| When a child is young, they are impressionable. How | | | | and suffering with the different types of diabetes |
| the family eats will pass down to the child. It is, for | | | | has grown significantly. |
| that reason, the family must be concerned with their | | | | It is believed that 10 percent of the United States |
| diet as a whole, especially if the child is obese or | | | | children population was classified as overweight |
| overweight. It's not uncommon for a child to have | | | | obese in 1980. In 20 years, the numbers tripled and |
| overweight/obese parents or siblings. A child cannot | | | | now stand at 30 percent. It is these staggering |
| combat his/her obesity problem on his/her own; they | | | | numbers that has brought much discussion to the |
| must have the support of their parents and siblings. | | | | childhood obesity crisis. |
| The entire family must be willing to change their | | | | Since parents are a big reason to their child's obesity |
| lifestyle and eating habits. A way to get your child | | | | problems, it is them who must help the child get past |
| back into shape is to use a weight loss camp that | | | | it. This means telling them what and when to eat and |
| can assist them into forming a new diet plan. | | | | getting them off the couch to exercise. It's going to |
| It's thought the reason behind the rise in numbers for | | | | take much more than just one person egging them |
| childhood obesity is based on children choosing the | | | | off; the entire household has to follow suit. If a child |
| foods they want to eat. 20 years or so years ago, | | | | is unable to have sweets, it's only going to be |
| parents would make the family supper and children | | | | tempting for them to sneak these foods if he/she |
| would eat what they wanted from it and eat little of | | | | sees them under the counters. |
| the food they didn't want. Children were more likely | | | | The best thing you can do for your child's weight loss |
| to choose smaller portions of their food but they | | | | diet is to throw out any food that doesn't conform |
| never had a say so in what was being served. | | | | to the child's nutrition plan. Since junk food isn't |
| Over 18,000 questionnaires were sent home with | | | | healthy for anyone, it's not a crying shame to get rid |
| results showing that four in five families allow their | | | | of it from the home entirely. If your child loves to |
| child to have a say so in what they eat. This study | | | | demand food while at the grocery store, you would |
| showed a strong link of children who have a healthy | | | | be better to leave him/her at home. If you have a |
| eating habit and parents who choose their meals. The | | | | teenager in the home, taking them with you so that |
| more families ate together, the less chance the child | | | | they may understand labels and ingredients might |
| would become obese. | | | | serve a good purpose. |
| Other studies done showed children who have a low | | | | Make sure to establish a family meal plan that doesn't |
| self-esteem were prone to becoming obese. Many | | | | include fried or sauced over foods. Start a low fat |
| medical professionals have challenged this theory. | | | | diet for the entire household. If you can change the |
| Was low self-esteem the cause behind obesity or | | | | eating behaviors of the whole family, the overweight |
| was it obesity the cause behind low self-esteem? | | | | child has a higher chance to succeed in their weight |
| The focus behind weight loss summer camps is to | | | | loss attempt. |
| take a practical look at the connection between a | | | | Don't let the child sit in front of the television all day |
| child's self-esteem and their overeating. | | | | and night. Instead, go walking with him/her. If your |
| It cannot be questioned that childhood obesity is a | | | | child is driven to school, consider dropping him/her off |
| growing problem that's exploded in the past 20 | | | | at the school's curb rather than the front door. Put |
| years, which is why there is a vast number of fat | | | | together some weekend activities that involve a lot |
| camps in the United States. It's a burden not just for | | | | of walking, swimming and more but make sure it's |
| the obese children but the health care system that | | | | something he/she be willing to do so that they don't |
| must care for them, as they become adults. After all, | | | | drag behind... not wanting to join in on the fun. |
| the number of adults who are now being diagnosed | | | | |