In daily life, we will find that there are more and more chubby children. Although children look cute and chubby, being too overweight can be harmful to their health and affect their physical development. So, what range of weight is considered normal for children? Next, let's learn about the diagnostic criteria for childhood obesity?
The diagnosis of childhood obesity in medicine is based on a child's weight. If a child's weight exceeds 20% of the average weight of their peers, it is considered childhood obesity. But there is another subdivision in childhood obesity, mild childhood obesity is 20% -29% of the average weight, moderate childhood obesity is 30% -49% of the average weight, and if the weight exceeds 50% of the average, it belongs to severe obesity.
Not all childhood obesity is caused by eating. In clinical practice, some children become obese due to diseases, such as endocrine and metabolic disorders, as well as brain diseases that can lead to childhood obesity. For this type of obesity, parents must take their children to the hospital for treatment. Once the disease is cured, the problem of obesity will naturally be solved.
But more often than not, it is simple obesity, which means that children have an unreasonable diet, eat too many calories, but have too little activity. In response to this situation, the first thing parents need to do is to change their children's lifestyle and eating habits. Parents should lead by example and develop a habit of loving exercise. Parents should exercise with their children, making it easier for them to persist. In terms of diet, babies can eat what they like, but the amount should be controlled, especially high calorie foods.
