipocyte volume but the number is normal. Obesity of the “fat cell increase type” is the most difficult to treat, and even if the child loses weight painstakingly after becoming an adult, it is very easy to rebound. While “fat cell volume increase type obesity” is relatively easy to control, weight loss is also easy to see results. Therefore, 11-13 years old is the last hurdle to control children’s obesity, if obesity in adolescence is still not controlled, then about 80% of obese children can develop into adult obesity, therefore, grasp this period is very important.
Obesity can have 7 major physical and mental effects on children
Although, there are more than 30% of obese children in the consultation. However, most parents bring their children to the clinic, mostly because the child’s appearance is discriminated against, or the child’s endocrine system has some problems, often are moderate to heavy obese children. In fact, the problem of small fat pier does not only stay in the appearance, obesity to the child’s body will also produce a series of hazards, parents need to find early, early intervention.
1, easy to induce fatty liver
The prevalence of fatty liver in children with severe obesity is as high as 80%, and obesity in children is an important factor in inducing fatty liver, hypertension and high blood pressure are the danger signals of fatty liver in obese children.
2.Easy to high blood lipid
Obese children’s blood lipids are significantly higher than normal children, and dyslipidemia is a high-risk factor for atherosclerosis.
3.High insulinemia
Obese children generally have hyperinsulinemia, which is because the body in order to maintain sugar metabolism needs, long-term forced to secrete a lot of insulin, in the long run, it will lead to pancreatic resistance, easy to trigger type 2 diabetes
4, prone to respiratory diseases
Obese children due to the accumulation of chest wall fat, compression of the thorax expansion is limited, easy to affect the lung ventilation function, so that the respiratory resistance is reduced, prone to respiratory diseases.
5, prone to digestive system diseases
The prevalence of digestive system diseases in obese children is 15%, significantly higher than normal children (4%).
6.Decrease in resistance
Obese children’s immune function is low, especially cellular activity is significantly reduced, and therefore vulnerable to infectious diseases.
7, easy to affect the child’s intelligence and psychology
Part of the obese children’s total IQ and operation chamber is lower than healthy children, its activities, learning, low sociability, over time will appear depression, low self-esteem, so that children are sensitive to interpersonal relationships, introverted, low social adaptability, affecting children’s mental health.
Be wary of 3 types of “pseudoscientific feeding”
Nowadays, some parents who come to see children’s obesity, will have the same confusion: they are obviously scientific feeding, why the child will still be obese? Excluding pathological obesity, in the consultation of more than 95% of the young children, are simple obesity, acquired environmental factors is the important reason for its occurrence. And in this acquired factors, the so-called “scientific feeding” is the main reason.
Misconception one does not eat junk food, but eat fish, meat too much.
Many parents know that eating fried food, foreign fast food will lead to obesity in children, this type of junk food has long been on the blacklist. However, some parents seem to healthy and nutritious food, such as fish, shrimp, crab, beef, chicken, etc., almost all will give the child no limit to eat. This type of food overconsumption will also lead to obesity occur.
Myth two do not drink cola, but the lactic acid drinks and pure juice as water
Many parents will limit their children to drink cola, carbonated drinks, but not to drink milk, pure juice drinks, or lactic acid drinks, because they think that these drinks have high nutritional value and can help children grow. But in fact, the ingredients of these drinks are high in sugar and calories, such as drinking a bottle of 450 ml of fresh orange juice, every 100 ml will produce 186 kJ of energy, according to the caloric value of the conversion, drinking a bottle is equivalent to eating 50 grams of rice. If you do not control the amount of children drink every day, the same will lead to fat.
Misconception three rice, pasta and other fine food to eat too much
Some parents let their children eat, always like to fill the rice, will ask the child to “eat one more bite”, and some children especially like to eat pasta. Similarly, the intake of these starchy foods is not controlled, children will also gain weight. In addition, because modern people eat more fine food, less coarse food intake, so the intake of fiber is low. Low fiber content of food is more easily absorbed by the body, but also more likely to make people feel hungry, will make people eat too much, which leads to obesity.
3 ways to prevent small fat pier
1.Divided plate, balanced diet
For children, the first thing to do to prevent obesity is to achieve a balanced diet. For example, the daily intake of the three major nutrients protein, carbohydrates and fat, are to control the intake, do not eat without restraint. Generally, after children add complementary foods, before 2 weeks of age, parents will give their children independent cooking to control the intake. And when the child is over 2 weeks old, although and parents can eat the same food, but parents should also prepare a multi-compartment meal tray for the child, so as to ensure the diversity of food, but also to effectively control the child’s food intake.
2.Let your child do simple exercises
In addition to weight control through diet, exercise is also an essential means, parents should cultivate the child’s sporting hobbies. For example, swimming, jogging, jumping rope, etc.. If the child really does not have a favorite sport, then parents should also find ways to create opportunities for children to “exercise” up. For example, do not take the elevator, generally climbing the stairs for 20 minutes to consume the same amount of exercise as jogging for an hour, and take the child for an evening walk after dinner.
3, more opportunities for children to do housework
Most obese children have a common problem, that is lazy! Many parents are very spoiled children. For example, as long as the child a look, a raised hand, things will be sent to the child. Some small things such as bathing, dressing, tying shoelaces, etc., are all done by parents. Over time, eat more and move less will get fat. And once the child is fat, the movement becomes sluggish after more reluctant to move, which forms a vicious circle. Therefore, parents must give their children more opportunities to do what they can, so that children move.