chhattisgarhvidhansabha.org – Children will always imitate the behavior of adults are nearby, including in the diet. If the any member of his family have a tendency to excessive eating, it is not surprising that children will also have the same pattern of overeating.
Parents play to determine the diet of children. After entering the age> 6 months, in which the child has started consuming food other than milk, parents should strive to provide children with food in its original sense, not necessarily with other flavors added. If the child had known the sweet taste from an early age for example by giving sugar in the drink / milk consumed, it will make children love picking out food. For example, just like sweet food because it tastes better and be not like to eat fruit or vegetables because it is likely to bargain.
The high sugar content in foods / beverages consumed can cause harmful effects on children. This is because these foods can make pancreas organs and other body organs to work harder due to high blood sugar levels. As a result, children can be difficult to concentrate, to gain weight and even obesity are at risk for pancreatic damage that would cause disturbance in the production of insulin and are at risk for type 2 diabetes as adults eventually.
WHO recommends the child’s sugar intake does not exceed 10% of total energy needs. For example, for children aged 1-3 years, the number of needed nutrients is 1000 calories, which means the supply of glucose is recommended to be consumed is 10% or 100 calories which is equivalent to 25 g of sugar or 5 teaspoons / day. While for children aged 4-6 years, the number of needed nutrients is 1550 calories, so it is recommended that consumption of sugar is 155 calories, equivalent to 38.75 g of sugar or 7.7 teaspoons / day.
To watch the parents are, the food consumed by children appeared to have a fairly high sugar content, such as a fruit donut contains about 5 teaspoons of sugar, jelly candy Gump contains about 7 teaspoons of sugar, 1 can of soda contains about 7 teaspoons of sugar, biscuits, chocolate contains about 5 teaspoons of sugar. Imagined it how many spoons of sugar consumed by the children’s food intake every day when this kind.
