For an overweight child, it does not advocate regime but a change in eating habitsand an another way of life...
If we are to believe the medical observations and nutritional surveys, children todayhave a diet much less caloric... a few decades ago and yet they are more likely to betoo big.
More overweight
A paradox which is only apparent. Because excessive weight gain is necessarily linkedto an imbalance between revenues (what we eat) and energy costs (including thoserelated to physical activity). Food energy intakes have probably declined in children...Although for many of them, candy and other snacks are added to the rest of the food!But they eat maybe still too compared to their caloric needs. Indeed, they are lessspend less: they spend a lot of time front of the television or video games, they walk alittle, use the elevator... Short, in one or two generations, their physical activity ismarkedly reduced, and their average energy expenditure decreased accordingly.There is a significant overweight... risk especially if you have a good appetite!
How to prevent childhood obesity, or combat installed overweight?
First rule: when a child is overweight, not to do so to lose weight...
Surprising but logic! Because just leave obese children continue to grow by ensuringthat it takes any weight (or that it takes little), so that he gradually finds an acceptableweight for its size... And this without never having to lose weight itself! This is why it isimportant to react early enough in the case of excess weight in childhood, to take advantage of the dynamics of the Organization during this period of growth.
Second rule: Act on several courses
It is necessary to intervene on the food, of course. Indeed, change the energy balance,this requires control of caloric. But apart from some very specific cases of massiveobesity, not prescribed never strict regime to a child. Just in general certainly decreasethe amount but especially to reorganize its meal and well to guide their food choices,by involving the child in all cases: it is important that it agrees and understands whyit's more going to eat quite as before.
It must also at the same time play on physical activity. Move more, run, walk, dosports, this increases energy expenditure. And this is the best way to allow a child to have a sufficiently high caloric level and varied food supplies, where a lesser risk ofnutritional deficiencies. Another significant advantage: less frustration for the child, somore chance of success.
Finally, it's often also intervene on the family environment. It is clear that if the mealsoffered to the child in his family are unbalanced and very fat; If home everyone servesat will in the refrigerator; If cookies, sweets and sugary drinks are always at hand. If theTV is open... it will be very difficult young obese children modify its behaviour, andregain a healthy weight.
By helping a child too big to regain the weight allowing it to feel better "in his skin",assistance to better stand today, and it ensures a 'good health' option for the future.
