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Can children take diet pills?
It is best not to give diet pills to children.

Some drugs are not suitable for children, and children can lose weight through fitness and diet.

Children are in an important period of growth, so we should pay attention to the following problems in losing weight.

1.

Avoid fast food?

Among adults who often eat fast food, there are at least 50 million obese people, and the number of obese teenagers is 199 1 year.

197 1 year increased by 7 times. In addition to fast food, there are various western-style foods such as western cakes, chocolate pies, coffee companions, hot chocolate, and a large number of trans fatty acids. It will not only lead to obesity, but also endanger the health of cardiovascular system and affect the development of children.

2.

Avoid losing weight quickly.

We don't advocate children to lose weight quickly. As the saying goes, a bite is not fat,

From normal weight to obesity, it usually takes several months or years. In this process, various organs of the body, such as the heart, lungs and kidneys, gradually adapt to the physical condition.

What is subtracted is the body's water (body fluid), which is quickly lost, making the heart and lungs

Moreover, it is difficult for the kidney to adapt to the changes in the body for a while, and circulation is easy to occur.

Systemic problems lead to kidney function damage and even increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Risk factors. On the other hand, this kind of weight loss based on water loss is temporary.

It is difficult to maintain, once the weight loss measures stop, the weight will return to the original level, and the weight will fluctuate greatly, which will cause great damage to health. In the process of obesity treatment for obese children, many parents are anxious to know how much weight their children can lose in a long time. Children's weight loss experts say that children's weight loss cannot be measured by absolute weight loss, mainly because children's height is growing. If you can keep your weight from increasing or slowly increasing, you will achieve the effect of losing weight. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for children to lose weight at a rate of1.5 ~ 2g per month. Children lose weight mainly by controlling their diet.

And try to increase your child's exercise.

3.

Avoid strenuous exercise.

Physical exercise of obese children is a gradual process, which can reduce weight, promote body fat consumption and improve cardiopulmonary function.