Healthy Weight; Keeping Body Weight In Children

It is difficult for parents is to keep the children to still have a normal or healthy weight. Experts say that the best way is to get children to eat healthy foods and beverages and a healthy diet is also true for ourselves, in order to be agood example for children.


However, usually the kids tend to like food that looks attractive or sweet foods are often advertised in various media. Sweet foods contain high sugar, so that not a few number of children who are obese. A child is considered obese if his weight was 20 percent exceeded healthy weight.

There are several ways of prevention of obesity include:

1.Provide a healthy diet in children
The diet includes foods that are healthy nutritious and balanced diet, including eating lots of                     fruits, vegetables, and grains. Be sure to calculate the calorie intake, according to the age of the child.

2.Make a habit of a healthy diet for the family
Eating together at the dinner table with a menu of healthy foodcan get children to eat healthy foods. Surely a healthy diet is also valid for all family members in order to be a good example for children.

3.Limit sugary drinks no more than one serving per day
Encourage children to drink more water, so that children do notconsume too many sugary drinks.

4.Limit fast food
At fast food is usually high in calories. Therefore, when childrenoften eat fast food, can cause obesity.