Nutrition and child welfare
Introduction
To begin with, food is one of the most important factors throughout the life of the human being, since through this process the person is in a good state of health in a way that meets the needs of the individual consuming what is necessary. Within the most affected population is children, since during this children they must carry out a good diet, not only to eat processed foods but to implement and vary the meals for the reason that need good development and growth, sinceIf proper control is not carried out, the contracting of any eating disorder is very early.
Guiding or raising awareness of the person about the great damage that is causing not to carry out an adequate feeding plan, even thus, at this stage children do not really think about everything that involves or could come to emerge a poor diet. Because of this, the person in charge of the child must instill certain habits when food consumption time.
Developing
Mexican child based on food
Childhood is a critical stage for cognitive development, and growth, is a phase of habits formation, and constant learning, therefore, a correct food becomes special importance during these first years of life.
However, in Mexico it happens that boys and girls have mostly healthy diets, this is demonstrated26% in both sexes, representing more than 4.1 million children with this problem.
Can we blame them? Daily children are bombarded with images and advertising, they develop in an environment in which it is much easier and cheaperHaving a real breakfast, in restaurants, a “children’s menu” consists of mugues, hamburgers, potatoes or soft drinks, often accompanied by toys or images of their favorite characters of cartoons and movies.
The game, which for the children of some decades demanded movement and physical effort, has been replaced by mostly sedentary activities. On the other hand, parents, responsible for family food, do not know the nutritional value, or lack of it, of many of the products that include in their daily purchases.
The lack of information on the consequences of a diet rich in ultra processed foods, coupled with the enormous availability they have, both in urban and rural areas, have triggered together with other factors, the current epidemic of overweight and childhood obesity, and withShe, unusual cases such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular diseases in children under 12 years of age. The formation of healthy habits during this stage is an indispensable tool for the prevention of diseases derived from poor diet, which is why some advice for parents are presented below:
- Include fresh fruits and vegetables daily in different food times
- Prefer legage, legumes, legs, skinless chicken, skim milk, and red meat in moderation
- Avoid fried or irritating foods
- Do not impose personal tastes on children’s feeding
- Respect their appetite and not force them to eat if they claim to be satisfied
- Give first the main foods, and in the end, and occasionally, dessert.
- Do not use food such as "awards" or "punishments", this detonates that children perceive foods that are generally rich in sugars such as "good", and others like "bad"
- Integrate children into family food. From a year of life, they can consume in small portions the same foods as the rest of the family. It is not necessary to exclude their food.
- Always choose natural foods, and include them in the selection and preparation of them. Invite them to choose recipes and cook them together.
- Always prefer hydration with simple water, and not with sugary drinks such as juices and soft drinks.
- Eating without television, computers or video games, our brain may not perceive the amounts of food we eat when they are distracted, in addition, eating is a social and linking act.
Malnutrition in Mexico
Although in the last 20 years in Mexico a decrease in different types of child malnutrition has been observed, the prevalence of low size continues to be a serious public health problem in children under five years of age. Currently in Mexico, 1.5 million children of this age suffer from chronic malnutrition. This, evaluated by indicators as low weight for age, is located in 2.8%;that is, 280,000 children suffer from it, and evaluated by the weight indicator for size, in 1.6%, which indicates that approximately 174,000 children present it.
conclusion
We clearly know that food has influenced in a way that can become for better or worse, in this case if the family father begins to instill good habits to the child, he will know how to carry them out, but it is the opposite andIt has accessibility to everything that is of your craving will quickly access its consumption and from here you can leave a great eating disorder on both the father and the child. As we have noticed, in Mexico much of the population presents obesity or some type of disorder.
And it is concluded that people who are in charge of minors should be oriented more than in this case, even though we know that at that early age children do not take importance to the physical aspect ofoneself, but this poor diet must be corrected so that it has a good state of health and well -being
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