Weight Loss 2016 News: Teenagers Advised to Maintain Healthy Lifestyle at a Young Age; Tips to Shed Excess Weight
Recent reports states that early-age weight management can start at home
As we age, our responsibilities mount into an unimaginable range. We need to do well at work to cater our families' needs and, at the same time, be in charge of our personal development. From exterior to interior factors, we need to always be in control. An excess in one aspect could already mean an imbalanced life.
However, when we start to learn how to be in control of our life's influencing factors at a very young age, it will not be that difficult to handle other challenges as we grow older.
Regulating Health and Weight Factors
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Parents can initiate weight management at home. This can be done by limiting, monitoring and controlling the following considerations:
1) Food Portions
It is important to recognize that a certain amount of food eaten at one time is unnecessary to your diet. Reports from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) states that people who are used to eating in restaurants and other food houses consume more portions than those who eat at home. Those who consume meals at home may also have the tendency to over-eat especially when they tend to gobble food from its packaging.
2) Get moving
For teenagers to maintain their desired weight, they need to spend more physical time outdoors. In this technology-saturated generation, teenagers are often found in their bedroom wasting hours facing their gadgets. According to NIDDK, teenagers need to devote at least 60 minutes daily for physical activities.
3) Learn body fat percentage
In a book by Melvin H. Williams, he states that a person may experience health complications if they gain or lack body fats.
Live Strong states that those with low amount of body fat may encounter problems in their reproductive, cardiovascular and immune systems. Meanwhile, those who have extra body fat may face impediments concerning cardiovascular disease, high-blood pressure, cancer and other health issues.
Obesity Prevention Recommendations
Doctor Sandra Hassink, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and co-author of Obesity Prevention, stated in a report released last year that families can make subtle changes in their food choices to help teenagers should "achieve a healthy weight."
She added that they can also "improve their eating habits" in a lot of ways.
To have a detailed understanding of the report, here's the full video of Doctor Sandra Hassink's Interview on AAP's Obesity Prevention recommendations:
