Children Healthy Care

One of the great problems of society today is childhood obesity, and this is caused by poor diet they do and by the lack of sport in many cases. Nor does much to fulfill one of the two mentioned aspects, it does not matter if you play sports and sports after you take a hamburger, 2 rolls, a soda and a candy bar.

Therefore I will try on a few foods that are not recommended for children and young people (also applicable to adults.)

Buns , rolls on I must say that if the industrial bakery, saturated fats, sugars, trans fats, dyes, low in nutrients and calories. So it is a major enemy of children. If you have to take, ensuring that they are home.
Chicken : The chicken I usually served in pieces of chicken nuggets especially hamburger. These dishes are pure fat, served with sauces that are too.

Fruit juice : Do not be fooled by the word fruit in this case, industrial packaged juices contain only 10% natural fruit, the rest is sugar and water. The best juice is freshly squeezed natural fruit.
Pies, fish sticks, breaded pre-packaged in general : Although it is very convenient for mothers, and a good way to get kids to eat all kinds of food, it is better to buy frozen food at home and coat with bread flour egg.
Sandwiches prepared : they are fat, salt, sugar, sauces, margarine, etc. The best thing is to make us a sandwich home ourselves.
Refreshments : Cargadísimos of sugars and a great symptom of childhood obesity. With cola, to name some, put in danger the life of your bones, teeth, your health, etc. Without enlarging on this subject came up in another article on the Coca-Cola, but to go forward and we know what we got to the gut, is used as an ideal product for cleaning machinery, among others.

Chocolates and jellybeans : Feeding bit, remove hunger and contribute unnecessary fat. A good snack can be a piece of chocolate along with bread and a glass of milk.
Hot Dogs : They have too much salt and too much fat. Ideally, let us us at home with homemade bread and sausages more reliable.

To give you an idea, this is an example of typical products in the daily lives of most youth and children. You can not prevent them from eating it, but if we stick to the head on why they should not take it, this would reduce consumption and disappear most of the problems affecting the consumption of these foods.

Healthy Eating:
“Less fried foods, more veggies, and gentleness with restraint”

1. “Like father, like son,” Children watch and do what they see adults do, beware of “Preaching morality in his underpants”
2. Breastfeeding in infancy, and skim milk after age 2
3. Drink plenty of water (instead of juices and juice drinks)
4. Breakfast daily
5. Bake, broil, boil, or steam or microwave instead of frying
6. Cooking recipes by changing the nutrient content increasing
7. Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily
8. Eat low-fat, and less meat, cream, cheese, and sweet
9. Reducing soft drinks, sweets and sugary cereals
10. Healthier food choices when eating fast food and machinery
11. Serve portions by age and size of the child
12. Provide young children 5 or 6 small meals at fixed times
13. Avoid using food as a reward or as punishment for children
14. Avoid forcing children to eat everything served to them
15. Consult pediatrician or nutritionist if family history of obesity

Causes:

• Biological predisposition (genetic, hormonal), psychological (depressed mood, anxiety, bulimia), environmental (examples, lifestyles, food and elements that surround the child in the home and school) and socioeconomic (low-income families tend to more junk food consumption given the high cost of healthier foods.)
• Excessive consumption of foods high in fat and sugars (junk food).
• Sedentary lifestyle (too much time with TV, computer, video games).

Prevention:

• Understand and respond to biological predispositions, psychological, environmental and socioeconomic.
• Reduce consumption of foods high in fat and sugars (junk food) and replace them with nutritious food.
• Replace sedentary lifestyle (time with TV, computer, video games) for a more active.

Intervention:

Physical Activity

1. Physical activity to the point of sweating for at least 1 hour a day
2. Changes daily-walk and use stairs instead of elevator car and
3. Taking dance classes or martial arts
4. Join a sports team or commit to exercising with friends
5. Reduce TV time, computer and video games

The word derives from the Latin obesus obesity which means “too much fat.” Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of body fat weight reflected in a 20% higher than recommended by age, height, and sex of the person. That is , although of course a baby 25 pounds, and obese if he weighs 30, a child who should weigh 50 pounds, it would be obese if it exceeds 60, and a teenager whose ideal weight is 100 pounds is considered obese if he weighs 120.

Obesity is the disease that is growing faster and more threatening in the U.S.. All children in America are the most obese in the world, and 24% are Latino children. In California, almost 30% of children and adolescents are obese. These figures have more than doubled in the last ten years. Latino children are more likely to develop obesity than Anglo children, even as early as kindergarten. Half of obese adults were obese before age two, and most of the other half starts to show obesity in puberty and adolescence. 70% of overweight adolescents will be obese adults, and the figure rises to 80% if your mother or father are obese.

Consequences:

* Physical Consequences: fatigue easily, probably cardiovascular disease, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, bone and joint problems, arthritis, sleep apnea, early sexual maturity, increased risks of cancer.
* Psychological Consequences: insecurity, low self-esteem, school discrimination, social exclusion, depression, eating disorders (bulimia, binge eating).