Obesity in Children and Teenagers

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They start too eat so much for example because of family or peer problems, a low self-esteem, depressions or other mental problems. Studies prove, that children who were obese get 65 percent more likely to get bullied as their normal weight peers. "What we found is that it didn't matter. No matter how good your social skills, if you were overweight or obese you were more likely to be bullied" (Julie Lumeng, M.D.) Some kids get treated really badly in school from their peers, that they are afraid of going to school, coherently joining clubs or sport teams. Researches show that kids who get bullied are more likely to skip their classes. Some of them even quit and drop out of school. Youngsters will loose their friends and self-esteem. But it doesn’t happen only in school, bulling can happen in the own home of obese kids. Sometimes obese kids get teased by their own siblings or even by their parents.
Most of the parents do not know what to do when their child get obese. Some parents also often don’t know if their kids are obese of just overweight. A good step would be to make an appointment at the doctor. He can assess eating and activity habits and make suggestions how to make positive changes. Depending on the BMI, health and age, the doctor can help parents to refer a registered dietitian for additional advice and maybe recommend a weight management program. A good step as a family to help their overweight children and teenagers is to get active together as a family. Families have to change their “Movie-Nights” with fast food dinner to be active together. Parents have to be good examples for their kids. The whole family should change their bad eating habits and do some activities together such as walking or playing ball in the y...

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...e doing any self-diagnosis.
If the family works together with a pediatrician and support their child with positive feedback and always holds their back, children are able to slim down, be happy again and bring their life in the right direction.

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Currie-McGhee, Leanne K. Childhood Obesity. Vol. 104. Minesota: Lucent, 2012. Print.

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