So What if Your Children are Fat?

Are you carrying a few extra pounds?  If so you're certainly not alone.  Most statistics agree that the majority of adults in the U.S. are overweight and many are heavy enough to be classified as obese.The numbers only seem to increase with each passing year.People are heavier than ever. Some are 500, 600 and even 700 pounds.

Your case might not be to that extreme, but so what if you're fat?  So what if your child is fat?  It's a personal family matter that no one else should be concerned about, right?

A child's weight loss is a personal family matter, that's true.  It's not up to anyone else except perhaps the family doctor to make mention or even notice it.  But just because it's no one else's business doesn't mean that a parent should ignore the consequences of childhood obesity either.

Excess body weight especially to the point of obesity is connected to a host of physical problems.  These include asthma, arthritis, certain forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic venous insufficiency (inadequate flow of blood through the veins), daytime sleepiness, deep vein thrombosis (a disruption of the blood's ability to clot), diabetes, renal disease, diseases of the gallbladder, gout, heat disorders, high blood pressure or hypertension, impairment of the immune system, liver disease, increased chance of infection following wounds or surgery, sleep apnea, stroke, urinary stress incontinence (inability to hold urine due to stress on the bladder), and pain in all areas of the body.

So what if you're fat?  So what if your child is fat?Thank goodness there's an answer.  Being overweight is not just a problem with how a person looks.This issue affects every part of the human body.

As the years pass by, it's harder to lose the weight in adulthood.  This means they'll be more likely to suffer from some or all of these diseases as an adult.

A responsible parent will understand any and all risks to their child's health and respond accordingly.We all take care of basic safety needs like locking doors, curfews and using seatbelts.Keeping their weight healthy is as well.

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