Children should be supervised by parents
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In a study of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, 47 same-sex couples of brothers and sisters took part.
The purpose of the experiment of specialists is to find out how the excess weight of a child affects his enthusiasm for food.
It turned out that compared to children who had normal weight for their age, their more fat brothers or sisters consumed 34% more calories if they did not get food restrictions.
"Participants in research with overweight, even when already saturated, did not neglect their favorite snacks if they were given such an opportunity," says lead author Tanya Kral. - These results suggest that some children are less sensitive to internal body signals that control hunger and satiety. They continue to eat even when they have already received a sufficient portion of food. "
The experiment showed that children with normal weight ate less than their brothers or sisters, in the event that the consumption of food was not limited and not controlled.
This ability can be inherited from parents. In addition, it can be exacerbated by the large amount of food that the child is offered to eat by caring parents, worrying about not being hungry.
As already reported by ILIVE, a group of scientists from Stanford University came to the conclusion that the problem of obesity and excess weight in children can largely depend on parents who "fattening" their beloved child, provoke malfunctions in the process of his normal nutrition.
During the research, brothers and sisters received the same portions of food, for example, a dinner consisting of macaroni with tomato paste, broccoli with unsweetened apple sauce and milk with 2% fat content.
When, after dinner, the subjects were given the opportunity to eat their favorite snacks, children with excess weight started eating much more willingly and ate an average of 93 calories more than their brothers or sisters.
This behavior can cause big problems with obesity in the future, when it will be much more difficult to struggle with excess body weight and eating habits.
Nutritional habits of children with extra pounds are similar in many respects. According to scientists, the reason for this may be genetic features that provoke such behavior.
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