Childhood Obesity Is Dangerous!

In USA, 20% of children between the ages of 7-18 are overweight, and a quarter of them are overweight. The rate of growth of the problem is drastic. For example, in 2007 in Australia 27% of children were overweight, and from 1985 to 1995 the number doubled, and for the next 10 years by more than three times.



Did you know that the problems associated with childhood obesity have serious consequences for health? The data that parents outlive their children are worrying ...

Childhood obesity - parameters

Obesity means that there is an excessive amount of fat in the body. Overweight and overweight are determined by the body mass index - BMI. It provides a table that shows healthy weight, overweight and overweight.

BMI in children

In children, in addition to height, gender and age are taken into account when calculating BMI. Convenient tables have been developed by pediatricians, with the help of which they monitor the child's development. The child's pediatrician can make an accurate assessment of whether the body weight is normal.
There is no developed definition of overweight and overweight in children under two years of age.

Causes of obesity

The causes of obesity are many. As a general conclusion - the child receives more energy than it expends.
The extra pounds can be gained due to food consumption, more than physical needs, overeating or due to overeating with specific unhealthy products.
Nowadays there is a tendency to consume more and more ready-made foods and semi-finished products, high-calorie products that are poor in nutrients. Unsuitable products include beverages, chips, snacks, confectionery and confectionery.

Limited physical activity

A key point in the problem of overweight is the limited opportunities for movement of the child. The modern way of life literally threatens to take away the child's natural activity. And the reason for this is in adults:
children are taken out less often,
they rarely have the opportunity to ride a bike, run or walk freely, due to the limited number of suitable and safe spaces for them,
families do not have time to spend for family activities outside,
residential complexes and homes do not have enough yard for sports activities,
parents prefer to drive their child in a stroller or car.
Concerned about the child's safety, children are taught to play quietly at home, outdoors and in parks.
the child's participation in the household
is a thing of the past ... more and more children spend time in front of the TV and computer screen, activities in which there is a low consumption of physical energy.

Consequences of childhood obesity Childhood

obesity poses a serious risk to their health and emotional well-being:


Health : Diseases that in the past were typical only of adults, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, are now increasingly common. meet among children.
Emotional health and social problems: overweight children usually suffer from a lack of self-esteem, they are not liked by their peers because of their appearance, which affects their self-esteem, are ridiculed at school and are treated, suffer from eating disorders (in this category includes both systemic overeating and anorexia and bulimia), depression.
Overweight in childhood is associated with obesity in the adult.


Childhood obesity predisposes to adult health problems such as: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, infertility and skin diseases. 

How to protect your child from being overweight

Stick to a healthy diet at home: eat home-cooked meals, impose restrictions on certain ready-to-eat foods, provide products that contain valuable nutrients.

Take care of the child's physical activity: no serious training is needed, make sure the movement becomes part of the family's entertainment and everyday life. For example, walk to kindergarten or school, use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalators. Play football or other sports together, run, skate and bike in the park. In addition to taking care of the proper physical development and health of the child, this is a time that accumulates positivity and mood and unites the family.


Limit activities that consume low energy - time for TV and computer games, replace the word game in the winter months with a game in the bowling alley, for example.

Keep in mind that children "absorb" the pattern of their parents' behavior, so your style will be repeated by your heir, whether you create strict rules for him or not. Consider whether you need to adjust some of your habits in the name of your child's health. However, health is a good investment, even for you.