What can be done about childhood obesity? It is an epidemic, a major health problem and one that many people do not or will not see.
"Oh, it's just baby fat," says one person, while another says: "My child will only eat sweet foods, I can not get him to eat anything else ."
Childhood obesity affects nearly one-third [33%] of children in the U.S. to a large number of real children. These obese children were getting sick with what were once considered only heart disease and diabetes. They are also more prone to psychological problems such as poor self-esteem and depression. All this has led to a reduction in their lifespan is shortened.
We as a country need to stop this epidemic and to stop soon! Children are our future and we need them - and we need them as healthy and developing as optimal as possible.
Here are some simple strategies for your child and your parents set a good example talk about nutrition to discuss the effect of obesity exercise.
And here are 7 steps you can take to help you strategy:
1 Maintain a healthy, natural, food around the house. Small children should not go food have control over what appears in the household food. If there is no candy, no soda, no sugar-laden cereal-. Children will not eat it and for those who say their children eat only sweet things do not worry your kids will not go hungry they will eat what they have and May even find they like the more natural foods
2 Read labels at the store. You May be surprised to find that you can not even say what the package holds.
3 Talk to your children about the difference between food and chemicals to be very interested in learning the "adult" type of information who knows? You can produce a budding scientist!
4 Discuss diet, obesity and its consequences. Your child understands all. I can get books from the library for you and your child's age level on the subject
5 Get daily exercise play with your children throwing a ball, chase each other, run around the yard or the street, walking along [especially if you have a dog .]
6 Limit the amount of time in front of the TV and have a rule of no food, while watching TV. This is for adults too. We tend to mindlessly munch when you watch TV
7 Drink more water. Many times we think we are hungry, but we are really in need of hydration from the water. Skip sodas entirely it does not count as hydration.
