Causes and dangers of childhood obesity

What are the causes and dangers of childhood obesity? We know that now due to the developed economy, we can basically eat whatever we want. Because parents dote on their children, they often meet their children's food requirements and do not control them. As a result, more and more children in society are becoming obese. Of course, there are many other reasons for childhood obesity. Let's take a look at the causes and dangers of childhood obesity.

As long as we know the causes of childhood obesity, we will have ways to prevent childhood obesity. We also need to find out the dangers of childhood obesity and use some effective methods to treat it.

Causes and dangers of childhood obesity:

It is understood that when a child's height is less than or equal to 168cm, according to the height standard weight table currently used in my country, a weight above 110% of the standard is overweight, and a weight above 120% of the standard is obese. Simple obesity in children is a disease caused by excessive accumulation of body fat due to long-term energy intake exceeding consumption. It can be one of the inducing factors of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, etc., seriously endangering human health in adulthood and even life-threatening.

Through the investigation of 18 questions related to eating and behavioral habits, among the 12 questions related to eating, the children's favorite dishes, children's favorite drinks, children's usual meals

There were significant differences between obese and non-obese children in terms of the time of eating and the speed of each meal. Obese children usually ate less vegetables and more eggs and fish. Obese children were more likely to eat less vegetables than non-obese children.

Children prefer to drink carbonated drinks; some obese children eat too fast.

Among the six behavior-related questions, there were significant differences between obese and non-obese children in terms of the average daily cumulative time children spent watching TV (including surfing the Internet) and the average daily sleep time of children: obese children spent more time watching TV and surfing the Internet and slept more than non-obese children.

Experts point out that in order to make obese children lose weight, they must control their diet, increase exercise, make the energy intake lower than the consumption, and formulate a reasonable diet and exercise plan and ensure that it is implemented !

Above we introduced the causes and dangers of childhood obesity. We know that obesity not only affects the physical and mental health of children but also has an impact on the entire family. Therefore, once we recognize the causes and dangers of childhood obesity, we must try our best to prevent and treat childhood obesity.