Health experts say that obesity should be prevented from childhood onwards, even at the age of two, when the kids reach a “tipping point”, a point at which they start gaining weight.
Noting that obesity was increasing at a fast rate, the researchers say that childhood obesity has developed into an epidemic, increasing the risk of health problems like diabetes type 2 diseases. All these make it relevant to prevent obesity from even childhood, the researchers points out.
After examining about 111 obese children, the researchers found that the kids started gaining weight at the average rate of .08 BMI units each month. It was seen that these kids started gaining weight when they were three months old. At just two years, half of the children fell into the category of overweight. Ninety per cent of these kids were obese before they reached their fifth year. The study says that when these children reach the age of eight, they fall into the overweight category and at this stage treatment could become difficult.
The study suggests that the doctors should have to review the children’s diet at a very early age. Obesity can be prevented by healthy food habits, they say.
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