Child obesity is a disease

Obesity refers to the excessive increase in body fat. If the weight exceeds normal weight for age, sex, and height of 20% are known as obesity. Obesity is divided into two kinds: secondary to obesity and obesity. Obesity is caused by unhealthy lifestyles, the incidence of obesity in children-95% of; secondary factors such as obesity and endocrine and metabolic disorders.

At this stage, as in China domestic economic of rapid development and people living of constantly improve, obesity no longer is adults of patent, children obesity syndrome of occurs rate are to amazing of speed growth, according to about information reported, in China large city city 0-6 aged children 1996 obesity syndrome of occurs more 10 Qian of 1986 increased has 1.94 times times, annual average to 9.3% of rate in rose, so amazing of digital to we to enlightenment: children obesity Syndrome will is future 21st century harm children health of a important social problem.

So, what are causes of childhood obesity is? Simple can will its summarized for following several aspects: (1) bad of diet habits, as excessive eating, and fast eating, and Hei eat dessert, and fried and the more oil class food; (2) movement insufficient; (3) has family obesity syndrome of genetic history; (4) Xia thalamus Department occurs lesions as inflammatory, and trauma, and tumor,; (5) endocrine metabolism disorders; (6) psychological factors, as parents divorced, and relatives death caused by of spirit trauma,.

For the treatment of obesity in children to adhere to the following principles: (1) correction of unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors, and (2) strengthen the movement, and (3) diet adjustments, and (4) strengthening health education, (5) adhere to the guiding thought for controlling weight gain, do not use \"fat\" or \"weight\" concept. Four taboos in treatment, that is, taboo starvation, taboo short-term (3 months) fast weight reduction, taboo taking \"diet foods\", \"weight-loss drug\" or \"diet drinks\" taboo by surgery, physical therapy intervention means removal of fat.

The saying goes well: \"prevention is better than shierfen\". Prevention is the key to reducing the incidence of obesity. Simple obesity in children has three critical periods, so prevention work should first focus on the three phases:

Normal during pregnancy for women in late pregnancy, weight gain 10-12 kg, which in the 7-9 pregnancy months increased weight for the sum of the first 6 months of pregnancy, may increase by 350-400 grams per week. Therefore, at the end of pregnancy in pregnant women not to excessive nutrients, so as not to grow obese due to fetal growth too quickly;

Breast-feeding in children in the 2-3 months, many parents fear that premature baby enough to eat and to add to the baby powder, baby food made of rice flour sugar etc and other foods, causing baby fat. Information prompted, within 3 months of birth weight babies increased more than 3 kg, will be significantly obese when he is 5-15. If the 6-8 months obesity trends, you should be appropriate to reduce the amount of milk products into, to eat starchy things, and increase fruit and vegetable products;

Puberty is the growth and development of children during this period the 2nd peak, due to increased levels of various hormones, resulting in strong appetite in children, may be result of excessive grazing, but caused by lack of exercise and obesity. This period should allow children to correctly understand the dangers of obesity, adhere to physical exercise.