Ten children and their parents from various kindergartens in Longgang District will explore the secrets of healthy weight loss with nutritionists, psychologists and professional sports teams from the Children's Health Department in a closed training for three days and two nights.

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html On the morning of August 28, Shenzhen Longgang District Maternal and Child Health Hospital (referred to as "Longgang Maternal and Child") first phase of "Obese Children's Weight Management Technology Training Course" was officially launched. 10 children and their parents from kindergartens in , Longgang District, will explore the secrets of healthy weight loss with nutritionists, psychologists and professional sports teams from the Children's Health Department in a closed training for 3 days and 2 nights.

html A 16-year-old weighs 39 kilograms, and children's weight loss classes start

Among the 10 children around 5-6 years old, the total weight is 303.05 kilograms, the average weight is 30.31 kilograms, and the heaviest one reaches 39 kilograms. The standard weight for children of this age is The range is around 20kg. Experts will customize the "three prescriptions" of health, exercise and nutrition for children to help them take the first step towards scientific weight loss.

Obesity not only affects the image, but more importantly, it harms physiological development and physical and mental health. Obese children commonly have health problems such as poor sexual development, precocious puberty, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and fatty liver. They also often show psychological problems such as loneliness and low self-esteem, which will have an impact on their future education, spouse selection, employment, and other aspects. According to the survey, the current total overweight and obesity rate among preschool children aged 3-6 years in Longgang District is 21.1%, of which the overweight rate is 9.9% and the obesity rate is 11.2%. At the opening ceremony of

, Cao Lesheng, dean of Longgang Maternity and Child Care, said that the rapid growth trend of overweight and obesity in children has attracted common attention from the society. In the first half of 2022, the number of child nutrition outpatient clinics in the hospital exceeded 12,000, which illustrates the large nutritional demand of children in Longgang District. . This activity is an attempt to carry out comprehensive intervention for obese children. It aims to improve the understanding of kindergarten doctors and parents in the jurisdiction about the health hazards of children's obesity, teach obese children weight management techniques, and popularize scientific and healthy lifestyles and concepts. The next step will be The experience and follow-up of this activity were summarized to form a mature intervention model. Combined with the Longgang District Youth Health and Development Project, the service was extended to primary and secondary schools.

Song Xiaohong, Director of the Family Development and Maternal and Child Health Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, expressed warm congratulations on the opening of the event, and pointed out that the current global situation of childhood obesity is serious, and as a health unit, it is the responsibility and obligation to provide guarantee for the healthy growth of children. Weight prevention and control of obese children is a long-term process that requires the joint attention and efforts of the whole society. We also hope that this training class can explore an effective model and long-term mechanism.

1 to 1 personalized intervention, all-round nutrition specialist escort

Children are in the stage of growth and development, weight management model is different from adults, the goal is stable height growth, no weight gain or slow growth, and gradually reaching normal BMI, the management cycle is more It requires family, school and society to participate in the treatment plan. Liu Guimin, senior medical consultant for women and children in Longgang, said, "We hope that with our joint efforts, we can promote effective linkage between families, communities, schools, and hospitals, do a good job in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity management, and do our best to protect the healthy growth of children."

"In addition to paying attention to the nutritional combination of food, the amount of salt and oil should also be halved, so that children can adapt to and fall in love with light eating." said Wei Guo, director of the children's group health department. Tailor-made nutritional weight loss recipes, scientifically matched exercise courses, warm and interesting parent-child handicraft activities... The scientific management, personalized plans, and multi-level content of the training allow children to immersively enjoy " Thin and healthy. During the

training period, 10 kindergarten doctors were recruited to conduct one-to-one follow-up observations and record children's daily eating habits, exercise, sleep, personality characteristics and other data, and assist parents in mobilizing and encouraging children to complete physical exercise and dietary structure adjustments. Wait for the task. At the same time, garden doctors will also receive special training during the camp to improve their technical level in children's weight management. Before the start of

class, the hospital has conducted a physical examination on each child and made a preliminary analysis of their living habits. Experts will further communicate with parents to find out the root cause of children's obesity. At the same time, they will continue to pay attention through follow-up follow-up. Weight loss effects in children with intervention.According to Xia Hongbo, a maternal and child nutritionist in Longgang, “Weight loss is a long road. To achieve the desired results, it is more important to make each child like exercise and develop good living habits based on the child’s different circumstances. , eat healthily. "

"Let children pack lightly, become healthy and confident, and move forward without burdens" is the common pursuit of the Longgang maternal and child care team. It is reported that Longgang Women and Children has joined the "Central-South Children's Nutrition and Health Management Specialty Alliance" and the "Shenzhen Children's Nutrition Specialty Alliance". The children's nutrition specialist routinely carries out diagnosis and treatment projects for children with malnutrition, overweight, obesity, anemia, anorexia, food allergy , etc. ; Set up children's nutrition clinic, dietary analysis room, nutrition assessment room, children's nutrition kitchen, ultrasonic bone strength testing room, etc. to provide nutritional metabolism testing, Dietary analysis, body composition analysis, practical guidance on the production of nutritional supplements for infants and young children, and individualized dietary behavior guidance and other services; in addition, it also undertakes public health projects within the jurisdiction - "Infant and Young Children Feeding and Nutrition Improvement Project" and "Reducing Two projects, "Special Action Project on Prevalence of Anemia in Children", receive referrals from children with nutritional diseases in their jurisdictions, and provide professional guidance to children comprehensively, comprehensively and systematically.

Reviewer: Sun Shijian Jiang Zhuxuan