Is your child overweight? Follow these tips for healthy weight loss
Amid pandemic, childhood obesity is on rise due to sedenatary lifestyle and unhealthy habits like staying glued to screen all the time. While the situation is not expected to change anytime soon, here are expert-approved tips to keep childhood obesity at bay.
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Due to pandemic situation, kids are increasingly leading a sedentary lifestyle which is giving rise to a number of health issues including obesity. Parents or caregivers can do a lot to help children reach and maintain a healthy weight. Dr Sweta Budyal, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Fortis Hospital, Mulund gives tips to help kids maintain a healthy weight.(Shutterstock)
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Nutrition plays an important role in a child's development but unhealthy food can play havoc with their health in long run. Parents and caregivers can help prevent childhood obesity by providing healthy meals and snacks, ensure daily physical activity, and nutrition education, says Dr Budyal.(Shutterstock)
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Focus on good health, not a certain weight goal. Teach and model healthy and positive attitudes towards food and physical activity without emphasizing on body weight(Shutterstock)
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Do not plan separate meals for your overweight kid, but involve the whole family in following a healthier routine and meal plan. A child learns from behaviour of people around him or her.(Pixabay)
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