How do you prevent children from putting on weight?
Summary
What problems do you encounter most frequently in children?
For what reasons are children overweight?
Can one prevent a child from becoming overweight?
Should an overweight child be put on a proper diet?
Can one prevent a child from becoming overweight?
To be aware of a child’s risk of becoming overweight you simply need to watch the evolution of the curve of their Body Mass Index.
The earlier the weight problem is detected the more effective the treatment of it will be.
To prevent obesity in children, exclusively breast-feeding the mother’s milk remains the best nutrition up to the age of 6 months.
For babies that are already overweight, and wake-up again to drink, often all it takes is to stop bottle-feeding at night so that the weight curve becomes normal again.
For those with a more voracious appetite, milk formulas that provide a feeling of satiation help to moderate their appetite.
Nowadays it is also recommended to diversify food later to avoid food allergies; around 6 months for vegetables and deserts and 8 months for meat. Finally, milk to help growth (10 months- 3 years) contains 3% less protein than before.