Overweight
and obesity seriously affect children and adolescents. As adults, they
retaliated by imposing regimes.
But
ultimately, the effects obtained are often the opposite of those expected more
they go on diets, the more they gain weight!
So they too
are victims of effect "yoyo" ...
One in six
children has overweight
In 10 years,
the number of obese school-age children has doubled and cases of severe obesity
have increased by about five.
In 2006, 18%
of children and teens aged 3-17 years (16% of boys and 19% girls) were
considered too big (against 5% in 1980), 3.5% obese (3 % of boys and 4% of
girls). Finally, 47% of teenage girls are too big.
Diets in
childhood and adolescence increases the risk of obesity
Victims of
their overweight, they are also more likely to pay attention to their figure
and therefore to undertake dieting.
These are
sometimes restrictive, followed without the knowledge of parents and without
medical supervision. But the findings of studies to determine the effectiveness
of the plans and stability of young weights are even more alarming. They
confirm that as adults, contrary to the purpose, the more young people are
dieting, the more they gain weight ...
For example,
this study published in 2003 and has involved nearly 8,200 girls and 6,750 boys
aged 9 to 14 years. Early in the analysis, nearly one in three girls and one in
six boys admitted taking or had taken of the plans from time to time for 25% of
girls and 14% boys, and often for 4.5 and 2% respectively. These figures are all
the more impressive as they date back to a decade!
After three
years of monitoring, following children regimes had gained more weight than
others. Both girls and boys, most diet periods were frequent, more weight gain
was fast.
Since then,
other studies confirm this. While we advocate thinness in food abundance
environment, no wonder that more and more young people are getting into the
plans. Attracted by the miraculous promises (maximum weight loss in minimum
time and with ease), youth plunge into the vicious circle of "yoyo"
stopped the plan, the lost weight back, often with a few bonus extra pounds.
How to
explain this phenomenon?
What happened
is a "metabolic adaptation." The body response to these major
changes, adapting, whereas weight maintenance requires fewer calories than
before.
The
"yo-yo", which is described in adults is also observed among
teenagers. Battered by a succession of deprivation, the body stores more
calories in anticipation of future restrictions.
But obesity
among young people is not only a problem of physical activity and energy
intake. This is a complex problem involving many factors and psychological
vulnerabilities.
Besides
genetics, parental obesity and radical weight control practices (vomiting,
appetite suppressant), depressive symptoms, dissatisfaction with her body,
social isolation, the shame of being Overweight and others' attacks (teasing,
harassment) are also predictors of future obesity.
In
conclusion, the plans do not appear to be effective in young people.
Conversely, they tend to make them gain weight.
It is
necessary to revise the concepts of systems and encourage them to abandon
successive hardships for a serious and modest program of monitoring and control
weight. It must be long term and therefore learn to eat properly.
Practice:
no severe
restrictions;
adopt a
varied and balanced diet;
regular
physical activity;
and of course
receive medical supervision via the attending physician, pediatrician,
nutritionist or dietitian.
Any diet
during adolescence is strongly discouraged without medical supervision.
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