The Taiwanese doctor (China) Wei Si Hang recently shared the case of a child relatively rare.The 9 -year -old boy weighs 55.3kg with a 30.3 BMI, the rate of fat in the body is 47.1% of his mother taken to the clinic.

The normal BMI of children can change with growth and development, so the methods of detecting overweight, obesity in children and young people are different from adults.When the BMI exceeds 85% of the age group, it will be considered to be overweight, exceeding 95% will be identified as obesity.And the boy's case is seriously obedient.

It is known that boys 2 years ago changed the living environment.Since that time, the boy's weight was constantly increasing rapidly, even increasing to 10kg within 1 year.Although the boy tried to exercise by swimming method, he still could not improve the situation.

Doctor Wei Si Hang after learning about the boy's diet discovered, most of his daily diet is refined carbohydrate, very easy to cause obesity.

The most common breakfast is pasta with fallopian tubes and two pieces of steaks.For lunch and dinner, boys mainly eat out like lunch boxes, beef noodles, even can even eat 2 at a time.Before going to bed, the boy also often drank a glass of milk and a few slices of toast.Even toast, instant noodles are also favorite to add energy after each swimming session.

How to treat obesity in children?

The doctor said that the age of the boy is still in the stage of growth and development.Therefore, the goal of treatment is not to reduce weight over a certain period of time but to improve physical and mental health by setting a healthy lifestyle.

Therefore, the doctor has instructed the mother and boy the concept of the 211 food plate (in the food plate each meal has 2 parts: vegetables/1 part starch/1 part is protein).Along with that, the choice of food and order when eating and drinking is also clearly defined.

In addition, it is also advisable to reduce the amount of food and sugary drinks.Watch TV, use electronic devices for less than 2 hours and work at least 1 hour a day.Avoid eating out, eating rice with your family as much as possible, eating breakfast regularly, avoiding strict diet plans.Good sleep.

Source: EDH.TW