If there are KPIs in the doll world, then weight must be one of them
When people see chubby babies, they can't help but pinch their little faces, and then praise their mothers for raising their babies well.
But is it really a good thing that the baby is chubby in addition to being convenient and cute?
When I was young, I was fat, and I was careful to grow up fat
Children are too fat when they are young, and when they grow up, they are likely to belong to the physique of "drinking saliva and gaining weight".
Before the age of 2 is the most active period of fat cell growth in the human body, once the number of fat cells grows excessively and becomes obese, even if the child is working hard to lose weight after adulthood, it is very easy to rebound.
Some parents believe that children are fat when they are young, and they are thin when they grow up. In fact, some children have become thinner during puberty because of rapid growth and development, no increase in nutrient intake, and the size of fat cells has become smaller, in fact, the number of fat cells in the body has not decreased.
Think about it, a fat baby is very likely to become a fat child, and then there is a greater probability of becoming a fat teenager, and then becoming a fat adult.
Obese babies are 1 in 5 likely to remain obese by the age of 5 to 8 years. Fat children are twice as likely to grow up to be obese than the average person. Fat teens are 16 times more likely to become fat adults than ordinary people.
Fat kids grow up with physical, mental, and emotional headwinds, and are more likely to suffer from diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and arthritis. Medical studies have shown that thin people live longer and are healthier.
Why does your baby get fat?
Chubby babies are cute, so to tell the truth, why do babies grow into fat babies? Is it really just because of eating too much? Fat is really possible to inherit!
1. Genetics
Baby fattening depends on two aspects, one is genetics and the other is diet.
Adopted children weigh more by following their biological parents than with their adoptive parents. If both parents are fat, then there is an 80% chance that the child is fat; if one of the parents is fat, the probability drops to 40%. If neither parent is fat, the proportion of children who are obese is only 7%. It is more accurate to say that the child inherits obesity than to inherit the propensity to be obese.
2. Body type
In addition to the inheritance of fat and thin tendencies, babies will also inherit a body type that is more or less likely to be obese.
The thin body type, also known as the banana type, is thinner and taller than the average on the growth curve. Banana-type babies, some are considered to have a "piano-playing finger" at birth, and their feet are also long and thin, and their energy is mainly used to grow tall rather than weight. They burn more calories and are better at adjusting their dietary intake based on activity levels. Eating too much will not make you fat, and it will become the envy of many people in the future.
Sports-type physique, also known as apple type, such a baby's height and weight are relatively average, very close to the percentage points on the growth curve, and are more likely to gain weight than banana types.
Fat physique, also known as pear type, such a baby is short and wide. This type of body type is most prone to excessive obesity because the contour line of the pear shape carries more fat.
Of course, not all babies can be strictly distinguished according to these 3 categories, and some babies have the characteristics of 3 categories at the same time.
3. Personality
Babies also gain weight not only because they eat too much, but also because they consume too little. Active babies can consume more energy, and the possibility of gaining weight is not high; quiet babies are more likely to get fat.
If other people in the family are also used to being sedentary, the likelihood of this gaining weight is even higher. Thin, long, strong, lively and active babies and parents with the same personality, the probability of getting fat is very small.
When is baby fat generally eliminated?
Most babies are chubby in their first 6 months.
At 6 to 8 months, when they start sitting, climbing, and playing, they will lose weight.
1 to 2 years old, continue to develop vertically, the baby has to walk, run, climb, and become picky eaters. At this stage, the baby spends more energy on growing taller than gaining weight, so it looks thinner than before.
After the baby's baby fat disappears, many parents will worry about whether the baby will be too thin. In fact, it is best for the baby's body to be evenly proportioned. Symmetry refers to the proper proportion of body fat and body shape, rather than skinny skin and bones. Every baby can be well-proportioned, but not every baby can or should grow thin.
Should your baby be fat or thin?
The weight growth graph given by the WHO can give you a reference.
▌ Weight growth curve of girls aged 0 to 2 years
▲ Image source: WHO, Who's website
▌ Weight growth curve of boys aged 0 to 5 years
What are the health risks of obese children when they grow up?
1, in addition to the appearance of the trouble, more importantly will affect the health of a lifetime:
Causes disorders of gonadal development, leading to the occurrence of precocious puberty;
The child's androgens are high, which will cause accelerated bone age growth and premature closure of the epiphyseal;
3-6 years old is the key "window period" to prevent obesity in children, if the body mass index of preschool children grows too fast, the probability of obesity in adolescence and adulthood will increase significantly;
Once you get fat, diabetes, high blood pressure, endocrine disorders... They will quietly come to the door.
Hypertension, early atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, etc., these diseases, which were originally thought to be only found in adults, have slowly become younger.
2, in addition to physical harm, obesity will also bring psychological pain to children.
Body anxiety and discrimination begin as children. Obese children face tremendous psychological stress in school. "Dead Fat Man", "Little Fat Mound"... Children will give a variety of nicknames, and even school violence, etc., which may affect the healthy growth of children's physical and mental health.
There are three ways to prevent "little fat mounds"
1. Divide the meal plate and eat a balanced diet.
The three major nutrients ingested daily, protein, carbohydrate and fat, should be controlled and not eaten uncontrollably.
After the child adds complementary foods, before the age of 2, parents should cook for the child alone to control the intake. After the child is over the age of 2, although the parents can eat the same food, parents should also prepare a multi-grid dinner plate for the child, which can not only ensure food diversification, but also effectively control the child's food intake.
2. Cultivate children's sports hobbies.
You can let your child play swimming, jogging, jumping rope and other sports.
If the child does not have a favorite sport, then parents should also find ways to create opportunities for their children to "exercise". For example, if you don't take the elevator, the amount of exercise consumed by climbing the stairs for 20 minutes is equivalent to jogging for 1 hour; you can also take your children for a walk after eating.
3. Let the child do housework.
Most obese children have a common disease, that is, laziness.
Many parents spoil their children and like to pack big bags, such as bathing, dressing, tying shoelaces and other small things, all by the parents. Over time, eating more and moving less will make you fat. Once the child is fat, the movement becomes sluggish and more reluctant to move, which forms a vicious circle.
Therefore, parents must give their children more opportunities to do what they can and let their children move.
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