Children obesity

Childhood obesity is a condition where a child is severely overweight for his/her age and height. Children with a Body mass index (BMI) equal to or higher than 95% of their peers are considered obese. Children with obesity have its impact visible on their bodies as well as their minds. Children with obesity are more likely to develop high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes, and breathing problems. Due to the changing lifestyle the amount of physical activities is reducing and consumption of bad calories is increasing at an alarming rate. Diet and binge eating are one of the major causes of child obesity. Diet of children suffering from obesity mainly consist of unhealthy and fast food and increased screen time also compliments it. They tend to sit idle using gadgets and eating fast food and don’t pay attention to the amount of food they are eating leading to overeating. Lack of exercise is also a common cause found amon...

 Childhood obesity, which impacts -  13.9% of 2-5 years old, 18.4% of 6-11 years old, 20.6% of 12-19 years old,  Can results in a number of psychological issues. Weight issues can be particularly difficult during the tween years due to the unique social atmosphere this age group faces.  Here's what parents should know about the psychological effects of childhood obesity, so that they may help their child deal with challenges and other related problems. Self-esteem Issues -  Childhood obesity is more than a physical problem. Tweens tend to be hyper - aware of how they compare to others, which makes them self - conscious and feeling alone. Many of these social comparisons hinge on superficial features, such as clothing choice, facial attractiveness and ,yes weight. As a result, a tween with obesity may feel out of place among their slimmer peers. One team of researchers found that 9-12 years old with obesity tended to be unhappy with themselves in various ways . H...

      WHAT IS CHILD OBESITY? Obesity is called as the fatness or excessive fat accumulation that makes risk to health of a child. BMI(BODY MASS INDEX) over 25 is considered as the over weight and over 30 is the obese. HOW IT CAUSES? Generally it is caused by eating too much and the lack of exercise. Consuming of too much food containing a high amount of sugar and fat can cause obesity and the lack of exercise and physical activities can store the energy and convert it into fat. SYMPTOMS:- * Fatty tissues deposit in body, which may be noticeable in the breast. * Stretch marks on the body(hips, back etc..). *Eating disorder. * Unusual sweating. * Sleeping issues. * Depression, shame, social isolation etc.... PREVENTION:- You can prevent it by setting a good example, by having healthy snacks or by offering him/her new foods multiple times. And a good and proper sleep can also prevent this obesity.

Stress eating Stress a word that could be defined as an emotional response to any event or action that causes tension in our body or mind. The word could itself indicate how much harmful it can be . There are eventually many types of stress but broadly can be defined as distress and eustress . Stress can lead to different reactions a person could perform and one of them is emotional or stress eating. Basically emotional eating could be defined as eating due to a reaction to some event may it be good or bad . This could easily suggest that this type of eating is due to our emotions and not needed by our body. Cause :  They main cause of emotional eating could be avoiding some stress or work that needed to be done . Sometimes it is due to people getting confused to take a firm decision or to make a good choice so they just try to stuff themselves with a pack of chips or some sweets etc. People basically avoid eating vegetables or fruits at this time they eventually binge eat high sug...