Shocking Facts about Childhood Obesity

Obesity is generally associated with adults and if recent studies are to be revealed number of overweight children are increasing over years. It is a chronic disease and requires constant look at diet of your child. If not taken proper care child obesity may even lead to diabetes, asthma and heart diseases. Parents must ensure that their child remains healthy and fit by avoiding junk food. Food with specifically low nutritional value and high calorie should be avoided. Little alterations in life style can make considerable difference by motivating children to fruits instead of snacks, using regular soda in place of water, intake of low-fat or fat-free milk, motivating children to undertake physical activities.

Handbook named 'Families Finding the Balance' offer realistic guidelines to educate parents about symptoms, treatments and causes of child obesity and adopt healthy habits to make you stick to those behaviors. Here are some childhood obesity facts as mention:

Approximately 20% of preschool children are obese and are obsessed with fast food. It includes sedentary lifestyle that creates huge problem and should be avoided completely.

Researches state that obese children are more likely to develop risk of varied cancers than children of normal weight. These include bladder, mouth, respiratory-tract, and pancreatic cancers. Older obese children are most likely to develop serious cancer including breast and prostate tumors. Ensure your child is getting the proper medical care they need.

Scientific researches state that in 2010, fifty percent of children are going to be obese. No wonder childhood obesity has officially been labeled a national epidemic.

Boys are at high risk of contacting these illnesses as compared to girls. Obese children often suffer asthma and may often breathe with difficulty and need proper medical attention and medication.

Obese children may even experience a psychological problem if they continue to remain obese.

They are more likely to become obese adults if not prevented early.

An increase in obesity rate in both children and adolescents is very common. Statistics state that rate of obesity in children aged 2-5 and in adolescents ages 12-19 has doubled.

Meanwhile rate of obesity in children ages 6-11 has tripled and with that one third of children are prone to become overweight and sixteen percent are already in that condition.

We cannot afford to wait another year, month, or even day. We must show our children how to eat and exercise healthily in order for them to live the lifestyle we want them to live a happy and healthy lifestyle.

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