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Childhood obesity.

   

Added on  2023-01-19

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Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is the serious health
condition that impacts children and adolescents.
Childhood obesity is specifically troubling as
the extra weight often start kids on the path of
health issues that were previously considered as
the youngster’s problem.
Prevalence
Worldwide, it is estimated more than 41
million children below the age of 5
were affected in 2016.
Nearly half of these kids were from
Asia and some parts of Africa (World
Health Organisation, 2019).
Prevalence of this health among
children and adolescents aged 2 to 19
years, was 18.5 per cent and affected
nearly 13.7 million kids and
adolescents.
Prevalence of obesity was 13.9 per cent
among the kids aged 2 to 5 and 18.4 per
cent among the broods aged 6 to 11
years community concern or anxiety
such as failing to control the problem
Prevention
Create an Active Environment:
• Contribute in regular bodily activities.
• Enroll the kid in an organized athletics or
reformation activity at institute or the native
park district.
• Limit watching TV.
Make a Healthy Eating Atmosphere
Have the complete family exercise healthy
consumption.
• Evade foodstuffs that contain high amount
of calories, fat or sugar and must consume
low-fat and low-calorie eats foods obtainable.

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