CHILD OBESITY: BEFORE SCREENING TO 6 YEARS

Obesity in children is a serious disease that moves very slowly, so much so that at first she did not see. Awareness is often too late, it is essential to follow the BMI curve of the child, including seeking an early adiposity rebound before 6 years.

One in six children are affected by obesity

One in six children are affected by obesity, twice more than a decade ago. Beyond the psychological problems it entails, child obesity can reduce average life expectancy of 13 years. The risk of induced pathologies has increased considerably: two thirds of children suffering from obesity will remain in adulthood with risk of cardiovascular complications tripled, diabetes increased ninefold, orthopedic problems, but also a psychosocial impact very important ??

Initially, obesity is not seen ..

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The diagnotic of childhood obesity is unfortunately often late, parents not being aware of the early first curves and the overweight child. You do not become obese overnight. Weight gain is usually very gradual, so most of the time we do not realize it at first. Thus a beginner obesity too often goes unnoticed by the entourage. Pediatricians therefore stress the need to optimize the regular monitoring of the BMI curve, from early childhood. It is important to remember that some obesity is established very early, between 2 and 6 years. The plot of the BMI curve is used to identify children at risk and in particular the occurrence of premature corpulence rebound, that is to say, before the age of 6, against 6-7 years normally.

Childhood obesity: an environmental disease in genetically predisposed land

The environment is one of the factors explaining the growth of obesity: physical inactivity, easy and permanent access to energy supply. But heredity also plays an important role: the risk of becoming obese quadrupled among children whose one parent is obese and eight when both parents are obese. Faced with such predispositions, it is essential to be vigilant in these families in terms of education and lifestyle, and that, very early, sometimes as early pregnancy ??