According to a study by American scientists, Children under five who are overweight are more likely to be obese from 12 years. This fact will affect the future life of children with all the inconveniences and health problems that come from being obese.
The research associates the so-called baby fat (in children under 5 years), an indicator of the chances that these children have of being obese. Obesity is a growing problem that parents can tackle from the beginning of their children's lives with proper exercise and a healthy and balanced diet.
There are many institutions that advocate this fact and many studies that reflect the problems of obesity, they need to be taken into account.
The main author of the study, Dr. Philip R. Nader, a reputed professor of pediatrics, indicates that many people believe that the baby's so-called fat disappears over the years and therefore does not worry. Contrary to this belief, the study reflects a relationship between baby fat and obesity, the study conducted with more than 1,000 children indicates that if a child is overweight in preschool and in elementary school the chances increase considerably so that from the 12 years old overweight.
The comparison showed that the chances of being obese increased up to 25 times when the child passed the appropriate weight, up to 159 times more if in a second measurement he was also overweight and up to 374 times more if in a third measurement he remained overweight.
Dr. Philip R. Nader indicates that something must be done in the child's environment, since this is the one that predisposes that excess weight. You are absolutely right, since we are the parents who must try to solve this problem from the beginning as we indicated before. The epidemic of our day is spreading and we have the simple solution, a healthy lifestyle.
