Hello everyone, I am Dr. Zhao Zhongyang, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine.
I still remember my teacher talking to me a long time ago. Although the society says "respect the old and love the young", in fact, we don't do enough to respect the old, but we do too much to love the young. It is true that the whole family, including father, mother, grandfather, grandma, grandpa, and grandma, basically surrounds the child. They are deeply afraid of not having enough to eat and not wearing warm clothes. However, if you spoil the child too much, the child's health will also suffer.
The obesity problem among teenagers is getting more and more serious. It is no joke that there is a fat boy among five children. Recently, there was a 15-year-old chubby boy in my clinic. When he came in, he saw a cup of milk tea in his right hand and a bag of potato chips in his left hand. Seeing that he was about to exceed 160 pounds, her mother was also very helpless and kept telling me that he is now 15 years old. I'm not even 165cm yet, and I'm worried that I won't be able to grow to 170cm in the future.
I said: "According to your child's growth curve, it is very slim to reach 170 when you are an adult."
"What should I do?"
"Lose weight! You must lose weight!"
Don't think that it doesn't matter if you are fat before you are an adult. In fact, Obesity causes insulin resistance in the body . Problems with the body's hormone secretion will lead to problems such as precocious puberty and accelerated bone age. This greatly reduces the space for growth, so weight loss is imperative.
My mother also knew that it was not good to gain weight like this. She said that she had tried to lose weight and helped him control his diet, but the effect was not very good. I asked how he controlled his diet?
"I tried giving him a low-fat diet . He was not allowed to eat more meat. It was quite bland, but he still couldn't lose weight. Is he prone to obesity?"
Look, he is on a low-fat diet again. Here is a case of failure to lose weight. does not eat meat, but drinks drinks, snacks, fruits, rice and noodles. The sugar in these foods will stimulate insulin to be secreted in large quantities. It is strange that there is no insulin resistance!
"Because if I don't give him snacks and drinks, he won't come to see the doctor. I can't help him even if I keep making trouble. Well, I won't buy anything for him in the future."
In fact, it's not just snacks and drinks, but daily rice and noodles. You can’t eat so much staple food. But my mother had another question: "Will eating less staple food not be nutritious?" In fact, those white rice and white noodles have very few nutrients except carbohydrates, so I let him eat our "Bazhen Rice", which contains not only whole grains but also other nutrients. Gorgon fruit , barley, Chinese yam and other traditional Chinese medicines that strengthen the spleen and eliminate food, with the purpose of reducing belly fat.
In addition, exercise is essential for teenagers to lose weight. Although the little fat brother did not exercise much at home due to isolation, outdoor aerobic exercise is very necessary, and he must exercise at least 1 hour a day. If you are afraid of knee injury at the beginning, you can ride a bike. When you lose weight, you can do skipping , run, or play ball.
Little Fatty is afraid of acupuncture , so drink our light tea. It is much better than those sweet and greasy drinks. It can replenish qi, activate blood circulation and eliminate fat.
Finally, I asked them to weigh themselves at a fixed time every day, strictly implement my dietary guidance and exercise suggestions, and see the effect after two weeks.
After two weeks, I saw that the little fat brother had successfully lost 6 pounds. couldn’t help but sigh that he is indeed a young man. He has a strong metabolism and can lose weight quickly.
So does not have a body that is prone to obesity, only a mind that is prone to obesity. Even if you lose weight by temporarily dieting, you still think about drinks, cakes, and ice cream, and you can't get rid of the desire for sweets. Your soul is still a fat person, and sooner or later you will gain weight again. Only by breaking away from dependence on refined carbohydrates can you truly lose weight.
Author | Zhao Zhongyang
Typesetting | Zhou Hui
Proofreading | Zhao Zhongyang Cheng Bo Zhou Hui
Reviewer | Zhao Zhongyang Cheng Bo Zhou Hui
