Obesity-made ​​young adults

Obesity-made ​​young adults

Is «the obesity epidemic is one of the problems prevailing in the country, and still many parents and teachers, pediatricians, nutritionists, continue their fight against the epidemic in children. The awareness of the importance of healthy eating is only half the battle, where you need schools and parents to take the initiative to introduce a balanced diet, and regular exercise, within the lifestyle of children.

Recent statistics reveal issued by the Ministry of Health in the UAE that 26 percent of children in the country suffer from obesity. Attributed this high rate of obesity among children in the country to lack of exercise and sports, in addition to over-reliance on fast food. These require the alarming increase in cases of childhood obesity to take urgent action to deal with this problem.

The education of health behavior since childhood are of great importance because children find it difficult to adapt to change when they grow old. The encouragement to exercise activities and exercise, proper nutrition, the cornerstone for the prevention of obesity in children and adults. There is no doubt that families and schools have an important role to play in this matter.

Although there are some parents are struggling amid busy schedules appointments, others fail to show adequate attention to their child's diet at school or home. And become a crisps (chips), candy, chocolate, and hamburgers, and other cuisines bulk of the daily diet of many children, which are harmful to their health in the long term.

It is therefore to be the parents and educational bodies to assume more responsibility, and ensure that children eat healthy foods. With the provision of sound, it will provide the opportunity to encourage students to eat more fruits and vegetables and get used to the taste of a few foods salts, sugars and fats.

Here are some tips and guidelines that will ensure that your child is going in the right direction:

1 - health foods store

Will eat children, especially younger ones the majority of what is available to them at home, so it's important to strike a balance between the foods you give for meals and those that Tuvreura snack.

- Make fruit and vegetables in the daily eating routine, and her feet from 5-4 times a day.

- Make it easy for your child to choose healthy snacks by keeping fruits and vegetables in reach of his hands and ready to eat. And include other snacks good, yogurt, peanut butter and celery, or whole grain chips and cheese.

- My feet fat-free meat and other good sources that contain protein, such as eggs, and nuts.

- Choose a bread that contains whole grain fiber.

- Reduce the amount of fat that is addressed by avoiding fried foods strongly, and choose more healthy ways of cooking, such as grilling over charcoal, and roasting in the oven, and cooking steamed.

- Reduction of fast food and snacks low food ingredients, such as potato chips, and candy. But Tmanaa not completely favorite snacks from your home. Instead Ajaliha of offering cuisine from time to time so your child does not feel deprived.

- Limit sugary beverages, such as soda, and fruit flavored drinks. The feet of water and milk instead. The children also reinforce the amount of calcium they eat, which is an important factor for the growth of bone health, by drinking milk or low-fat milk.

2 - Breakfast

Author Adele Davis said one day: «prepare breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner a poor person. Certainly that this argument is correct because breakfast helps to work as an organizer of an appetite for the rest of the day. They provide the additional Gelokoza mind, where many studies have shown that children who eat breakfast have a better ability to concentrate, and can greater achievement.

3 - Planning for meals

It is vital that MAKE children are involved in the process of buying groceries because it teaches them to choose healthy foods, such as fruit, vegetables, shopping in supermarkets. As parents should encourage children to participate in the preparation of food, and in this way they can identify ways to cook healthy and proper food preparation.

4 - Diversification of food

It is important that parents are aware that through continuous observation of their child's diet, and diversification of food, because they are so Egrson in their children some sound nutritional guidelines. Over the days of the week at the school, a national move between different types of fruit and vegetables, and fat-free meat, fish, and snack foods.

5 - Eat meals at regular intervals

It is essential that deals with family meals together at regular intervals. Because eating quickly does not allow enough time to digest and a sense of satiety. So children are advised not to rush quickly in their meals.

Also, avoid other activities during meal times, such as watching TV, playing with mobile phones, and video games.

6 - Create a home environment active

_khassa Time for the whole family to participate in regular physical activities enjoyed by family members, such as cycling, or running, or walking. Instead of relying on maids or external assistance, it is advisable to select the active housework each member of the family, such as cleaning using a vacuum cleaner, or washing the car, or cleaning their rooms. Nationalist agenda switched home for your children to avoid boredom and routine.

D. Noha Ali Ahmed, pediatric Chtsasih in Med Care Hospital