Obesity, Disease-Prone Child

children who are overweight or have a very excess weight (obesity) threatened a range of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, non-stop breathing while sleeping, osteoarthritis, and disorders of puberty in girls.


Currently, it is estimated there are 300 million people in the world who suffer from obesity. This amount is equivalent to the population starved. In the United States, according to data for the year 2003, child obesity has already reached 15 percent of the population. Meanwhile, in the land of water, according to the Riskesdas 2010 is 14 per cent children aged 0-5 years are overweight.


"Both obesity and overweight is not a problem of aesthetics or appearance. However, this is a disease. Although no data nationally, but obesity is pandemic in Indonesia, "said Dr. Safe Bhakti Pulingan, SpA, Endocrinology of the Faculty of medicine University of Indonesia.


He explains, obesity has now been categorised as a disease by experts from around the world. "Obesity is also a problem because the economy is related to the cost of the health of the country," he said in a press conference event to Examine the excess sugar intake on Milk, Wednesday (3/6/2011) in Jakarta.


Parents who have children obesity are advised to begin taking steps to lose weight the child so that children avoid the risks of the disease.


"Return the child on the patterns of healthy living. Caloric intake must not be more than 1,600 per day, multiply physical activity, and examine the components of the food court, "he added.


Research shows, 1 of 6 teen obese suffer pre-diabetes, a condition when the tolerance of glucose is impaired. "If intervened with the right diet for 20 months, then the child could avoid diabetes. Remember! Once in a lifetime the child diabetes, diabetes would be, "he said.


He also recommends that children who are overweight or diabetes should do the parents suffer from blood sugar checks. "Child of the age of 10 years has been advised to do check up. But if you have risk factors, we recommend that you do not postpone examination until a teenager, "he said.