OBESITY

Not to humiliate them, who was fat, but this could be a caution for parents to maintain the physical and psychological health of children. The reason, according to a study conducted recently, the children who was plump women prone to psychological disorders.

Sera Gable and his colleagues from the University of Missouri to do research on the development of children's behavior related to obesity. They found indications that overweight children tend to feel the loneliness, anxiety and depression are more than children who are not obese. The potential of this psychological disorders experienced more girls than boys. In fact, these feelings have felt since the age of kindergarten.

In this study Gable and colleagues using reports from teachers who noticed that their students are overweight. The teachers generally say, girls who are overweight are less likely to have positive social relationships and can not control himself.

So how solutions to overcome them? According to Gable, precautions that can be done is to teach children that healthy living can avoid obesity. However, how if the child is already overweight? It seems necessary psychological approaches, such as to give understanding, confidence and dialogue, because the more social pressure from outside. But do not forget the children still need to be taught healthy living.