Child World Is Getting Fatter Day By Day

The issue of weight and obesity is becoming more common in children and teenagers. Both families and we are very worried about this issue. Because if this problem is not noticed or measures are not taken against the problem, chronic diseases will increase exponentially.

In the middle of the main modifiable causes of obesity;

• Ease of children’s access to fast food, campaigns for these foods (like 3 buy 1 pay)

• Due to the fact that the parents are working, children start kindergartens and kindergartens at an early age, before they gain a full nutritional habit,

• Increasing portion sizes

• Parents show their children love at the end of the day with unhealthy food taken from automatic machines in schools,

• Children suppress their emotional hunger with chips, cola, chocolate,

• The fact that children’s playgrounds or school gardens are being turned into car parks day by day,

• Not giving the necessary value to the clubs related to physical education or sports activities,

• Children who are extremely tired at school sleep until noon on holidays, rewarding them with a favorite breakfast (for example, french fries) and spending time with the TV and computer during the day can be counted.

In addition, there are some non-modifiable causes such as hormonal and metabolic disorders, divorce of parents, lack of self-confidence, and genetic factors.

What should you not do to prevent children from getting fat?

1. You shouldn’t insist on foods he doesn’t like. You should tell the benefit of that food, but you should leave the choice to your child.

2. You should not think that he should eat because it will make you happy or unhappy. Because sometimes children can use this situation to attract attention. You must instill in him the intention that he should eat for his own health.

3. Mothers think that their children are never satisfied and always want them to eat more. However, you should not decide the portion size.

4. You should get special small plates for your child. If you make him eat on large plates, your child’s perception of size cannot develop. He always thinks he should eat more.

5. You shouldn’t eat by the clock. Allow your child to receive signals from his body. As you know, there are signals indicating that he is full, as are the signals given to eat, but if you cause the connection between the child’s body and the middle to be broken, the child will not be able to know that he is full.

6. You should not expect your child to do what you know but do not practice. For example, while you are consuming coke-cookie in front of the TV every evening, you can say to your child, ‘You are drinking your milk and go to bed right!’ You cannot say.

7. You should not introduce foods as ‘rewards’ and ‘punishments’. ‘I’ll let you eat chips if you eat your meal.’ ‘You won’t be able to go to your friend’s party!’ about to.

8. You should not talk about dieting, calories, at home with the child. Do not scare the child with obesity. You can tell about healthy eating, you can introduce fruits and vegetables with sympathetic cards and anecdotes. You can teach music about nutrition.

9. You should not leave your child alone at breakfast. The habit of breakfast is by no means very valuable, but it is a very valuable eating habit not only for children but also for adults.

10. You should not watch TV while eating. People don’t realize what they eat while watching TV. Many mothers also use it, especially with children with anorexia. He opens a cartoon and unknowingly feeds the child as much food as an adult can eat. But this gives the child the habit of ‘eating too much in front of the TV’.