5 Often Neglected, But Essential Tips to Prevent Child Obesity
Here''s 5 often neglected, but essential tips to prevent the growing obesity epidemic effecting or children and what are the primary causes of this condition.
All parents need to realize that educating their children at an early age is the best policy. So the primary causes of obesity in children can be broken into these 5 common following trends.
Let's look at some of the main causes of obesity and the 5 easy-as tips you can implement today to help prevent this trending condition.
Good old fashion personalised healthy diet
The first tip is diet, Arguably the most important contributor to the childhood obesity epidemic is the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages sugary calories in liquid form seems to slip underneath the body weight regulating radar system to a considerable degree.
The new balance foundation obesity prevention center at Boston Children's Hospital found that adolescents who eliminated sugary beverages weighed about 4 pounds less after a year than those who continued their usual beverage habits.
Ultra-processed products and the tragic truth
Among Hispanics, the effects were especially large, a 14-pound difference after one year. A more general dietary cause is what can be termed ultra-processed products made in a factory with a long list of artificial ingredients and little resemblance to anything found in nature.
Modern technology is killing our kids sense of adventure
TV viewing is in close competition with sugary beverages as the leading driver of excessive weight gain in children. TV viewing causes obesity not only by displacing physical activities but also through incessant food advertising.
Kids see thousands of food commercials per year overwhelmingly for high-calorie low-quality products. And another important issue, especially for low-income and inner-city children, is the lack of regular PE in schools and safe after-school recreation opportunities.
Family outings and activities
The third tip is family activities. The environment outside the home has been called toxic to our ability to maintain a healthy body weight all too often parents don't adequately protect the home environment and model healthy eating. Without parental vigilance the foods kids eat in the home can be as unhealthy as the ones outside.
Emotional stressed out child
The fourth tip is stress, simply too much of it in too little sleep, A stressed tired child will be less likely to get off the couch and get active and more likely to give in to dietary temptations. In addition, stress and sleep deprivation may alter hormones and metabolism in ways that promote weight gain.
Environmental conditions leading to obesity in children
The fifth tip and the last is the environment and most importantly our car-based transportation system. Entire suburbs now lack any public transportation whatsoever including sidewalks. And to make matters worse many neighborhoods also lack community parks playgrounds and bike paths for safe active recreation.
The following video shows how a healthy plate can drastically change how our children can better appreciate the taste and look of healthier foods.
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