Gone are the days when children that suffer from obesity were few; today lots of children the world over suffer from it. More needs to be done to curb this monster of child obesity all over the world.
If one takes the time to teach children about the dangers associated with being obese, many of them will help themselves get rid of the fat. It's not uncommon for the kind of food children eat to be responsible for their obesity.
For instance, lots of the foods children eat contain fats and calories. You can help your child therefore by monitoring the kind of food he eats.
Won't it be wonderful to have your children get involved in losing weight programs? If they stick to it and end up losing the weight, they will thank you for it because of the new found confidence they will have in themselves.
For the US, here are the childhood obesity stats: about 16% of kids aged 6 to 19 yrs are either overweight or obese. The childhood obesity bmi cut-off varies by age.
No one needs to teach anybody how to gain weight; for most people it comes naturally. Losing weight on the other hand is a feat that many find difficult to perform on their own. When faced with doctor's orders, they try out for a while, but many give up before they get there. Don't be like such people. It's very important to do all you can to lose weight, especially if you are concerned about your self confidence.
Literally thousands of overweight people live miserable lives because they have trouble losing weight. Most of them were born that way, but a significant few ate their ways into the condition. Shedding the pounds is now a problem that they have to deal with, and that is never easy.
Chronic illness can also cause you to lose weight. As a matter of fact, I know of a guy who, understanding that he was prone to a certain feverish relapse every other month, he would eat himself to substantial fat prior to that. Months later, when he fell ill, he would lose all that weight in a couple of days. Cute idea, but don't try it at home.
Some people rely on illness to help them lose weight. While this is fair enough the first time around, you shouldn't make a habit of it. Getting used to such could result in some kind of cry-wolf syndrome in which you might not recover from the illness soon enough. In the end, you lose. - 26706
If one takes the time to teach children about the dangers associated with being obese, many of them will help themselves get rid of the fat. It's not uncommon for the kind of food children eat to be responsible for their obesity.
For instance, lots of the foods children eat contain fats and calories. You can help your child therefore by monitoring the kind of food he eats.
Won't it be wonderful to have your children get involved in losing weight programs? If they stick to it and end up losing the weight, they will thank you for it because of the new found confidence they will have in themselves.
For the US, here are the childhood obesity stats: about 16% of kids aged 6 to 19 yrs are either overweight or obese. The childhood obesity bmi cut-off varies by age.
No one needs to teach anybody how to gain weight; for most people it comes naturally. Losing weight on the other hand is a feat that many find difficult to perform on their own. When faced with doctor's orders, they try out for a while, but many give up before they get there. Don't be like such people. It's very important to do all you can to lose weight, especially if you are concerned about your self confidence.
Literally thousands of overweight people live miserable lives because they have trouble losing weight. Most of them were born that way, but a significant few ate their ways into the condition. Shedding the pounds is now a problem that they have to deal with, and that is never easy.
Chronic illness can also cause you to lose weight. As a matter of fact, I know of a guy who, understanding that he was prone to a certain feverish relapse every other month, he would eat himself to substantial fat prior to that. Months later, when he fell ill, he would lose all that weight in a couple of days. Cute idea, but don't try it at home.
Some people rely on illness to help them lose weight. While this is fair enough the first time around, you shouldn't make a habit of it. Getting used to such could result in some kind of cry-wolf syndrome in which you might not recover from the illness soon enough. In the end, you lose. - 26706
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