Childhood Obesity: Causes and Solutions
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ScribdTranslationsStatement of the problem
Approach Childhood obesity is the main challenge
current nutritional; a decrease has not yet been achieved in the
obesity and overweight rates, after different attempts to
define long-term therapeutic strategies. Objective: Analyze
family, clinical, or personal factors that could serve
as predictors of therapeutic success in outpatient management
of the obese child. A general and nutritional anamnesis was performed,
survey on physical activity and intake, exams were requested
of the laboratory and nutritional education was carried out, alternating
monthly, group and individual controls by nutritionist and
doctor. The age of children under 5 years is the only one
variable associated with a favorable response in terms of reduction of
weight.
Obesity and overweight have reached characteristics of
global epidemic. The numbers are frightening. More than a thousand
millions of adults are overweight, and of them, to the
less than 300 million are obese. Also, the growth of the
childhood obesity in developed countries is spectacular and
worrisome. It can be perceived through the increase in body weight.
when reaching 20 percent or more of the ideal weight according to the
age, height, and gender of the child in question. To calculate the
ideal weight of a child between 2 and 5 years old, although of
in an approximate way, you need to multiply the age in years
for two plus eight.
Families, having a chubby, chubby-cheeked child, and full of
folds are an achievement, a sign that the child is well,
strong, and full of health. But child nutrition experts do not
they think alike. And they go further: they say that these families are very
wrong. What matters is not that the child is fat or
slim. What matters is that the child is healthy.
Obese and overweight children tend to remain
obese in adulthood and are more likely to
suffering from diseases at younger ages not
transmissible such as diabetes and diseases
cardiovascular.
What are overweight and obesity?
Why are childhood overweight and obesity important?
What are the causes?
What can be done to fight against the epidemic of
childhood obesity?
Modification of eating habits
The success of the treatment of overweight and childhood obesity is
based on time, it must be long-term and based
essentially in the modification of habits and behavior
dietary, the change is favored by a balanced diet,
hypocaloric that fits the body mass index and that
include 30% fats, 50% carbohydrates, and 20% of
proteins. When it comes to growing children, having
present that the goal is to maintain the current weight or lower it
slowly as it grows in height.
Modification of lifestyle
It will be considered that eating habits are acquired.
from birth; both the general practitioner and the pediatrician
they should recommend and encourage breastfeeding
for at least six months and to start weaning at that age
with natural foods, fruits, vegetables, and even the seventh u
eighth month the introduction of meats, chicken, turkey, close to the year
beef and then after a year the fish, the egg and the
citrics to prevent intolerances and allergies. Avoid the
processed foods and fruit juices due to their high
carbohydrate content.
Proposal for the prevention and control of obesity and
overweight in children and adolescents at a national level
As mentioned in the writing, the main causes are
changes in eating habits, and modifications in the
lifestyle. Strategies to prevent and control the
Obesity in the country must be addressed or fought against.
The task is not easy, it requires raising awareness of the problem.
in all the sectors involved, both in the magnitude of
problem like the consequences for health and the impact
in the family and national economy as they increase the
diseases associated with obesity and overweight, which are
of chronic evolution, which require treatments - some of
for life - costly, frequently hospitalization and that
they deteriorate the quality and shorten life expectancy.
If the changes have occurred in relatively short periods
it has been due to the strong impact of advertising on the population of
all ages, in practically all types of media
dissemination, promoted by transnational companies
producers and marketers of food, specifically
fast food such as hamburgers, pizzas, chicken, soups
snaps and other precooked or ready-to-serve foods
and soft drinks, which are part of the 'transculturation' and invasion of
habits and customs that Mexican society has undergone due to
other countries, mainly the USA.
It has been noted that in recent years the consumption of
carbohydrates are greater than that of fats and are part of
important in the genesis of obesity and overweight, due to
In particular, the consumption of soft drinks deserves special mention.
bottled – an important source of excess calories that
these sick people ingest - who have replaced in a large
percentage of milk and water consumption, and in which the
Mexicans are only surpassed by the Americans; in the
Coca-Cola consumption we are champions according to the report
journalistic period that is added below:
According to analysts, Coca-Cola's success in Mexico, with
sales of about 2.4 billion unit boxes, is due to
its low prices and that in some parts of the country it is easier
to manage to get the water. According to various calculations, Mexico has
an annual per capita milk consumption of 82 liters, compared to 150
soft drink
In older children, discourage the consumption of foods
fast, the pizzas, the hamburgers, the juices, and the sodas
bottled and prefer the consumption of natural water or fruit.
Get used to salads and fruits in all three meals
main courses and in snacks. Sitting down to eat at the table with
the family instead of doing it in front of the television. Meals
must be done on a regular schedule so that the child learns the
hours for eating and minimize snacks in between
meals. Resume outdoor activities with exercises
According to the child's age, encourage walks and the use of
tricycles, scooters, pedal carts, Sunday walks and
do not use the car for short distances.
Exercise
Exercise allows for fat reduction without changing speed.
of growth, avoids associated diseases in the long term
In the short term, it significantly improves the image of obesity.
personal, self-esteem and the feeling of physical acceptance and
social; in children aged 6 to 11, reduces sedentary behavior and the
hours they dedicate to television.
Adult obesity prevails and these are the reflection and
example for our children to follow with this culture, to continue
with an exaggerated diet one could say it is considered
social gradient. Although there are difficulties in organizing and in front of
economic tools to evaluate the effectiveness of policies
against obesity, it is necessary to know the social profitability of
the resources that society allocates to address the problem. The
the purpose is to review the arguments in an orderly manner
economic issues related to anti-obesity policies.
Obesity has been classified as the epidemic of the 21st century. For
poor diet and lack of physical exercise are responsible
of almost as many deaths as tobacco among other problems,
but my interest is to specify that obesity
it gets worse and worse, that is to say that a chubby child is health,
falsehood that culture, that mentality is wrong as it
our country is one of many countries with obesity and occupies one
of the first places of suffering from obesity. As in the case of
more than 13 million deaths occur in the European Union
annual related to excess weight, this is an example
from a country with so much power and having this great problem of
childhood obesity is worsening more and more and in
our country, not to mention, like Spain according to the study the
the prevalence of obesity is almost 14% among minors
18 years. So let's wait for our country to continue with the
example of others, competing in obesity, this is enough
In the 21st century, we must improve to leave a better world than the one we have.
we found ourselves.
References
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