Question
My son is 5 years old and has been getting chubbier over the past few weeks. He seems to eat without control and is particularly lazy. What should be the treatment for a child who is overweight and loves to eat meat?
Answer
If a child is suffering from obesity, parents should first help improve the condition by increasing the amount of exercise and controlling their diet. You can arrange for your child to participate in aerobic exercises such as swimming or jogging, and encourage them to eat high-fiber foods like spinach and carrots, while avoiding high-calorie foods like cakes and macadamia nuts. At the same time, if your child has a habit of lying down immediately after eating, parents should help change this bad behavior. In the process of treating childhood obesity, if the child’s condition is severe, it is advisable to take the child to the hospital for a check-up and targeted treatment.