According to researchers, 10% of children between the ages of 2 and 5 and 20% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 appear to be obese.
The nutritional needs of children are different from those of adults. The aim of child nutrition is to ensure healthy growth and development. Wrong eating habits acquired during childhood lead to important health problems such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes and hypertension in later periods.
Although the majority of families are careful about this issue, some do not accept that their children are obese. He thinks that they are just hungry and light-weighted. What if these children, who are chubby and sweet now, become fat all the time? Do not take away your children's food and point out that they are fat, thinking that they may become fat in the future. Children do not understand the reason for this behavior and their reaction towards you grows. It may cause obesity in children.
-Hormonal-Genetic reasons: If family members are overweight, there is a high probability that the child will also be overweight. The wrong eating behavior of the mother and father is transferred to the eating habits of the child. If there is an insulin resistance problem in the family, the possibility of it occurring in children may occur at an early age.
-Feeding with formula instead of breast milk: Obesity is more common in children fed with formula. If food supplements are required, care should be taken to give food that does not contain sugar supplements in certain amounts.
-Sedentary life: The biggest reason. In the past, playing on the street, cycling, and exercising were the most effective methods to protect us against obesity. Nowadays, with the developing technology, the fact that we can easily do everything on the computer and play the most exciting games causes obesity.
We teach children to gain weight
Finish your plate. ! There will be nothing left on that plate
If you don't finish these, she will cry for you!
If you don't finish your plate, I won't give you food when you are hungry!
In fact, sometimes even the most careful families cannot stand these sentences without realizing it. It happens that he established it. We are trying to win by threatening the child who does not want to eat. If your child has a poor appetite In fact, the winner of this war is already clear before it starts; your child. Mothers who win the current battle today, if your child is fat tomorrow, you may be the reason. Because you are teaching these sentences to your child as rules that he tries to apply throughout his life. They think that plate must be finished even if they are full, and that if they do not finish it, they will cry for it. They feel safer and happier when they eat more. This creates eating habits in later ages. As dietitians, we work to change this rule, that is, your eating habits. Giving up these habits may not be as easy as it seems from the outside. This is exactly why you should never pressure your children over food! Don't force it! And don't try to feed too much.
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