The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies obesity as one of the top ten chronic diseases.According to WHO, more than 1 billion people are suffering from obesity, this rate is equivalent to that every 8 people have 1 obese.
During the period from 1990-2022, the number of obese children increased 4 times, while the number of obese adults doubled.This situation posed many health risks.Obese people are susceptible to metabolic, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease .... Obesity is even one of the important risk factors for many types of cancer.
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Recently, Chinese media reported on the case of a 12 -year -old girl in Trinh Chau, Ha Nam province, China, 150cm high, weighing 200kg.Girls suffer from long -term obesity heart failure and need to rely on machines to maintain breath, even serious danger to life.
It is known that right from the age of 3, the girl was heavier than her peers.The family sent her to the hospital to check at that time but the result was no health problems.Afterward, Although the family has tried their best to control the baby's diet and food so that it is not much different from children of the same age, the baby's weight continues to increase.
Her weight gain was faster.The school noticed this and worried about bad things, so it was asked the family to rest.But then she continued to gain weight.Every night, her mother and grandmother cannot sleep well, afraid that something can happen to her.
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Hu Yangxi, Director of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Metabolic Surgery at Trinh Chau Central Hospital under Trinh Chau University (China), said that she had problems with heart, liver and kidney - inherently alreadydanger to life.The baby's BMI is nearly 87, while the normal BMI is no more than 24. She also has many obesity complications.
Sharing with Jiupai News, her mother said that other children in the house had normal weight.In the family, there are some overweight elderly people but no one is as obese as her daughter.The cause of her daughter's obesity is still being tested.
The girl's mother also frankly admitted that because of difficult economic conditions at home, she could not take her daughter to a large hospital for treatment even though she had previously sent her children to see many times.
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Prevention and treatment of obesity in children, 7 things to do
Chen Yangqing, Director of the Faculty of Family Medicine at Taipei Medical University Hospital, who has long been interested in obesity in children, said that in reality, not only the rate of obesity in children increased.Up but also in adults, this is a global problem.An in -depth analysis for this is that most people in modern life have a "sitting" lifestyle, increasingly spending less time for activities, along with increasing sugar consumption and qualityfat.The same thing is true for children, leading to an increase in obesity in children.
The Chinese National Health Agency called for prevention and treatment of obesity in children begins with a healthy diet, physical activity, getting enough sleep.Parents have a great influence on the diet and exercise of their children, so parents need to help their children do the following 7 things to defeat obesity:
1. Say no to sugar, drink boiling water is best: Encourage drinking water to replace sugary drinks.
2. Warm meal for the happiness of the whole family: Encourage "eat with children" and "prepare meals for children".This not only takes care of the whole family but also promotes the cohesion between parents and children.
3. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, eat a balanced diet: Encourage more fruits and fresh vegetables, fresh milk, nuts, brown rice ... to develop a balanced diet, avoid picky children.
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4. Refuse snacks and stay away from high -calorie foods: Avoid oily, salted, high -salt foods such as chips, fried chicken and fast food, which can cause obesity.
5. Exercise more and reduce sedentary time: Reducing children's less sedentary time such as using computers, mobile phones and watching TV, and should accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity from medium to heavy every day.
6. Mobilize the whole family and go outdoors: Parents should plan to participate in activities with the whole family, helping children close to nature, increase physical activity.
7. Reasonable rest and get enough sleep: Encourage children to form a habit often, avoid going to bed late and staying up late, sleeping for at least 6-8 hours a day.