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How to treat childhood obesity?
First of all, we must find out the reason for getting fat. Why do people get fat? Just one fundamental reason: input > consumption! When you eat too much, your body doesn't need so much nutrition, so it turns into fat and accumulates. If you want to keep yourself from getting fat, you must keep it: daily intake of calories = body consumption of calories. If you want to lose weight, you must do it: calories consumed every day > calories consumed. This is the principle of losing weight. So how do you lose weight?

1, strictly observe and develop the eating habit of "eat well early, eat well in the middle and eat less at night", among which "eat less at night" is the key to lose weight! There are three things to pay attention to here: first, you must have breakfast. People who skip breakfast tend to get fat. Because after a night's sleep, the body has not consumed energy for more than 10 hours, and the body needs breakfast rich in carbohydrates to replenish and store energy. Skipping breakfast makes people have a strong sense of fasting and hunger at lunch, and if they unconsciously eat too much food, the excess energy will be converted into body fat; Second, you must eat at noon. If you don't have enough to eat at noon, you will be hungry at night, and it is difficult to "eat less at night"; Third, you must eat as little as possible at night! And don't eat meat, sweets and fried food for dinner, just drink some light noodle soup and rice soup instead of salty soup. The secret of many successful people who lose weight is: never eat or drink water after 9 pm! This is the key to their graceful curves. Indeed, many experts say that people who want to stay slim have too much dinner to consume the calories at midnight snack. According to the operation of the human biological clock, after nine o'clock, the functions of various organs of the human body are basically in a weak state, which is also the time for fat accumulation. It takes us five hours to fully digest what we eat at ordinary dinner. This extra heat will accumulate too much subcutaneous fat over time, and the fate of obesity will come quietly, so remember that eating is absolutely forbidden after 9 pm.

Someone said: I was hungry before nine o'clock. What should I do? Then eat apples. Apple can lose weight. Apples can regulate stomach, relieve diarrhea, relax bowels, promote digestion and eliminate food accumulation, treat hypertension and lower blood cholesterol. Apples are low-calorie foods. Eating apples to satisfy hunger can reduce the calorie intake of human body. At the same time, apples contain various essential amino acids, protein, vitamins, minerals and carotene, which can basically meet the needs of the human body and can be fully digested and absorbed by the human body. Less waste, reducing the burden on the stomach and kidneys, fully discharging the waste in the body and purifying the blood.

2. Keep walking for more than half an hour after meals. Many people are obese mainly in the buttocks and abdomen. Such people all have the same characteristics, either engaged in desk work for a long time or doing nothing. Sitting at a desk, computer or TV for a long time, the excess heat can't be consumed, and it becomes fat deposited on the abdomen and buttocks. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, you must change your inactive lifestyle, increase exercise and consume excess calories.

Exercise in the morning is not as good as exercise at night. As far as people's physical condition is concerned, sleeping all night, the body is in a state of water shortage in the morning, blood is sticky, and strenuous exercise may cause dangers such as insufficient blood supply to the brain, cerebral hemorrhage and myocardial infarction. If you like morning exercises, I suggest you drink 1-2 cups of boiled water after washing, and then exercise. From the environmental point of view, some toxic gases in the air are difficult to volatilize before the sun comes out, which is not suitable for exercise. From the follow-up reaction, it is easy to eat more after exercise in the morning, but it increases the intake.

Exercise after meals is mainly to burn excess calories in the body. However, it is not appropriate to exercise immediately after meals. At this time, the blood is concentrated in the stomach for digestion, and immediate activities affect digestion. It is advisable to go out for activities half an hour after supper. The most ideal way to exercise is brisk walking, which lasts for more than half an hour, so that the fat cells in the whole body can exercise fully. Aerobic breathing can oxidize the fat in the body, so aerobic exercise can lose weight. Running hard, out of breath, the body is in a certain degree of hypoxia, and it is impossible to oxidize fat.

3. Don't eat sweets. Protein won't make you fat, but sugar will make you fat. Because sugar is easily decomposed or absorbed in the body, it is the main source of human heat. Most foods contain sugar, which has ensured your body's needs. Excessive consumption of sweets can induce the pancreas to release a large amount of insulin and promote the conversion of glucose into fat. Most fat people have the habit of eating sweets. If you want to lose weight, try not to eat sweets. Middle school students had better not abstain from eating sweets, because sweets can enhance memory.

4. Eat slowly. Chewing several times while eating, chewing slowly, is not only beneficial to the digestion of food by saliva and gastric juice, but also beneficial to reducing eating. When food enters the human body and blood sugar rises to a certain extent, the appetite center of the brain will send a signal to stop eating and eat too fast. You have eaten too much before your brain signals you to stop eating. Therefore, the speed of eating should be slow, and 80% fullness is appropriate.

There are many specific ways to lose weight, such as being jealous, giving up drinking and not eating snacks, but I think as long as the above four most important points are achieved. The key is persistence! The key is to develop living habits! That's what I did. I didn't take any diet pills, I didn't deliberately diet, and I didn't deliberately exercise. I followed the above four points and made it my living habit. I lost 20 Jin in the past year! Is the effect obvious? In my opinion, only in this way can we lose weight scientifically! Only in this way can we lose weight effectively! Only in this way can we lose weight healthily! Friends who want to lose weight may wish to try.

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Brief introduction of fruit diet:

Fruit diet

It means eating nothing but fruit, and eating only fruit all day long until you are full. Of course, not all fruits are suitable for losing weight. The fruits that are more effective in losing weight are apples, kiwis and raisins.

Weight loss principle:

Eating fruit can make people lose weight in a short time, because eating only one kind of food can reduce our food intake. Especially high-fiber fruits can make our body metabolize faster and lose weight.

Fruit weight loss tips

1. The daily heat absorption shall not be less than 800- 1000 calories.

2. If you only eat fruit, protein's intake will be insufficient, so you can drink some milk every day to supplement it.

Don't eat only one kind of fruit, or the nutrition will be unbalanced.

Advantages and disadvantages of fruit weight loss

1. Lose weight quickly, but it is also easy to rebound.

2. Eating only fruit for a long time will lower blood pressure, and women's menstruation may be irregular or not come, or lead to split hair, so it is not suitable for long-term treatment.

3. Will be malnourished

Fruit weight loss q &;; A

Q: Is canned fruit the same as fresh fruit?

A: The process of food processing will lead to a large loss of vitamin C, a decrease in fiber and a decline in weight loss. In addition, most canned fruits are soaked in sugar water, and the heat will increase relatively.

Q: What fruit should not be used to lose weight?

A: Durian, litchi and longan are high in calories, so be careful not to eat too much.

Q: When is the best time to eat fruit?

A: Eating fruit in the morning can promote digestion. Fructose in fruit can increase blood sugar content and make you feel refreshed. Eating fruit between meals can reduce the rise of stomach qi.

How to make seven-day slimming soup: (Seven-day slimming soup is not safe, please read the full text carefully)

The raw materials and production methods of slimming soup are as follows: prepare 6 moderate onions and cut them into triangles; 6 tomatoes or 3 cans of ketchup, 1 cabbage, 3 peppers and some celery. Cut vegetables into pieces, add water, and add a little salt, pepper or other seasonings. Cook on high fire for 10 minutes, and then continue to cook on low fire until the dishes are cooked.

Cooked soup can be eaten at any time, but nothing else can be put in the soup. If you can't go home for dinner at noon, you can put the soup in a thermos and carry it with you. The daily consumption should be no less than 8 bowls.

Day 1: Soup and fruit can be eaten except bananas, but melon or watermelon should be eaten less because it contains more calories than other fruits. If you drink tea, coffee and juice, don't add milk and sugar.

The next day: Soup and vegetables You can eat all vegetables except soup, and it is best to choose fresh vegetables. Don't eat beans and corn. You can have some baked potatoes at noon. Please remember: don't eat any fruit, drink plenty of water.

Day 3: Soup, fruit and vegetables. You can't eat baked potatoes on this day. You can eat soup, fruits and vegetables at will, and drink plenty of water at the same time. If you can strictly follow the dietary regulations for the first three days, you can lose 2-3 kilograms.

Day 4: Soup, fruit, vegetables and milk. Besides soup, fruit and vegetables, you can also eat 1 cup of milk and 3 bananas. Remember: you shouldn't drink more milk than soup.

Day 5: Besides soup, beef and tomatoes, you can also eat some tomatoes and beef. Beef should not exceed 200 grams, and tomatoes should be eaten raw and unlimited. Drink 6-8 glasses of water this day, and only drink 1 soup.

Day 6: I like beef and leafy vegetables. I can eat two steaks, but I can't eat baked potatoes. Besides drinking soup once, be sure to drink more water.

Day 7: Rice, Juice and Vegetables You can eat some rice and vegetables, drink unsweetened juice and drink plenty of water on this day. Vegetables can be fried with onions.

Be sure to remember within seven days: don't eat pasta, don't thirst for drinks such as wine, don't put oil in your dishes, and use "slimming soup" to satisfy your hunger when you are hungry.

Seven-day slimming soup is a seven-day recipe-mainly vegetable soup, mixed with different things every day (such as a small amount of fruit, Ma Ling potatoes, fragrant coke and skim milk, a large amount of beef, steak and brown rice). )。 Because its method is easy to understand and strongly recommended by an artist, it was once all the rage. What's the effect? What is the principle? What effect does it have on the body? This is the focus of our discussion today!

The basic composition of vegetable soup is soup boiled with vegetables, and there are two basic collocations-1. Small amount of sugar+vegetable soup = eat less (low calorie to lose weight). The soup cooked with green vegetables is oil-free, with only 20-30 calories in a bowl. Even if you drink a bowl every 2 hours, even if you drink a bowl of 10 a day, there are only 300-400 calories. Coupled with a small amount of vegetables, or eating only one Maling potato a day, it is basically a very low-calorie diet (referring to a way of losing weight with 200-800 calories). 2. A lot of meat+vegetables = eating meat to lose weight (using a high-protein diet leads to dehydration and diuresis). So if you want to ask, how does it work? That depends on your definition of effect. If the definition of effect is just to lose weight, then eating only a little food a day will certainly make you lose weight. If you not only want to lose weight, but also want to lose weight without worrying about it, then you may be disappointed! If you have tried it, you may find it makes you worse: eating less will lower your metabolism, but you will gain weight faster and more. )

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The more you eat, the thinner you get 16 coup

So many delicious foods, let's start our diet happily and easily.

The following diet 16 is carefully selected by Bian Xiao, and many methods have been tried by celebrities!

1. Apple Meal

Apple diet that lasts only 3 days. Others can drink water and tea. On the third night, drink one or two spoonfuls of edible olive oil.

2. Luo diet

Stick to eating only pineapples for a week. Other water supplements.

Step 3 Boil eggs to lose weight

Eat 8-9 boiled eggs every day for 2 weeks. Do not eat rice and other staple foods, you can eat them with vegetables.

Grapes are eaten with degreased meat.

4. adzuki bean diet

Stir-fry adzuki beans, grind them into powder, add 2 spoonfuls of milk and drink 2 cups before eating.

5. Yogurt diet

Eat only 1 ~ 2 meals of yogurt a day, and eat the rest at ordinary times.

6. Soybean powder cocoa diet

Mix soybean milk with cocoa powder and eat it before breakfast and dinner. Eat one-third of the usual amount.

Malt and honey can also be added.

7. Milk powder diet

Eat milk powder 1-2 times a day for 3 to 7 days.

8. Mineral water diet

Drink 3 ~ 4 cups of mineral water before meals. You can also use it with food, just be careful not to drink too much.

9. Red wine diet

Drink a little red wine for dinner, chew slowly for about 20 minutes, and eat half as much as usual.

10. black rice diet

The staple food was changed from white rice bread to black rice, reducing the intake of snacks. Brown rice is rich in vitamins B 1 and e,

And dietary fiber.

1 1. Drink tea to lose weight

Tea is diuretic, and drinking tea can replenish daily water. There are oolong tea, green tea, black rice tea, Eucommia tea and so on.

12. Eat early and lose weight

French medical scientists have found that eating before hunger is an effective way to lose weight.

Insulin can regulate the absorption of sugar in the body, and also play a certain role in food transformation and fat accumulation.

If people eat something before they are hungry, they can often control insulin secretion.

13. Finn loses weight

German nutritionists have developed a diet method that requires dieters to lose weight while eating.

You can't eat certain foods at the same time. For example, people can eat some vegetables when eating meat dishes with high protein and fat.

But you can't drink beer or eat carbohydrate food such as rice, bread and potatoes. As it turns out,

Human body fat is composed of various nutrients. When the human body eats high-protein food, it does not eat carbohydrate food.

The human body will not get fat.

14. If you want to lose more vinegar.

In recent years, the United States has set off a craze to lose weight with vinegar. Experts believe that the amino acids contained in vinegar,

It can not only consume body fat, but also make the metabolism of sugar, protein and so on smooth, and achieve good weight loss effect.

15. Tea after dinner

Rice, tea, soup and food are well matched, and eating is not fat or healthy. It is better to do some exercise when you are free.

The soup can be stewed beef brisket with lemon, plum soup, lime soup, Flammulina velutipes soup, sour curry soup, sour bamboo shoot fish soup or pickled vegetable soup.

They are all effective weight-loss soups, which can also melt fat and wake up the stomach.

Pickled ginger rice and black glutinous rice can be eaten as meals. A combination of rice and vegetables, fat-free meat,

It is best to soak a cup of Tieguanyin after every meal. This method is practical and effective, but it takes a long time.

16. Simple fruit salad

You don't have to eat fruit to lose weight, but not all fruits can lose weight. For example, if you eat too much sugar cane, you will still get fat.

What can we do? We can try lemon juice mixed with apples!

[Ingredients] Apple 100g honey, 20g lemon juice, 50g autumn pear.

[Method]: 1. Peel and core apples and autumn pears, wash them, cut them into small pieces and put them on a plate.

2. Add lemon juice to honey and put it in a bowl to make lemon honey juice.

3. Pour lemon honey juice into apples and autumn pears, and mix well to serve.

◆ What foods can reduce weight?

1, wax gourd.

It has diuretic effect, can expel water and lose weight. Eating wax gourd regularly can change the starch and sugar in food and prevent it from turning into fat. In addition, wax gourd is rich in vitamins and low in calories.

2. Cucumber

Contains diacid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar food into fat. Cucumber is also rich in cellulose, which can strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis, make the stool smooth and the calorie content is low.

3.loofah

The soap and mucus contained in loofah are beneficial to smooth stool and have low calorie content. In addition, Luffa is also rich in vitamins B 1, B2, A, C and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron.

4, white radish

Contains mustard oil and amylase, which is helpful to the digestion and metabolism of fatty foods and prevents subcutaneous fat accumulation. White radish also has the function of ventilation and promoting defecation.

5. Porphyra

High fiber content, low fat content, easy to feel full, and have the effect of clearing heat and diuresis.

6, leeks

Rich in fiber, it can make the stool unobstructed, expel too much protein and fat in the intestine, and prevent fat accumulation in the body.

7. Macroalgae

It is rich in fiber and inorganic elements (especially potassium) and has the function of relaxing bowels and diuresis.

8.mung bean sprouts

High water content, less calories, not easy to form fat. At the same time, it has diuretic effect.

9. Chili

It has the function of consuming body fat, rich in vitamins and low in calories.

10, Apple

Contains pectin, a soluble fiber that helps lower cholesterol. Apples are also rich in crude fiber, which can absorb a lot of water and slow down the absorption of sugar. At the same time, it can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote defecation.

1 1, lemon

Citric acid can promote the secretion of gastric juice, promote intestinal peristalsis and facilitate defecation.

12, tea

It is generally believed that tea has the functions of eliminating greasy, reducing fat and reducing blood fat.

13, vinegar

Vinegar is rich in amino acids, which can promote the decomposition of body fat and the metabolism of sugar.

14, rabbit meat

The fat content is extremely low, and most of them are unsaturated fatty acids. Long-term consumption will not cause fat accumulation in the body.

15, adzuki bean

It is a food with high protein and low fat. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, and can promote defecation.

16, garlic

Inhibit the formation of enzymes, thus reducing the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol (the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol is inseparable from the participation of enzymes)

18, Auricularia auricula

It is a high-protein, low-fat, water-rich and mineral-rich food. It also contains a polysaccharide substance, which can lower blood cholesterol, lose weight and fight cancer.

19, lotus leaf tea

Replacing tea with 50g fresh lotus leaf ~100g (25g dry lotus leaf) every day for 3 months can obviously reduce weight.

20. Timid

Quail meat is a high-protein, low-fat, multi-vitamin food with low cholesterol content, which is an ideal meat to lose weight.

There are many ways to lose weight. When choosing weight loss methods, physical weight loss and diet weight loss should be the main methods. It should not be based on oral drugs. The commonly used weight loss methods are: ① preventive weight loss; ② Exercise to lose weight; ③ Behavioral weight loss; 4 mechanical weight reduction; 5 sauna to lose weight; 6 gypsum to lose weight; 7 paraffin wax to lose weight; 8 surgery to lose weight; 9 massage to lose weight; Attending electronic weight loss. Among them, drug weight loss can not be widely used. Drug weight loss is a poor weight loss method developed on the basis of the above physical and chemical weight loss. There are two ways to lose weight: suppressing appetite and promoting metabolism. Drugs to lose weight have many side effects and should be avoided as much as possible.

Obesity not only affects physical beauty, but also brings inconvenience to life. More importantly, it is easy to cause many diseases and accelerate aging and death. How to lose weight scientifically? Medical experts believe that the scientific way to lose weight is to control calorie intake and increase activity to achieve a balanced diet. Losing weight is a systematic project, which needs long-term persistence. You should stick to it. There is no quick fix. But if you can master some tips on diet to lose weight, it will be very helpful for you to lose weight. You might as well try:

1. Set a weight loss goal (ideal or standard weight). Write it on paper and stick it where you can see it every day.

2. Write a weight loss diary. Make a card or chart indicating the number of times you plan to lose weight and the completion.

3. Drink plenty of water. Drink seven or eight cups of boiled water every day. Water is the most basic function of the body and has no calories, so it can be said that it is the most suitable drink for dieting.

4. Be persistent, and then persist. In the process of moderate dieting, don't "try" but "stick to it". Restrain your appetite in front of delicious food, enough is enough.

5. Control calories and fat. Always pay attention to the calories of food, reduce some fat in the diet and increase some fish and poultry.

6. Eat lightly. Eat less salt. The more salty you eat, the more you want to eat. Eat less processed food with sauce.

Relationship between childhood obesity and bad eating habits

A considerable number of children's obesity is caused by bad eating habits, among which the most prominent performance is:

(1) likes sweets and greasy food.

(2) I like to drink thin soup and thin drinks, and I don't want to eat foods with more cellulose.

(3) Overeating and often eating snacks.

(4) Rest after meals and lack of exercise.

(5) Eat at night, or eat supper at night.

(6) premature drinking.

These bad eating habits are an important cause of childhood obesity, which should be corrected seriously to avoid the occurrence of childhood obesity.

★ Relationship between childhood obesity and calorie intake

There is a great relationship between childhood obesity and calorie intake. Malnutrition is the main cause of obesity, and the prominent manifestation of malnutrition is excessive accumulation of calories.

The main factors leading to excessive calorie accumulation are: (1) excessive sugar diet, such as sugar flour products and soft drinks with high sugar content; (2) Eat more and eat less, such as adding meals at night.

The knowledge of biochemistry tells us that the starch and sugar we eat belong to carbohydrates. After they enter the human body, they first become glucose in the digestive tract under the action of various digestive enzymes, and then they are absorbed and utilized. These glucose are mainly used for oxidative decomposition and provide necessary heat energy for the body. However, in the process of metabolism, some glucose will convert excess carbohydrates into lipids. When consumption decreases, it will accumulate, which will lead to obesity.

★ The influence of obesity on children's growth and development

Obesity, known as "children's adult disease", has obviously increased in China, especially in big cities, such as some cities in the north, which has seriously affected the healthy growth of children.

Obesity in children will delay the start of walking, and often due to calcium deficiency and overweight, genu varum or genu valgus and flat feet occur. Because of obesity, children's body's reaction and resistance to the outside world are reduced, and they are prone to various infections, especially respiratory infectious diseases. Long-term obese children will also have hyperlipidemia, which will lead to arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, fatty liver, diabetes and other adult diseases.

★ How do obese children adjust their diet?

The treatment of childhood obesity is different from that of adults. Because it is in the stage of physical development, any radical treatment will have a negative impact on the healthy development of children. In addition, children don't cooperate with doctors like adults, which brings certain difficulties to the implementation of the treatment plan. Therefore, close cooperation between parents is particularly important.

As far as dietotherapy is concerned, parents must be involved and asked to master some relevant knowledge, such as not allowing children to be partial to food and overeating, and not giving them high-calorie diets such as high sugar and high fat. It's also difficult to treat children on a diet and starve them. Therefore, before diet control, it is necessary to tell children patiently and in detail the dangers of obesity, the truth of dieting and the treatment plan in order to obtain their cooperation, which plays a key role in the smooth progress of treatment.

To treat children with diet, we must first master the nutritional characteristics of sick children's food, so as to make diet recipes for children of all ages and stages of disease. But in general, we should limit energy intake, ensure their growth and development needs, make their food diversified and rich in vitamins, and don't give them irritating condiments. Food should be cooked by steaming, boiling or cold salad to reduce the intake of digestible carbohydrates (such as sucrose). Don't eat sweets such as candy, sweet cakes and biscuits, try to eat less bread and potatoes, eat less fatty foods, especially fat, and appropriately increase protein's diet, such as bean products and lean meat. However, when it comes to losing weight, it's not that you can't eat any sugar or sugary food. Importantly, childhood obesity is in the developmental stage. In order to avoid extreme calorie restriction, school-age children can increase by 5 ~ 6 cm every year. As long as their weight is maintained at the present situation, their obesity will be improved after one year. Extreme dietary restrictions will cause psychological depression to children and sometimes cause resistance to treatment. In short, as long as the diet of obese children is reasonably adjusted, the good effect of losing weight can be achieved without affecting the growth and development of children.

★ How to prevent childhood obesity

Once established, childhood obesity will form a vicious circle, and psychological loss of enthusiasm will also contribute to the vicious circle. The higher the degree of obesity, the more difficult it is to treat. Therefore, it is very important to prevent childhood obesity.

The prevention of childhood obesity focuses on cultivating good eating habits, avoiding sweets and dried fruit snacks such as sweets and cakes, prohibiting overeating and actively participating in sports.

Once children are obese, comprehensive treatment should be carried out as soon as possible and controlled as soon as possible.

★ How to carry out exercise therapy for childhood obesity?

With the wind of "losing weight" blowing up, exercise to lose weight has been widely praised by medical workers and obese patients in recent years, and it is considered that this method of losing weight "has many benefits but no harm". So it is also feasible for children to choose exercise to lose weight.

Japanese scholars believe that physical therapy can strengthen children's energy consumption, promote the improvement of basal metabolism and improve the oxidation of fat. The combination of physical therapy and diet therapy can play an obvious role, but it is difficult to lose weight by physical therapy alone, especially for children.

So, how to exercise therapy for obese children?

Generally speaking, we should strictly grasp the principle of gradual progress and proceed in stages like dietotherapy. Obese children cannot be required to immediately change their inactive lifestyle to a state of greater physical exertion, which is absolutely forbidden.

Secondly, the child's physical therapy should also be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, and never make your own decisions. Because unreasonable physical therapy will further unbalance the functions of cardiovascular system and autonomic nervous system, it will not only fail to lose weight, but also easily cause harmful complications.

In various physical therapy projects, we can focus on things that have no support for our feet, such as sitting or lying down to do exercises, swimming, boating, cycling, skating, going out for an outing and so on. Older children can ask them to keep running every day. However, a comprehensive exercise plan must be made and approved by the doctor.

In addition to the above, cleaning, folding bedding and washing dishes are regarded as a part of physical activities in the daily life of obese children, and they are also more suitable for exercise therapy for obese children.

In a word, as long as the exercise is reasonable, exercise therapy can receive better results. Don't let children eat more staple food because of the result of exercise. Exercise therapy should be combined with diet therapy, such as eating regularly, eating less snacks, drinking some vitamin-rich drinks, chewing slowly and so on. Only when the two are organically combined can exercise lose weight.

★ How to grasp the opportunity to lose weight in childhood obesity?

Childhood obesity can be divided into infant obesity, infant obesity, school obesity and adolescent obesity. From the age when children are most likely to get fat, there are two periods: one is the infancy when adipose tissue develops most vigorously, and the other is before puberty.

During lactation, adipocyte proliferation is the main factor, accompanied by hypertrophy. In adolescence, on the contrary, fat cells are mainly hypertrophy with hyperplasia. From the fact that obesity in infancy is accompanied by adipocyte proliferation, we can know that it is related to obesity later. Of course, there are also cases of natural relief. So obesity in infancy can also be regarded as benign obesity. About 70% ~ 80% of school-age children's childhood obesity and pre-adolescent obesity will develop into adult obesity. Therefore, children should start to lose weight from early childhood.

★ How to carry out psychological treatment for childhood obesity?

For children, psychotherapy is sometimes more effective than diet and medication. Because children's psychology is in the stage of adjustment and adaptation, through effective psychological adjustment, children's bad eating habits can be completely changed.

Psychotherapy for childhood obesity can adopt the following methods:

(1) educate children about obesity. In the form of children's summer camp, invite relevant experts to explain the knowledge about obesity, improve children's understanding of the consequences of obesity, and let children voluntarily accept weight loss treatment.

(2) Teach children scientific eating habits, tell them not to eat too fast, practice regular meals at fixed points, and reduce snacks.

(3) Encourage children to participate in sports, educate children not to sleep after meals, do not eat while watching TV, and exercise properly after meals.

(4) Encourage children to overcome their inferiority complex. Sometimes they are often laughed at by their peers because of their obesity. At this time, children should be encouraged to face reality and actively participate in weight loss. Once effective, they should be encouraged to stick to it.

(5) Help children to establish a behavioral weight loss plan.