Contents:
- Medical Video: DOCS: From Fat Boy To Slim
- Understanding child growth during puberty
- What causes the child's weight to rise during puberty?
- How do you keep your weight healthy during puberty?
Medical Video: DOCS: From Fat Boy To Slim
Children who begin early adolescence (aka puberty) often complain that their weight is fast rising, especially girls. Especially if their peers start mocking him. As a result, children become insecure, even deciding to diet. In fact, it's only natural that the child's weight rises during puberty.
Understanding child growth during puberty
Puberty or puberty is a sign that children have begun to enter adolescence. At this time the peak of growth occurs (growth spurt) child, aka the second fastest growth period after infancy.
When entering puberty, children will experience many changes in their body, both physically and emotionally. The changes are most easily seen naturally in terms of physical, namely increase in height and weight.
This means, weight gain during puberty is normal and healthy. In fact, Children 's Youth and Women's Health Service (CYWHS) revealed that the weight that does not rise during puberty is not good for adolescent health, as reported by Livestrong.
What causes the child's weight to rise during puberty?
Child's weight rises when puberty is caused by changes in the hormone GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) produced by the brain. This hormone is the duty to ripen the function of the organs of a child's body during puberty.
When girls experience puberty, their bodies will start producing more fat in the abdomen. This fat will then begin to spread to the hips, thighs, and breasts. That is why, girls who are already puberty will also experience breast growth.
Meanwhile, boys will also experience the same weight gain as girls. The difference, this is not indicated by fat deposits in the body, but rather to increase muscle mass.
Yes, puberty boys tend to be more muscular than before, especially the muscles around the chest and shoulders. That's why, boys have wider shoulders and more broad breasts when they are teenagers.
How do you keep your weight healthy during puberty?
If the child's weight rises during puberty, the child may not be confident. Even so, that does not mean children can be carelessly diets so that their weight goes down and returns ideal.
Actually, children do not need to diet only to lose weight which rises during puberty. Instead of making his weight slim, this can actually inhibit his growth and sexual development.
Rather than leaving the child on a diet, you should adjust your child's diet so that his weight remains stable. Give a variety of healthy and nutritious foods such as low-fat meat without skin, fish, whole grains, vegetables, and fruits.
If children like to eat junk food, snacks, or sweet foods, you should immediately keep all types of food out of reach of children. It should be noted that these foods are the biggest cause of weight gain in children.
In addition, this also needs to be balanced with regular exercise. In addition to preventing the risk of obesity in children, regular exercise can also form an ideal posture and increase children's confidence.
