Childhood Obesity
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James W Kelly
By James W Kelly
Published on September 29th, 2008
Obesity has been a major cause of worry for a majority of parents these
days. Every fourth child is obese. A majority of children and teenagers
in the United States are obese and the fact is that the number is
increasing day by day.
Obesity in Childhood
Obesity has been a major cause of worry for a majority of parents these days. Every fourth child is obese. A majority of children and teenagers in the United States are obese and the fact is that the number is increasing day by day...
But if your infant is obese, then it is not true that he will become an obese child as well. And not all obese children grow up to become obese adults. But the chances are that an early obesity may persist through the entire life span. If your child is obese, then he may face a lot of problems on account of obesity.
It will not only enhance the risk of obesity in adulthood, but a child may also suffer from certain diseases like pediatric hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and no matter what. The chances of suffering from a minor coronary heart disease automatically increases. As a result, the child mat face extreme stress on the weight-bearing joints as well...
The situation has a lot of psychological disadvantages as well. It only tends to lower the self esteem of your child, but also affects his/her relationships with friends, who often tend to make fun of him. And we all know that social and psychological problems are the most significant consequences that are faced by your child if he is obese. There are a lot of factors that can cause obesity in your child. It can be caused by an interaction of nutritional, psychological, familial, and physiological factors.
The risk of obesity is greatest among children who have a family history of obesity, specially those who have two obese parents caused likely by strong genetic factors.
So if your child is obese, then I would recommend that you should take assistance from childhood obesity treatment programs rather than going for a complete weight loss therapy. These programs aim to slow or halt weight gain so the child will grow into his or her body weight gradually.
Make sure that he eats a planned and balanced diet along with following a regular exercise schedule. But make sure that he does not feel stressed out with all these things. Make it a gradual process.
But if your infant is obese, then it is not true that he will become an obese child as well. And not all obese children grow up to become obese adults. But the chances are that an early obesity may persist through the entire life span. If your child is obese, then he may face a lot of problems on account of obesity.
It will not only enhance the risk of obesity in adulthood, but a child may also suffer from certain diseases like pediatric hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and no matter what. The chances of suffering from a minor coronary heart disease automatically increases. As a result, the child mat face extreme stress on the weight-bearing joints as well...
The situation has a lot of psychological disadvantages as well. It only tends to lower the self esteem of your child, but also affects his/her relationships with friends, who often tend to make fun of him. And we all know that social and psychological problems are the most significant consequences that are faced by your child if he is obese. There are a lot of factors that can cause obesity in your child. It can be caused by an interaction of nutritional, psychological, familial, and physiological factors.
The risk of obesity is greatest among children who have a family history of obesity, specially those who have two obese parents caused likely by strong genetic factors.
So if your child is obese, then I would recommend that you should take assistance from childhood obesity treatment programs rather than going for a complete weight loss therapy. These programs aim to slow or halt weight gain so the child will grow into his or her body weight gradually.
Make sure that he eats a planned and balanced diet along with following a regular exercise schedule. But make sure that he does not feel stressed out with all these things. Make it a gradual process.