Is your child Obese

Nowadays childhood obesity became the major problem in our society. 

Overweight and obesity start during the primary school years. This became a major concern for parents because overweight children continue to be overweight as adults and obesity further later on causes many diseases like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and elevated blood cholesterol levels.

Obese children also face psychological effects like they are more prone to low self esteem, negative body image and depression.

 Children can achieve healthy weight and growth with the help of their parents and family. Make a change in a daily lifestyle can overcome the childhood obesity.

·        Get a good nutrition advice to make a change in their eating pattern.

·        Limit the high fatty and sugar foods and start consuming low fat foods.

·         Consume a healthy breakfast and have a low fat of dairy version of milk or yogurt with whole grain cereal.

·        Children love to have snacks and parents should not avoid that so they can have a healthy snack. Fruits are the excellent snacks.

·        Avoid soft drinks and replace it with low fat milk or fruit smoothies.

·        Some children finish their plate at dinner time so try to give them a small serving size.

·        Avoid all takeaway foods as they contain more salts and fat.

Not only diet can overcome their obesity they should spend some time in physical activity by doing exercise or playing outdoor games instead of watching television and playing indoor games. One hour of extensive physical activity is essential in growing up years.

So parents get going and take care of our future generation.

  

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EMOTIONAL EATING

Emotional eating is when you eat at a time when you are not hungry and it makes you feel good. 

Some people eat when they are very happy, when they are sad, angry, depressed, hurt, bored or nervous.

Some people have inadequate amounts of Dopamine/Serotonin in brain. These are happy hormones. 

Food/sugar can transiently elevate their levels and effects are short lived. Therefore frequent eating is also becomes a part of this.

·      We all are victims of emotional eating at some point in our lives but its a problem if it leads to weight gain/diabetes etc.

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.   Problems:

• ·   This can causes a serious weigh issues. Obesity as a consequence.
• ·    Later on causing heart problems, diabetes or high blood pressure.
• ·    When the person is doing this type of eating they don’t consume fruits or salads, at that time they consume junk food, high calorie food, foods rich in sugar and produce happiness.

Solutions:

• ·  To avoid this problem people should recognize the true hunger-a craving for cookies, chocolates, sweets, chips is emotional eating not a true hunger.
• ·  Have water to alleviate thirst which sometimes is misinterpreted by brain as hunger.
• ·   To avoid this people should join the counseling & coaching sessions, they should avoid the candy bar and take a walk, dance, listen to music or call a friend.
• ·  They can manage a stress in a healthy way by doing regular exercise or they can eat fruit or salad, low calorie snack instead of high calorie food.

Lets fight Obesity together.
Contributions also by Shreya Dietitian at LNF

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Get rid of those Thunder #thighs in 5 easy ways.

Ever wondered about the stubborn cheesy bulky thighs

Not fair, most men don’t have it why should we?

My own story is that I  kept aside a sum of money and decided to get some surgery to get rid of those thighs but then I found this solution after researching and trying everything available about this topic on internet/books/journals( not much out there)/blogs/videos,machines also using help of friends who struggled like me and achieved success.

Most of the times I also blamed hormones but then worked on them religiously diet wise and workout wise.  I applied some to myself , failed many times, but finally I found a cure to decrease the thigh fat. I never became skinny but I found a way to manage to satisfy myself with even tone and got rid of side bags.As a result my thighs are way smaller now than few years ago.

5 ways:

1. I walked at least 30 minutes using my whole foot and thighs (no running) not just my feet.
2. I increased my vegetable intake (raw mainly) 1-2 quarter plate of salad daily, with added fruits.
3. I drank a gallon of water daily and never sat for longer than 30 minutes, move move move every half hour
4. I do squats/lunges(get the technique right please) in pluses when in shower, restroom, kitchen, 10,10,10 and sometimes when watching TV, I just sit 1 inch above the chair/sofa for a few minutes. Trampoline is awesome too for weaker knees.
5. I stretch and squeeze those long muscles of legs whenever I can.

IODINE THE MINI BULLET OF HEALTH

·       Iodine is an essential trace element that is vital for normal growth and development.

·       Iodine is present in large quantities in both marine plants and animals, including shellfish, deep water whitefish, and brown seaweed kelp.

·       Dulse (a form of seaweed), kelp also contain dietary iodine.

·       For vegetarians: garlic, lima beans, sesame seeds, soybeans, turnip greens, and spinach are rich in iodine. Iodized salt is another important source of iodine.

·       Recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for iodine

Age	Men	Female	Pregnancy	Lactation
Birth-6 months	110 mcg*	110 mcg*
7-12 months	130 mcg*	130 mcg*
1-3 years	90 mcg	90 mcg
4-8 years	90 mcg	90 mcg
9-13 years	120 mcg	120 mcg
14-18 years	150 mcg	150 mcg	220 mcg	290 mcg
19+ years	150 mcg	150 mcg	220 mcg	290 mcg

·       Health benefits of iodine:

1. Controls body’s base metabolic rate.

2. Maintain optimal energy levels.

3. Forms healthy & shiny skin.

4. Boots immune system.

5. Stimulates hormonal activity.

6. Used as a cure for enlarged thyroid gland.

7. Prevents dangerous forms of cancer.

8. Flushes out chemical toxins.

-Major contributions: Shreya Singhal, Dietitian at LNF

Sweet (potato) for weight loss ???

Sweet potato help in weight loss

Nutrition content of 1 medium sweet potato

Nutritional facts	Serving size:224g
Calories	134 calories
PROTEIN	2g
CARBOHYDRATES	31g
FATS	0g
Dietary fiber	3g

  

Sweet potato is a seasonal now days and it play a very important role in it is good for health help in weight loss. 

1. As sweet potato is low in calorie content, so low calorie foods help in weight loss.
2. Sweet potato are rich in fibers, they basically help in improving the digestion metabolism. 
3. Water content is also high in sweet potato so fiber & water also make and keep feel fuller for longer so sweet potato help in reducing the weight by curbing appetitie and reducing the temptation to overeat.
4. Sweet potato also have low glycemic index which means they help in stabilizing the blood sugar level and prevent the accumulation of belly fat , because unstable blood sugar levels may lead to insulin resistance, which may end up being a precursor to obesity.
5. Anti-oxidant properties in sweet potato help in tackling the free radicals in our bodies and aids in weight loss

So make sweet potato a part of your regular diet.

Its nutritious and deserves to be a part of your regular diet if you want to lose weight.

With contributions from Shreya , dietian at LNF