Obesity is one of the biggest concerns of parents whose children have a tendency to gain weight easily. The rates of overweight in childhood are alarming, so it is necessary to acquire healthier lifestyle habits. Galicia is at the head of Spain
In turn, it is the third community with affected adults, so it is clear that something must change in the eating habits of Galicians.
It is a pity that with the gastronomic tradition that Galicia has, the community is the one that leads the rates of childhood obesity in Spain, although not everything goes through food but also to modify a series of non-food habits such as exercising, making more life outdoors, etc.
The actions to be carried out involve informing and training parents who believe that eating well is eating a lot so that their children have a healthier life.
In the blog we have provided several tips to avoid childhood obesity. On the other hand, the keys that nutrition specialists remember to achieve a healthy diet are: the importance of taking 5 meals a day, replacing sedentary leisure with physical activity, neglecting badly prepared fast foods, reducing fried foods and Fats and eat smaller amounts.
Obesity is one of the great evils of the century not only because of its great expansion in the population, but also because suffering from it can trigger a series of serious diseases such as diabetes or cardiovascular problems, among others.
Given the panorama, there is nothing left but to become aware and change habits to improve the quality of life of our children.
