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Parenting tip, child obesity: Obesity is becoming a major health problem today. Not only adults are suffering from it, but nowadays obesity is also increasing among children. Usually when fat starts accumulating near a person's stomach and waist, it is considered obesity.
If the body mass index of an adult is more than 30, then he is suffering from obesity. According to the World Obesity Atlas 2022, by 2030, 2.7 crore children in India will suffer from obesity. This will also include 1.2 crore children aged 5 to 9 years. Obesity causes some diseases in the body. If children are obese, then the risk of heart disease and diabetes in the future increases manifold.
Therefore, it is important that you pay attention to your child's eating habits. The risk of obesity can be reduced by inculcating proper eating habits and some physical activities in children. So let us know what should be done to keep children away from obesity.
Pay special attention to food and drink
Children start gaining weight due to unhealthy diet. So you can control their weight by making some changes in their diet. Give children less oily food, junk food, chocolate. All these things can also cause weight gain. You should feed them foods that are low in calories. Apart from this, you should also give enough water to the children.
Send them out to play.
Your children need to play outdoor games. You can play games like football, volleyball and bat ball for children. Along with outdoor games, the child's weight will also decrease and their outdoor activity will also increase. Spending time playing games outside will also reduce the screen time of children. Sitting in front of a laptop or computer all day can also cause weight gain in children. Therefore, you should encourage them to play outdoor games.
Avoid using mobile and TV
Children also become obese by watching too much TV or mobile. Do not let children use mobile or TV screen while eating. Make sure that whenever children eat, their full attention is on eating. Serve food to them in a plate according to the child's age.
Make exercise a necessity every day.
You should also inculcate the habit of exercising in children. Exercising keeps the body of children healthy and strong. You can take them to the park and make them do light exercises. Apart from this, you can make a group in which the child can exercise. Children understand things easily by looking at each other.
