Benefits of exercise for obese children – guide for parents

Obesity is the result of following a bad diet combined with limited physical activity. The car, escalators, television, computer, video games are daily habits that “steal” time from physical activity. Children, who spend on average 4 hours in front of the TV or computer monitor daily, weigh more (have a higher BMI) than children who watch less than 2 hours / day. Children less than 2 years are not recommended to watch any TV, while over 2 years to watch less than 2 hours a day. The international recommendations for health education recognize physical activity as a key factor in ensuring good health and suggest its inclusion in everyday life as…
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