Reducing "fat little ones" is not just a simple "housework", we need to treat it as a "big thing".
A few days ago, the "Henan Province "Weight Management Year" Activity Implementation Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") organized by the Henan Provincial Health Commission was issued and implemented to help everyone better manage their weight.
For special groups such as pregnant women, students, and the elderly, the "Plan" proposes more detailed care measures.
For pregnant women, we will strengthen nutritional monitoring and regularly assess their physical condition;
For children, we will ensure that there are at least two hours of physical exercise every day, and the sale of high-salt, high-salt foods will not be allowed within 500 meters of the campus and surrounding areas. Sugary foods. The
plan clearly states that student weight management is the responsibility of the Provincial Health and Health Commission, the Education Department, the Sports Bureau, and the Disease Control and Prevention Bureau according to the division of responsibilities. At the same time, we will also strengthen health management for the elderly, guiding them to choose suitable foods and maintain appropriate exercise.
Previously, data from the National Health Commission showed that the overweight and obesity rates among children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 in my country were 11.1% and 7.9% respectively, adding up to 19%. In other words, almost one in five children and adolescents is overweight. In 2023, the prevalence of hypertension in children in my country has reached as high as 14.5%. In recent years, the incidence of childhood obesity has gradually increased. diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia15,hyperuric acid,fatty liver and other conditions caused by obesity have seriously harmed children's health.
"Children are in the growth and development period. Due to high learning pressure and weak self-control, it is often more difficult to lose weight. Parents should make a weight loss plan for their children." Wei Haiyan, director of the Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism Science of Henan Children's Hospital, suggested, " Outdoor exercise for at least 1 hour a day, 5 servings of fruit the size of an adult’s fist every day and vegetables, 1 serving of high-quality protein the size of an adult’s hand, sleep properly, and avoid sugary drinks”
More importantly, we need to strengthen dietary health and hygiene education for children and adolescents. Parents should pay special attention to controlling the amount of food consumed at home. Salt and high-sugar foods, and then urge children to eat less. Children's preference for high-salt and high-sugar foods is related to long-term eating habits. This has also resulted in stalls selling such foods around the campus doing a good business. Moreover, because of their high liquidity, supervision is difficult. To prevent these stalls from "doing business" around schools, we need to strengthen the education of children on healthy food and hygiene from an early age.
Let’s take a look at this. To maintain the environment around the school and ensure children’s healthy diet and hygiene, not only the school and the competent authorities must work hard, but it is actually more important to form a synergy between the school, family and society.
How does TCM view obesity?
Ren Xianqing, Secretary of the Party Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that for obese people, "phlegm" and "dampness" are the two most important pathogenic factors. Obesity intervention should be based on each person's physical characteristics and comply with the physiology of the spleen and stomach. Characteristics: It restores the normal physiological functions of the organs by regulating qi, balancing yin and yang, promoting qi and removing blood stasis, removing dampness and reducing phlegm.
In addition, nutrition experts suggest that a balanced intake of grains, fruits, meats, vegetables, etc. is equally important. In your daily diet, you can appropriately choose to eat some bitter melon, hawthorn, lotus leaf, barley, poria, yam and other medicinal and edible foods based on your personal constitution.
How to define overweight and obesity in children?
Infants and young children <2>: Use height/weight-for-length scores or body mass index for age (bmi)-z scores as screening indicators for overweight and obesity. Z-scores >2 are overweight and z-scores >3. obesity.
Children ≥ 2 years old : Body mass index (bmi) can be used for diagnosis. BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height squared (square meters). Please refer to "Screening for Overweight and Obesity in School-age Children and Adolescents".
Comprehensive article Henan Daily Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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