Lee Young-ae, Professor of Pediatrics and Teens IT / Science | Health

"Childhood obesity presents a high risk of obesity in adults. "

Lee Young-ah, a professor of pediatrics and adolescents at the Seoul National University Hospital, said," When a child grows up, he or she should check for obesity and correct lifestyle habits. It is also important to change your lifestyle. "It deals mainly with chronic diseases such as infant diabetes and growth disorders.

Infant obesity is diagnosed on the basis of the pediatric growth curve of adolescents." Obesity is defined as Body mbad index (BMI) divided by the height square (㎡) height (BMI) in the top 5%. Professor Lee said, "If the waist circumference exceeds half of the size, it is more likely that it is abdominal obesity. "

Adolescence is an important period in which the child grows up and influences his health for life As the number of obese children increases at this point, more and more people are diagnosed with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and fatty liver. increases the risk of diseases in adults, but also causes growth problems When puberty progresses before the age of bone, growth plate closes early and growth ends earlier. Rather than the average, the key can be small. There are many cases of psychological depression in children who are hospitalized by obesity.

Adult obesity increases in size as the number of adipocytes remains intact. Childhood obesity is different. The number of fat cells increases together. This is why it becomes harder to escape obesity after becoming an adult. The myth that "the flesh of a child goes to the flesh" is not correct. On the contrary, obesity in adults leads to a subsequent risk of adult disease, cardiovascular diseases increase.

Children who become obese due to diseases such as endocrine disorders should treat the disease. However, few cases of childhood obesity are caused by the disease. Normal childhood obesity is not the right medicine. It is important to improve lifestyle and change behaviors. The child should help to be motivated "why lose weight". You should change your eating habits to reduce snacks and eat raw vegetables. 4 to 5 days a week should exercise more than one hour. Professor Lee said, "If you ask me to eat a lot of vegetables, I think I should eat all kinds of vegetables, but I do not do it." "You can have one or two types of vegetables that your child likes . It is also helpful to establish rules that can naturally increase your exercise, such as chewing four or more times before swallowing food, not lying down after meals, or changing your habits such as helping with housework.
It's not fair to say that a child does not lose weight. Professor Lee said, "When you improve your eating habits and increase your physical activity, you encourage and congratulate your child for his motivation. Childhood obesity also has a treatment time. It is important that parents participate together after confirming obesity during the growing season. At this time, maintaining the current weight is high and can naturally escape obesity. "I recommend badfeeding at the age of 6 months to 1 year," he said, "it's important to start the food at the time and to help me." to eat three balanced meals. "

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