What causes obesity in children?

There are many reasons that can lead to obesity. For example, the food you eat every day is very high in calories, but you rarely exercise every day, and the calories you consume are far lower than the calories you take in. At this time, the consumption of body fat becomes unbalanced, and your weight gradually increases. There are also some people who eat meat frequently and never eat vegetables, which eventually leads to obesity. In addition, liking to eat sweets and cooking with a lot of oil can also cause obesity.

Children's overenergy and overnutrition are affected by family factors, social factors and children's bad eating habits. Families buy large quantities of food, creating conditions for children to eat conveniently and casually. The food structure provided by the family is unreasonable, and is characterized by high calories, high fat, high protein and low dietary fiber. Some families have an unreasonable cooking method. They like to fry food, rarely steam it, and use too much oil and water.

Socially, food advertisements on television are broadcast day after day, leaving an indelible impression on children's minds. Foreign fast food restaurants have a comfortable environment and have become a place for students to gather, hold birthday parties, do homework and review lessons. The lunches provided to students by some nutrition lunch companies or schools do not meet the relevant requirements for student nutrition meals issued by the Ministry of Health. The poor quality and small quantity of lunches disrupt the calorie distribution plan of three meals a day according to nutritional requirements. The exercise mentioned here not only refers to physical exercise, but also refers to the child’s "diligence" or "laziness". Many parents do everything for their children. They do not let their children sweep the floor, wipe the table, wash dishes, make the beds, etc. They do not encourage their children to do housework within their ability. If children only eat but do not move, they will consume little energy and have excess nutrition and energy.

If you are too fat and the obesity is caused by eating too much, you should consider dieting to lose weight. In your diet, cut out meat and increase vegetables and fruits. If obesity is caused by eating too much sugar or greasy food, you need to eat less sugar, replace animal fats with vegetable oils, and avoid fried foods.