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Childhood Obesity and Child Obesity: How
To Beat It.
If you have a child struggling with childhood obesity, you may
be concerned about them being unhappy and unpopular, or being
called names, but there are much bigger things to be concerned
about.
These days is the growing evidence that obesity leads to serious
health complications, even in young children. Doctors find that
they're diagnosing child obesity in children as young as ten
or eleven years old with conditions that were once the province
of middle-aged people!
Diabetes, heart conditions, and arthritis - all of these conditions
have a clear established connection with excess weight, and more
and more often, they are being seen BEFORE children reach adulthood.
It's important to do something about your child's obestity problem.
Don't put it off.
First: consult a Doctor. Don't decide on your own that your child
needs to lose weight. So many of us have grown up with distorted
body images that we pass this on to our children. Be sure that
you're not seeing your child through your own misconceptions
about 'ideals', and let a doctor make the judgment call.
If your doctor agrees that your child is overweight and should
take off some pounds, here are tips for helping your child's
weight loss - while retaining a positive self-image.
* Put EVERYONE on a weight loss program. Seriously. Since the
best way for your child to lose weight is to eat a healthy, balanced
diet in normal proportions, doesn't it make sense that your entire
family will benefit from eating the same way? Your dieting child
will feel far less deprived if everyone is eating the same foods.
* Serve a healthy after school snack. It may be tempting to cut
out the after school snacks, but the truth is you'll be doing
harm rather than good. Most children have not eaten since lunch
and a serving of fruit, cheese, fruit and cheese or a vegetable
snack is high in nutrition.
The human body was never designed for the 'three square meals
a day' regimen that has been the norm for decades. A healthy
snack in the mid-afternoon will provide fuel for afternoon play
and stave off the 'I'm STARVING' feeling that leads to overeating
at dinner.
* Exercise with them regularly. Instead of just shooing them
out to play - or taking away the Game boy, go out WITH them.
Pull together a neighborhood kickball game, or take a walk around
the block as a family. Lead by example, and your children will
see a need to exercise.
* Cook JUST enough food. Instead of trying to limit portions
on the plate, limit them BEFORE you cook. Only prepare ONE portion
per family member. That heads off requests for seconds before
they even start asking. "No, you can't have the last piece
of chicken -- because there isn't one to have."
Follow these suggestions, and chances are that no one in your
family will even realize that someone is on a diet. Childhood
obesity can be turned around. Everyone will be healthier and
happier, and you will be helping your child back on the road
to better health conquering their child obesity.
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Article by Jeannie Crabtree C.Ac. Visit her site for weight
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