Obesity in Adolescence

Why?

"... Childhood obesity is obesity in adulthood predictive". Some studies show that 50% of obese children at 6 months of life and 80% of those under 5 years old will always be obese. An obese adolescent has more than 70% probability of becoming an obese adult. The statistics are merciless: 27 of 28 untreated cases of obese adolescents will be obese adults.




RISK FACTORS

• Access to chocolates, gum, biscuits, soft drinks; changing dietary habits; familiar tendency; change of lifestyle (Stay over in front of the TV).
Change of style of modern life
• Technological development
• Modern facilities:
• Means of transport
• Elevators
• Pace of life in cities
• Physical Activity
• Television
• Computer Games
• Internet
• Ingestion of foods with high fat content
• The time spent in front of the TV is one of the risk factors of childhood obesity and juvenile!
• New food products - "fast food"
• Products with high caloric content, cakes, biscuits, chocolates, gum, soda
• Advertising Parents Food = act of pure power consumption without giving the body time to receive and digest food adequately
• Familiar tendency
• Obesity does not inherit


Obese parents tend to have obese children but ... It’s a real hereditary transmission or a pseudo-transmission, where the central element is the purchase of food and hygiene habits in common.





CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY
IN ADOLESCENCE

• Postural changes and orthopedic
• Hypertension
• Respiratory distress
• skin problems
• Cholesterol and high triglycerides
• Persistence of obesity in adulthood
• psychosocial problems


Obesity in adolescence can lead to:

• Low self-esteem
• Social Isolation
• Depression
• Disorders of personality


OBESITY IN ADOLESCENCE

Obese adolescents have 4 times more likely to develop depression than adolescents with weight normal.
Adolescents overweight have a prevalence rate of depressive episode of 80% and normal weight adolescents have rates of 21%


PREVENTION OF OBESITY IN ADOLESCENCE

Parents have a fundamental role:

• the acquisition by the child of healthy eating habits
• the encouragement of physical activity





Parents should:

• inform themselves about the proper nutrition of their children
• Try not compensate for their absence with sweets and other high calorie foods
• The accession of the parents is crucial, they must not only teach Their
• children, but also change their diet to a more healthy diet and they
• participate with their children in less sedentary activities!


School also has a very important role:

• In the information on nutrition and health
• Promotion of sport
• Provision of more healthy foods (controlling what is sold in bar)