Treatment of children's obesity

Treatment of patients of any age with a diagnosis «obesity», Like any other chronic disease, it is a procedure for a very long and painstaking, requiring deep responsibility as the patient and the whole family. And naturally, more competently and effectively carry out this treatment together with specialists - pediatrician, endocrinologist and nutritionist.

First of all, it is necessary to achieve the moment when a person with an excess mass starts to lose weight. The second stage of treatment will be measures aimed at maintaining the achieved effect. Considering the various causes of the problem, the doctor will say which list of surveys it is necessary to hold a child with overweight, and only after that will select the relevant methods of therapy.

As already mentioned, obesity can be associated with increased energy flow into the body, so first of all patients are taught to distribute products not only by calories, but also to ensure the sense of saturation, creating a sense of saturation of the stomach. With the help of sugar substitutes, patients restores a feeling of sweetness with a reduced calorie calorie. It is very important that a nutritionist doctor picked up certain diets to treat certain diets, taking into account the calorie content of the products, the age of the child, its activity and energy consumption.

To treat obesity, it is also necessary to combine dietherapy with increased exercise. Swimming, running, skiing - the most suitable sports for such patients. To change food behavior in individual cases, a course of medicines is appointed. The increase in the effect of drug therapy is observed when it combines with physiotics and acupuncture. In some patients, obesity develops against the background of concomitant neuropsychiatric sphere disorders, so timely consultation of the psychotherapist will contribute to the selection of a more effective treatment regimen.

In the treatment of children with excess body weight, serious importance is given to the surrounding environment. Family and school have a strongest influence on the younger generation and form food behavior, the activity of children and adolescents. It should be abandoned by unwanted traditional rituals (night dinners, abundant feasts, preparation of high-calorie products in the form of cakes, baked pork and t.NS.). It is necessary to organize a healthy meal in the family, perhaps for this, parents will need to study many special literature, to use various diet and nutrition doctor in coordinating physician.

The prevention of obesity is reduced to the organization of rational feeding and motor regime of children from the ever.

Secondary prevention of obesity also requires active attention and participation of the attending physician.

Mandatory prevention activities include:

• Regular score body weight.

• Evaluation of the nature of nutrition and food habits.

• Estimation of the lifestyle of the family and motor activity of the child

• Normalization of the regime, ensuring a full sleep.

• Informing parents about the danger and danger of excessive increase in the weight of the child and the risk of occurrence of concomitant somatic diseases.

• Annual dispensary examination and monitoring of a pediatrician.

In conclusion, I want to recall once again that without treatment about 40% of children will retain the problem of obesity and in adulthood. Whether your child will have to solve you.