If the child began to gain weight, you should pay attention to his diet – exclude sugary foods and eat according to the “rules of the baby plate”. This is socialbites.ca, doctor TV channel specialist endocrinologist Ph.D. Said by Sophia Bloch.
“If we find that a child’s diet contains large amounts of foods with added sugar, we need to eliminate them. An important factor is whether the child drinks food, because it is clean water, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, ”explained the doctor.
Equally important is balancing your diet and choosing the right plate size.
“First of all, the children’s plate should not be 35, but 20-22 cm in diameter. Secondly, the plate should have 50% fiber, 25% animal or vegetable protein, 25% more cereal-based side dish,” – said the doctor.
The doctor added that statistics show that 29% of boys and 27% of girls aged 7-9 are overweight, but many parents see it as “cute baby fullness.” If there is no doubt that the child is properly fed, Sofia Bloch suggested checking the functioning of the endocrine system.
Formerly socialbites.ca saidWhere to buy clothes for schoolchildren in 2022.