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“AAwww….look at these chubby cheeks, how cute. Mwwaahhh!”
“Come here, you fleshy cuddly munchkin, give me a hug!”
Let’s admit it, those fleshy bodies and chubby cheeks can be really adorable at times. While some may consider overweight kids being healthier than their peers, this could not be further from the truth.
Childhood obesity has become a serious global public health issues particularly among the urbanites in the 21st century. According to the World Health Organization statistics, worldwide prevalence has been on the increasing trend over the past decades with approximately 42 million children under the age of 5 being found to be overweight in 2014. More importantly, half of these overweight children population was found in Asia!
Childhood obesity is often associated with high calories intake coupled with too little physical activities which can be attributed to various cultural and socioeconomic factors. Mounting evidence is pointing to the excessive sugar intake in soft drinks, increase in meal portion size as well as sedentary lifestyle due to addiction to technologies (television, internet activities and video gaming). Nevertheless in some cases, hormonal dysregulation and genetic predisposition may also lead to abnormal weight gain.
Childhood obesity is known to contribute to numerous immediate and long term health risks some of which were previously only observed in adults. Diseases commonly associated with childhood obesity are:
There are also numerous psychosocial impacts of childhood obesity. In many instances, obese children have been found to suffer from psychological problems such as anxiety, low self-esteem and/or depression due to continuous teasing or bullying by their peers. This will increase the risk of social withdrawal hence poor social skills when they grow up.
Parents have an important role to play when it comes to preventing excessive weight gain in their children. The following are some general advices:
It is important to point out that not all children who are heavier than their peers are considered overweight/obese as they may have a larger body frame compared to others. Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of the body fat by taking into account the height and weight. BMI is an accepted measure to gauge whether or not a child is overweight/obese based on the different stages of growth.
We have included a BMI calculator below. You may check to see if your child falls into the appropriate weight range with reference to the growth chart provided. If you are in doubt, please do not hesitate to speak to your healthcare providers for more information.
Once you have calculated your child’s BMI, determine your child’s weight category based on their percentile by using the charts below:
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In collaboration with Dosing Health.
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