May 11 is World Obesity Day. At present, the increasing prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has become a public health problem. Zhao Hongmei, director and chief physician of the Department of Digestive Nutrition of Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, reminded parents not to overfeed their children, so as not to cause childhood obesity.
This is a small fat dun slimming summer camp organized by Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital, which aims to help obese adolescents and children aged 8 to 14 learn scientific weight loss knowledge, scientific exercise training, and healthy and nutritious diet. (Photo provided by the interviewee)
Zhao Hongmei said that long-term intake of high-calorie diet, long-term excessive consumption of sugary drinks, and lack of physical activity may lead to obesity. Obesity can easily induce diseases such as hypertension and diabetes in children, so parents should encourage their children to participate in physical exercise moderately and maintain a balance between eating and moving.
"In recent years, we have seen a lot of children who are overweight and have symptoms of prediabetes due to excessive consumption of sugary drinks such as milk tea." Zhao Hongmei said.
Children in the camp area of the Xiaochubby Dun Slimming Summer Camp held by Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital. (Photo provided by the interviewee)
In this regard, experts recommend that a reasonable diet should be used to avoid obesity. Students are expected to develop good eating habits. First, it is necessary to ensure that there are vegetables in the meal, ensure that the daily intake of no less than 300 grams of fresh vegetables, and can be combined with fungi and algae food, reasonable intake of fruits, and pay attention to the fact that fruit juice cannot replace fresh fruits; the second is to consume a moderate amount of high-quality protein, such as fish, poultry, eggs, lean meat, etc.; The third is to eat regularly, regularly and quantitatively, drink enough water, do not overeat, and do not overeat snacks to avoid eating too much at night, causing indigestion.
Experts remind parents not to give their children too much high-fat and high-sugar foods, and to let teenagers and children ensure "eating balance".
Zhao Hongmei reminded that in view of the problem of how to lose weight reasonably in overweight adolescents and children, maintaining a reasonable diet and exercise is currently the main method. Teenagers and children can not blindly emphasize weight loss, should be scientific weight loss on the basis of ensuring the nutrition required for growth and development, you can choose jogging, jogging, aerobics, swimming, skipping rope, hula hoop and other aerobic exercises. Children should be prevented from gaining fat too quickly, let children eat more fresh food, avoid excessive salt intake, and avoid excessive intake of pickles, bacon, salted eggs, canned food, etc. Encourage children to participate in physical exercise moderately, engage in outdoor activities, and maintain a balanced diet to avoid simple obesity and increase the risk of disease.
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