Obviously, I do not always agree with what I write, when for example I divulge news that I do not love, but of which I write one to inform, two because, if they are diets or behaviors that are dangerous to health, nothing prevents me from expressing my opinion. opinion on the sidelines of a news story. As in this study , which explains why a responsible parent should never put their daughter on a diet , ever, because if the first diet is early, the risk of developing health problems in adult life will then be higher. Such problems as adults would be: alcoholism, eating disorders, risk of obesity. Experts cannot explain the reason for this association of children’s diet / adult disease, but the large-scale study they conducted would seem to highlight a dangerous correlation.
Now, as I am living proof that this does not happen, and that the diet at twelve saved me from an obese adolescence, it is obviously necessary to clarify when it is useful to put your children on a diet and what is meant by a diet . Remedial measures should be taken when the child is overweight or obese in the opinion of the pediatrician. Typically every pediatrician or doctor tells the parent to take steps to do so. Which doesn’t mean putting your kids on the spot, but get them used to a correct diet, educate them to consume more fruit and vegetables, involve them in the preparation of healthy foods. In short, there must be criteria in everything. When I went on the diet at twelve, there was no doctor who complained to my mother about my extra pounds. Gymnastics and a lot more vegetables.
I was, however, twelve years old. It would be unwise to put your children on a diet at the age of five, as we read in the comments to this news.
More than anything else, the study warns that the goal is a healthy diet, agreed with the doctor, not a strict diet, nor weighing them on the scales. Nor talk to them about “diet”.