What causes childhood obesity?

Many children have severe obesity since childhood and weigh much more than children of the same age. This not only affects the children's normal life, but also causes certain harm to their bodies. In fact, there are many causes of obesity, and many friends do not know the specific reasons. Let us take a brief look at the causes of obesity.

1. Genetic factors

Scientific research has shown that heredity plays an important role in a child's growth and development. Genetic factors not only affect the development of the skeletal system, but also control the body's energy consumption and determine how much calories are used from fat. Therefore, if parents are fat, there is a high possibility that their children will also be fat.

2. Nutritional imbalance

Children's growth and development require a lot of nutrition, so they must constantly take in various nutrients from the outside world, especially sufficient calories, high-quality protein, various vitamins and minerals. Children's nutrition survey data also confirms that a nutritious and balanced diet can promote growth and development. However, long-term nutritional imbalance can also affect children's physical development.

The reason for being fat is not just eating too much, it is mainly determined by what you eat. Generally speaking, children who prefer to eat fatty foods and sweets have a higher chance of becoming fat. Since most children love sweets by nature, many obese children like to eat high-calorie foods such as cream, hamburgers, French fries, and cola. These foods are generally lacking in nutrition. Children who grow up eating mainly these foods often have a serious lack of calcium and carbohydrates in their bodies, and their bodies contain too high levels of sugar and fat.

3. Lack of exercise

Exercise can promote children's physical development and enhance their physique. It can also speed up the body's metabolism, improve the functions of the respiratory, motor and cardiovascular systems, and especially exercise children's bones and muscles.

Different from previous generations of children, today's children mostly live in high-rise buildings and lack opportunities for communication. After returning home from kindergarten, they usually stay at home watching TV and playing games and seldom participate in group activities. Therefore, they are very lacking in physical exercise. This limits the consumption of physical energy, and coupled with excess nutrition, it is not surprising that fat is deposited in their bodies. Moreover, the more fat you have on your body, the heavier you will be and the lazier you will be.

The above is an introduction to the causes of obesity. Parents must pay more attention and not let their children eat too many snacks. Eating too many snacks not only has a great impact on the child’s body, but also can easily cause obesity. Children with obesity must exercise more often.