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Child Large

ITA no secret that as a nation, we struggle with our weight. The growth of the industry of fast food – as well as packaged foods and processed and the transition to a lifestyle more sedentary led to a battle at the national level of the Bulge. As adults we struggle with our eating habits and exercise so that we avoid the various diseases associated with obesity. But when the obesity exists in a child, there is a greater responsibility to change lifestyles and to avoid the possibility of disease at a young age. But to make changes, it is first necessary to understand the causes of obesity in children.

Obesity Infant is defined by a percentage greater than 25 percent body fat in boys and fat more than 32 percent body percentage among girls ages 6-11. Causes obesity in children are varied and focus mainly on lifestyle and genetics. Obviously, if there is a medical reason for uncontrollable weight gain in a child-like problems with thyroid – then these factors can be treated medically. Often, a appropriate medication, the weight can be controlled and brought within health limits. Additionally, genetics can play a major role in the propensity to weight gain. If the child's parents and other family members struggling with obesity, chances are the child will also have tendencies similar. But genetics gives us a clue as to what we face, body weight control is still a matter of changing style life.

Some of the most common causes of childhood obesity include a poor diet – including unhealthy choices and portions are too large – and a sedentary lifestyle that has too little physical play or exercise. Unfortunately these two issues of lifestyle are the direct result of the modern society we live in a society where children are playing computer games and watching television rather than playing outside, and a society where convenience foods have replaced natural foods.

Addressing these causes of obesity in children need to focus on these issues of life and make changes while the child is still quite young to anchor these new habits into their lives. Limiting television and playing computer and encouraging sports, exercise, and physical play is the first stage. Another step is to minimize processed foods high in fat and focusing instead on the whole, natural foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein. In addition, soft drinks and high-sugar fruit juice must be immediately replaced by water milk or low fat.

Obviously, these changes are not easy to do. If they were then adults could have their own weight problems with which to deal. But if we are able to proactively address the causes of obesity in children during that these children are still young so we can help make the changes necessary to ensure them a long and healthy life.

For easy to understand, in depth information about causes of obesity in children visit our ezGuide 2 Obesity.

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