Childhood Obesity: The Serious But Often Neglected Problem - Page 2

Originally posted by: Life_Is_Dutiful

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Originally posted by: Yuvika_15

Interesting points everyone.

Here in the UK I can say I know a school that really does not promote healthy eating well it says it does but then rewards kids with weekly pizza nandos and chocolates for attending school which just makes no sense.

Yuvi I didnt know you live in UK too😲 aaja holi khelein🤗

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Originally posted by: Krantikari

Good initiative IF!👏

As someone who battled various eating disorders throughout my life, I have gained few insights about why I overate. I present these below:

Firstly, I think obesity is mostly a psychological problem.

We overeat to compensate for missing element(s) in our lives. It’s like filling a void with food, it makes you feel satisfied for the time being. For me, when I was a kid my parents frequently moved and I was never able to build a close and trusted friend circle which I felt I needed to freely express myself. Not that I blame my parents, they did what they had to do to survive.😊 I felt isolated and overate to drown out my misery.

Another issue is stress. Childrens’ lives have become too busy and stressful and stress eating can quickly alleviate tension momentarily.

Thirdly, it’s become rarer for families to cook from scratch with real and natural ingredients. Cooking takes time and effort, and it’s much easier to eat instant precooked meals, have it delivered or eat out.

All these things can lead to excessive and/or unhealthy eating habits and thus cause obesity. Of course, these are not the only causes but I think I have identified the main ones.

If we want to solve the problem of childhood obesity, we must first address these causes and find solutions for them.😊

I have a few solutions for the problems I presented.

For the psychological problem, I think the best solution is giving kids the freedom to try out different things and find on their own what fills their void. I find that people who actively create things are the most psychologically whole.😊

Reducing stress is almost impossible now so we better focus on managing it! Kids be taught techniques such as yoga, pranayama, breathing exercises etc to control their stress.

As for cooking I think people should look towards their elders & traditional diet for advice on how to best prepare food and eat clean. Elders in each family should teach their kids how to cook food from scratch with natural and healthy ingredients.

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Originally posted by: Swetha-Sai

Excellent informative post by the CC Team! 👏

IMO, in the whole 24 hrs, children spend a max time of 8 to 9 hrs at school, rest of the time they’re at home with their parents or grandparents, so maximum onus lies on all the family members to proactively follow an healthy diet at home and set an example in front of their kids that eating healthy is good and that they’ll rarely fall sick or visit a doctor.

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Originally posted by: Pottermeow

School rules do help, actually... A lot of private schools make sure to request that parents give a balanced diet to their children who bring packed lunch boxes. Although on the whole students spend more time at home then school, school is also where a lot of their learning happens, be it academic or societal.

Learning about a balanced diet, having a teacher check on whether you follow it or not, seeing peers follow it, it will make the child CHOOSE to have a more balanced diet. This instead of the forced feeling that children have when parents or grandparents ask them to eat healthy...

PS Still, parents should pay attention as well. I'm just saying that this helps kids too... 😆

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Originally posted by: Swetha-Sai

Excellent informative post by the CC Team! 👏

IMO, in the whole 24 hrs, children spend a max time of 8 to 9 hrs at school, rest of the time they’re at home with their parents or grandparents, so maximum onus lies on all the family members to proactively follow an healthy diet at home and set an example in front of their kids that eating healthy is good and that they’ll rarely fall sick or visit a doctor.

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Originally posted by: Pottermeow

School rules do help, actually... A lot of private schools make sure to request that parents give a balanced diet to their children who bring packed lunch boxes. Although on the whole students spend more time at home then school, school is also where a lot of their learning happens, be it academic or societal.

Learning about a balanced diet, having a teacher check on whether you follow it or not, seeing peers follow it, it will make the child CHOOSE to have a more balanced diet. This instead of the forced feeling that children have when parents or grandparents ask them to eat healthy...

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