Obesity in 2006, 12.4% of the population, or 6 million people. Overweight meanwhile, 29.2% for people, or 14 million people. You should know that being overweight affects more men than women. Children are not spared, because 1 in 6 children is overweight. We must therefore make an effort to get tested on children at risk.

It is very important to follow the path of the curve of body size or body mass index, which varies by age. Normally this curve increases the first year of birth, then begins to decrease until the age of 6, because the child will usually grow faster than it is fatter. The rise of the curve of body mass index, occurs around age 6, he called the “adiposity rebound”. If the adiposity rebound occurs before 6 years, this factor will indicate a real risk of obesity later. Over the adiposity rebound will occur early in the life of the child, the greater the risk of obesity is high.

So advice, attention to infant feeding, a diet too rich in proteins is a major factor in obesity. From earliest childhood, he must give good eating habits for children, make them play a sport, pay attention to snack, make them drink water instead of soda, too sweet. You should know that childhood obesity, is increasing since the 1990s, France was still “saved” from the United States and some European countries such as Germany and England.

Obesity can be saved through preventative measures. It is worth clarifying that obesity is not inevitable! The gene makes them more vulnerable to environmental effects, but the predominant factors in obesity are in most cases orders and behavioral cases, bad habits, basically. For the child does not become obese, he must watch his diet, avoid foods rich in fat and sugar, meats and fatty meats, fatty cheeses, pastries, crackers and sweets, ice cream, soft drinks etc … It is advisable to use for cooking vegetable oil, olive oil, rapeseed oil etc. … instead of butter instead focus in child feeding, green vegetables and fiber. The child will also sport. To fight against obesity, we must think that prevention is better than cure. sport and diet is the winning ticket for the fight against obesity.

For children overweight or obese, never employing the plan as is, without talking to your doctor or dietitian, a good diet in obesity is a system tailored and personalized. In case of overweight or obesity in children, the goal of nursing is to gradually change the eating habits, to track the long term, without going overboard being too restrictive. Reducing the burden is obviously lower energy intake, but gently.