There are many ways in which you are making your kids put on weight and become obese at home. Dr Ramen Goel, Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai sheds light on few of the common things. Are you doing any of these things?
The advertisements on TV, especially on cartoon channels is targeted towards children. By exposing your kid to these ads, you are tempting them to eat all the junk shown on TV.
Playing video games all day, avoiding to leave the house and play outdoors can make them obese.
If you kid is all about sittign on couch and eating packed foods, then you better watch out! Eating all day acan lead to weight gain in the long run.
What do you pack in the tiffin for your kids? If it's all about cookies, wafers, chips and biscuits, then you are raising a fat kid.
To alleviate stress, many people turn to unsafe habits like consuming alcohol on weekends. However, this only makes them feel more tired and hungover. Beer, like many alcoholic beverages, is heavy in calories but low in nutrients. Thus drinking too much of it can lead to excess weight gain. Therefore, avoiding alcohol would help maintain your body.
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