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Parents often see weight gain in their children as a sign of “good living,” but you need to know what level of weight gain is healthy and when you should be concerned. Uncontrolled weight gain in children puts them at risk of obesity, and its related complications, most of which surface as they grow. Every […]

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Parents often see weight gain in their children as a sign of “good living,” but you need to know what level of weight gain is healthy and when you should be concerned. Uncontrolled weight gain in children puts them at risk of obesity, and its related complications, most of which surface as they grow. Every…

For instance, if you have a seven-year-old boy that weighs, say 25kg, and is 1.2m tall, you can calculate his or her BMI as approximately 17kg/m2. You can then compare the value you get to the BMIs of other children of the same age and sex to know their BMI percentile. The BMI percentile helps to group children into weight categories.

The BMI is not uniform across ages and gender. Children are constantly growing, and their body weight varies according to their age and sex. Because of this, a child’s BMI is expressed as BMI-for-age to the BMIs of other children in the same age and sex category. On the other hand, if a child consumes more calories than he spends, it will result in a positive energy balance that could push the child above the 85th percentile. The positive balance indicates overnutrition, which could lead the child to gain more weight.

According to a UNICEF report, a diet filled with ultra-processed foods like noodles, biscuits, cakes and confectioneries, juice, and beverages can lead a child to be overweight or obese. Such a diet may provide energy, but it does not have adequate nutrition for a child’s well-being. Instead, the diet displaces more nutritious food from the menu.

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