Mom And Kids Blog

During the period 1980 to 2000, there was a marked increase in the incidence of childhood obesity, Today, about 3 percent of all Swedish children in the low-stage suffer from obesity . This prevalence is relatively low compared to southern Europe, where the corresponding proportion is 15–20 percent . Since the turn of the millennium, the prevalence globally has remained unchanged, but at a much higher level than before. A child of ten years of age with obesity is also likely to suffer from obesity as an adult . Obesity is a disease with a risk of early development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and a variety of other diseases. Other consequences are social difficulties and shorter life. Obesity - a lifestyle disease Obesity is part of and is an important marker for "non-communicable diseases", ie diseases where the social and living environment has a major impact. WHO emphasizes that these lifestyle diseases will increase in the future and dom...

One's quality of life is often determined by one's health. That is why it is so important to encourage their children to develop healthy exercise habits. It is also important to teach them how to eat healthy food. The key to achieving this is to make good choices on behalf of the children when it is time to eat. As adults, it is therefore important to help our children eat healthy. However, whether they will see certain foods as healthy or unhealthy depends entirely on how parents have been as role models. If you do not know how to teach your children good, healthy habits, you can always follow these recommendations: 1. Involve them in cooking Let your children participate in the cooking by first purchasing the ingredients and then cooking the food together. In this way, they also become more aware of what they eat. You can also give young children two healthy options so they can choose what they like best. In addition, you can have them in the kitchen and offer t...