Obesity and adolescents

With each passing year, the situation becomes even more alarming: the number of obese people is growing alarmingly. In many developed countries the proportion of individuals classified as obese is already above 33%. So what can we talk about the relationship between obesity and adolescents, who are quite vulnerable to an enviable lifestyle, but unhealthy?

Obesity and adolescents

Healthy foods are changed daily by simple fatty snacks that although delicious to taste, put their lives at risk. Another point to note is serious as to their sedentary lifestyle that many young men come and go to their school by car, do not practice sports and have as their main leisure activity, watching TV or sitting at the computer.

The result of all this is the high number of obese adolescents have at present in our society. And the trend is not improving, since there are many facilities in our world, not only to take ourselves a sedentary lifestyle, but also to poor eating habits.

However, we should not say that this is already a "lost generation", because there is still much to be done to reverse the situation, encouraging the practice of sports, education in schools to change their eating habits and reducing the time in front of the TV and the computer.

However, all this is not very easy, since we are struggling with something that is desired by many: a relaxed lifestyle, effortlessly and full of pleasures for the palate. It is an uphill struggle, but we can not give up - if your son or daughter is above the normal weight for their height and age, is an excellent idea to advise you and take you to a dietician so you can track their treatment.

Anorexia nervosa

What is anorexia nervosa?

Dangerous disease that involves several components psychological, physical and social, anorexia can be recognized in an individual by means of rigid regimes mediated by sudden loss of self that lead to binge eating, then to regurgitate everything they ate.

There are people more prone to anorexia? 

Although more common in young people, without delay occurs in children 11 years of age.

The vestibulandos can also be targeted, since they are in times of fatigue, because they are often tested and interviewed by the society, in this hard battle for vocational training.

It can also occur after a lack of a normal diet to loss of body mass index;

How does the anorexia nervosa?

If ever cared for soon, anorexia can become a complication of intense existence.

She is admitted as a psychological disorder in which the subject can never eat or have an aversion to food. Anorexics claim promptly ate more and are never hungry.

When required to feed themselves with their families is quite common to find ways to get away and when they fail, most likely regurgitarão ate everything later.

During the development of the disorder, occurs a sharp decline of immunity, which ultimately allow the emergence of disorders such as: languor, sleep disorders, severe infections, excessive elevation of blood pressure, sore throats, rheumatic disorders ...

The panorama of anorexia is a particularly intriguing because the teenager has a badly distorted idea of ​​his physical figure, can be found that many young anorexics, to others, does not appear to be more than "just skin and bone," but there are still to see themselves as fat.

Patients do not realize that they are acting wrongly, and never accept seek medical attention.

The charge was never restricted to cosmetic weight loss practices or clothes dummy, but also the exchange of lipids exaggerated by ligaments and highlighted. At this point we know that to lose weight with health need to develop a healthy diet and avoid certain food meals and help meet ever cut off the supply of anything.

Make exercise programs and practices, such as walking barefoot, dance, make sure any kind of art, reading, finding new subjects, visit a kind you do not suppose for a long time ...

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Developing a healthy menu

If you wish to have an adequate diet is important to develop a good food menu, menu with its increasing number of foods and the correct measure for your needs and how to prepare a nutritious menu that we teach.

A tip, the variety of foods is very important because the food types provide all the nutrients and proteins that the individual must, in addition, may be remembered that the food is preferably in the region and the station, because they are cheaper and increased availability.

Quality is a central element in creating a choice of nutritious food, and to take proper nutrition it needs to be balanced and created according to individual needs. Thus it is important that all types of food appear in the diet of the individual.

Types in a fundamental food diet:

• Carbohydrates, easily found in cereals, breads and many other foods and is important to be present in coffee, lunch, and dinner;
• Meat, eggs and pulses (lentils, peas, soybeans), must be present in only one daily meal;
• Oils and sugars need to be consumed in moderation;
• The fruit can be consumed in several different ways, however it is essential to pay attention as to the amount of sugar used in the preparation of juice;
• Vegetables can and should be used at lunch and dinner (lunch with a garnish of salad is a good alternative, because it prevents the individual "abuse" in the amount of food).
  

They treat themselves from the basic food types that should partake of the citizen and that these are important to good nutrition and health of the individual. So, give a choice of nutritious food to their diet and be more in harmony with yourself.

Source:

• Preparando uma opção de alimentação saudável;
• Best three tips for weight loss.