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Journal of Affective Disorders ;— Associations between obesity and comorbid mental health, developmental, and physical health conditions in a nationally representative sample of US children aged 10 to Academic Pediatrics. Weigh and measure food to be able to learn correct portion sizes. For example, a 3-ounce serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards. Don't order supersized menu items. Learn to read food nutrition labels and use them, keep the number of portions you are really eating in mind.
Balance the food "checkbook. Weigh yourself on a weekly basis. Don't eat foods that are high in "energy density," or that have a lot of calories in a small amount of food. For example, an average cheeseburger with and order of fries can have as much as 1, calories and 30 or more grams of fat.
By ordering a grilled chicken sandwich or a plain hamburger and a small salad with low-fat dressing, you can avoid hundreds of calories and eliminate much of the fat intake. For dessert, have a serving of fruit, yogurt, a small piece of angel food cake, or a piece of dark chocolate instead of frosted cake, ice cream, or pie. Aim for an average of 60 to 90 minutes or more of moderate to intense physical activity 3 to 4 days each week.
Examples of moderate intensity exercise are walking a minute mile, or weeding and hoeing a garden. Running or playing singles tennis are examples of more intense activities. Look for ways to get even 10 or 15 minutes of some type of activity during the day. Walking around the block or up and down a few flights of stairs is a good start. Health Home Conditions and Diseases Obesity. Children and teens Young people generally become overweight or obese because of poor eating habits and lack of physical activity.
Recommendations for prevention of overweight and obesity during childhood and teens include: Gradually work to change family eating habits and activity levels rather than focusing on a child's weight. Weight gain happens when energy ingested food and drink is more than energy burned off physical activity. A very small number of problems with unhealthy weights in childhood are related to uncommon genetic diseases.
These complex and interacting systems are further complicated by a wide variety of policy decisions made in a number of different sectors that influence childhood obesity. Obesity Reviews Patti Jean Naylor Public Health Agency of Canada World Health Organization Facts and Figures on Childhood Obesity. Registration is always open for the Generation Health program. Click here to find out more!
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