Tips to prevent childhood obesity

• April 25, 2024

In Mexico , increasingly smaller suffer overweight . The World Health Organization (WHO) calculated that in 2010 there was 42 million children with this problem in the whole world.

The WHO points out that one of the causes of obesity is that unlike an adult person, children they can not choose what they should eat or which foods cause them more harm.

We must keep in mind that in the natural development of every human being requires specific foods according to your age Here are some recommendations on the feeding at each stage so that you take it into account.

From 0 months to 1 year

Try to make your baby take advantage of your milk; breastfeeding can help prevent overweight; Although the mechanism involved is not known exactly, it is known that the breastfed babies they are better able to control their own intake and to present internal mechanisms that tell them when they are hungry or not.

Between 2 and 6 years

During this stage it is important to encourage the natural tendency of your children to be active, you must give them a wide variety of healthy foods, especially vegetables, fiber, fruits and meat.

The amount of food you should consume depends on your age, check some recommendations for basic consumption in the photogallery (How much to eat according to your age)

Do not forget that infants may need to be offered a new food up to 10 times before they accept it.

Between 7 and 12 years

At this age it is essential to make sure that your little one practices exercise , must motivate him to be part of some physical activity, be it a sport of equipment, playing hide-and-seek or the ball.

Try involve him increasingly in the choice of food that you prepare, in this way you will teach him to choose his food in a healthy way, during this stage the amount of food is doubled from the previous one, for example you must give them two pieces of fruit and they should eat meat 3 times a week.

Between 13 and 17 years old

The teenagers seek the establishments of fast food , we must try that your child chooses healthy meals, at least make sure to give them at home; as salads or roasted chicken in moderate portions. During this stage between more easy and with Low fat cook, it's better.

If your child gets used to physical activity during this stage, in his youth the exercise will be part of his life.

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