managing obesity

Early intervention after consulting specialist trained doctors: Multidisciplinary approach with family involvement.

STRATEGY: 

• Reduce calorie intake
• Increase physical activity levels
• Decrease sedentary behavior
• Family behavior modification

Deliberately restricting food over long periods leads to poor growth and delayed sexual development. Many students use smoking to control their appetite and weight. Reported even in 9 years olds. Young persons involved in competitive sports are at risk for unsafe weight-loss practice. A national survey of 8th & 10th-class students found that 32% skipped meals, 22% fasted, 7% used diet pills, 5% induced vomiting after meals, 3% used laxatives to lose wt. Adolescents should know the dangers of unsafe weight loss.

NUTRITIONAL GOALS 2010

• Reduce overweight prevalence to around 15% among adolescents aged 12-19.


• Reduce average dietary fat intake to Pound 30% of calories and average saturated fat intake to Pound 10% of calories among children aged > 2 yrs.


• Increase complex carbohydrates and fiber-containing foods in the diets of adolescents to > 5 daily servings for vegetarians (including legumes) and fruits and to>6 daily servings for grain products.


• Increase to 350% overweight people aged > 12 yrs with sound dietary practices and regular physical activity to attain an appropriate BW.


• Increase calcium intake so 350% of youth aged 12-24 and pregnant and lactating teens consume > 3 servings daily of Ca. rich foods.


• Decrease salt and sodium intake so that 365% of home meal is prepared without adding salt, 380% of people avoid using salt at the table.