When a person is so overweight that it starts affecting his health is when the person is obese. Obesity can also be explained as the excess amount of fat in your body. Obesity in adults was an epidemic already and now obesity in children is also spreading fast.

Obesity among kids may become a cause of concern leading to health complications and the kids being obese even before they enter the adulthood. Not only the child’s risk of getting severely ill gets increased due to obesity but it also has a lasting effect on the child’s social and more importantly, emotional issues.

There were rare cases of obesity in the past, but of late, obesity cases are on a rise and even alarming is the rate it is rising amongst the kids. It is estimated that 15% of the adolescents and kids in the US are obese.

Why is this sudden increase in the amount of people affected by obesity? Blame it on the lifestyle! Two major reasons for the rising cases of obesity amongst kids’ are- the unhealthy diet, that is very rich in sugar and fats and the lack of exercise which leads to fat accumulation as there is no burning of the calories.

Those were the reasons for putting on weight now let’s see the effects on the child who is suffering from obesity.

• A child’s risk of suffering from heart problems like, heart attack, or heart stroke is increased,
• Obesity may lead to many problems of bones and joint as well(like bow legs),
• Hypertension which leads to headaches or may affect the vision,
• High blood pressure, Gall bladder diseases, Diabetes, are some to name.

These are only the physical effects of obesity, the harm it does on the psychological front of your child is even worse. Obesity causes embarrassment which further damages the self- esteem of your child.

Why let your child go through such an ordeal??? Why let his or her self esteem be affected? Lets help them make a better tomorrow by changing their lifestyle today. Improper diet is one very important reason of putting on weight. Give yourself and your families a diet meal plan which will help you reduce your weight and rid you of obesity.

Statistics show that one in three children is overweight by the time they leave primary school. Help us; help you, make your child one of the two who leaves their primary school in a fit state!

Sheldon
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-need-of-a-diet-meal-plan-for-kids-to-avoid-obesity-687959.html

People do not realize that obesity is becoming major reason behind many fatal diseases. Diabetes is one of these diseases. Obesity and diabetes both are common problems in youth as well as in old age. People are eating more and eating unhealthy and it is leading us to diabetes.

Research has shown that obesity and diabetes are inter-related. Lifestyle is a major contributing risk factor for both these conditions. Sedentary lifestyles, high fat diet, in addition to age, race family history are risk factors for both diabetes and obesity.

Diabetes is a condition which affects the cells ability to take glucose from the blood. Glucose starvation in the tissues leads them to use their own protein. Diabetes in turn leads complications like kidney failure and blindness. Studies have shown that close to 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are obese.

Being obese or overweight puts your body under a lot of stress. One of them is the body’s ability to use glucose. Being obese can also cause your body to be insulin resistant. Which means over a period of time this insulin resistance can lead to diabetes. This also implies that if you already are diabetic then your body will need more insulin.

Insulin helps in maintaining blood glucose level. The more insulin is used, the more glucose is absorbed in the blood. Extra glucose is stored in the body as fast, so you tend to put on weight when you start using insulin for diabetes. Diabetics need to modify their diet when they are on insulin.

Proper nutrition and exercise assist people suffering from obesity and diabetes in living better as well as longer. Obese can prevent developing diabetes by making healthier food choices. Avoid snacking, ice cream and candy instead of eating all this you should try to include more and more quantity of foods and vegetables. Apart from this regular exercise is also very effective in preventing obesity and diabetes. Make habit of walking and doing work out if you want to prevent diabetes or manage it. Also regular exercise is like a boon in fighting against obesity and diabetes.

Jim Andrews
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/obesity-and-diabetes-obesity-hampers-the-treatment-of-obesity-672947.html

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