November 8th, 2012

Daily meals for children and adolescents outside of the home should be considered as a major cause of symptoms childhood obesity , Believe scientists from the United States.

After analyzing the information gathered during five years of research, experts from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that children who regularly ate at the cafe, bistro or restaurant, each day on average consume 125 calories above normal and adolescents exceed the daily quota of calories 306.

The study involved 4717 children, whose age ranged from 1 to 2 years, and 4699 adolescents whose age ranged from 12 to 19 years. Researchers found that children who regularly eat out, consume more unhealthy foods: 25% more fat , 13% - sugar 17% - salt . But if caloric intake in the café and bistro is higher the nutritional value when it is markedly reduced. What is important is the fact that with such a power circuit children are sorely lacking dairy products are important for the development of the growing organism.

Meanwhile, scientists have argued that to effectively combat obesity in children will be able to only the members of those families, where all are well aware of how important it is time to adjust the weight of the child. In addition, it should be noted that, to overcome the problem of obesity takes a long time and a clear focus on results.

To date determined by several dominant causes of childhood obesity. First of all, this is the wrong approach to nutrition. Genetic factor - the tendency to obesity because of its development of the older generation in the family. So, if the family obesity was diagnosed in one parent, then the probability of it at the kid is 40%. But if you are overweight both parents, the chance of obesity in the child is already 80%.

In more rare cases of obesity in children develops due to disruptions adrenal   and pancreas . And here physical inactivity   It causes rapid weight gain is much more likely. Experts note that this is a particularly serious problem for today's children, who most of the time without active movement.

In order to obtain significant results, parents need to make significant changes in lifestyle and daily meals. In addition, scientists are advised to motivate children by example, eating only healthy food and doing exercise.

The child is in any case should not be allowed to practice the "hungry" diet : It is important for the child's body in a timely manner and in full and receive proteins And carbohydrates And vitamins . Therefore, the most important point in this case, it is the replacement of hazardous products useful. As for exercise, it is necessary to act without pressure and gradually vaccinate your child a love for a certain kind of sports and daily activities.

It is important to choose a program to combat excess weight carried by all family members. Another expert advice: try to always maintain the child psychologically, without allowing stress to provoke a breakdown.