Children are increasingly diagnosed with "obesity" and "diabetes" - said the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. In regions of the country are taken strong measures to detect and treat these diseases, but these statistics continue to grow steadily.
Adiposity It is becoming a global problem of all mankind. But overweight is among the main risk factors for death. Russian Ministry of Health presented data on child obesity over the past few years, and they were very disappointing.
For 2012 obesity diagnosed 235 454 children under 14 years. For the current year this figure increased by 15 thousand. Patients diabetes during this period was more than in the 2000 - 19 709 young patients. Doctors attribute this growth sedentary modern children and their malnutrition. Over the years, food has become increasingly high-calorie products saturated fats and carbohydrates, and the content of nutrients is negligible. Given that children are now for the most part are passionate about computer from food energy they have no time to waste. Excess fat accumulates in the body.
Genetics can also cause obesity. Excess weight is generally observed in all family members, but it can affect their irregular eating habits, not a genetic predisposition. By the end of this issue has not been studied.
Health center for children, created in all regions of the country, carried out various activities aimed at improving statistics. Specialists teach young patients hygiene, ascribe to a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. But while all these measures do not give the expected results.
By the way, the Harvard Business School put Russia on the 5th place among the most "fat" around the world. According to their data, obesity faced 25% of Russians. Mexico topped the ranking, followed by going US, New Zealand and Australia. (READ MORE)
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