6 reasons for raising a fat child - easy self-diagnosis

Mingming, 7 years old, has loved fried food and hand-shaken drinks since he was a child. Because he is chubby and cute, everyone can't help but secretly pinch his chubby little cheeks to continue to satisfy his eating preferences. They stuff him with more snacks and drinks. Over time, his weight has reached 35 kilograms. One day after school, his mother saw Mingming with a sad face. She asked him softly and found out that his classmates laughed at him as a "fat fool" and didn't want to play with him. In order to help Mingming regain his self-confidence, his mother took him to the pediatric endocrinology department to seek help from the doctor in losing weight.

6 causes of childhood obesity: eating too much and exercising too little is the key

Wu Yilei, attending physician of the Pediatric Endocrinology Department of Changhua Christian Hospital, said that according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey data of the World Health Organization, the number of overweight children like Mingming has increased alarmingly! Domestic studies have also pointed out that the obesity prevalence rate among Taiwanese teenagers and children under the age of 18 has increased from 11% to 17% for boys and from 8.4% to 10.5% for girls. Among them, children aged 7 to 12 are most likely to gain weight in elementary school, especially boys.

Analyzing the causes of childhood obesity, eating too much, eating too much oil, eating too refined food, and being addicted to 3C and sitting for a long time are the key factors. The six major causes are as follows:

1. Westernized diet, eating too much or eating too much high-calorie and high-cholesterol food.

2. Spending too much time in front of the TV or computer and not enough exercise.

3. Children with low birth weight and rapid weight gain after birth.

4. Taking certain medications can cause weight gain.

5. Obesity genes.

6. Hormonal abnormalities such as Cushing's syndrome and hypothyroidism.

Dr. Wu Yilei said that fat children not only find it difficult to lose weight when they grow up, but are also more likely to increase the risk of suffering from symptoms such as diabetes, high blood lipids, high cholesterol, gout, inferiority complex, and depression.

Check if you have a fat child in your family?

Dr. Wu Yilei said that the best way to measure whether a child is obese is the body mass index (BMI) value. BMI= weight (kg) / height (m) squared. If your BMI is above the 85th percentile, you are overweight; if your BMI is above the 95th percentile, you are obese. For example, for a 7-year-old boy, if his BMI value is over 18.6, he is overweight, and if it is over 21.2, he is obese!

If an obese child wants to lose weight, the whole family must cooperate. First of all, you should eat less, quit the habit of drinking beverages and eating late-night snacks, eat less greasy and high-sugar beverages and sweets; exercise more. Limit the time spent watching TV and sitting in front of a computer desk every day, and increase the time for parent-child interaction; set goals, and have regular outpatient follow-up examinations. I believe that through the above efforts, children will be healthier and happier.