Usapang Obesity | Dapat Alam Mo! - video Dailymotion

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Ayon sa World Health Organization o WHO, tumaas ang bilang ng mga batang may edad lima pababa na may obesity o labis ang timbang. Paano nga ba maiiwasan ang pagiging obese? Alamin ‘yan sa video.

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00:00According to the World Health Organization or WHO,

00:03the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest obesity rate

00:07among children under the age of 5 years.

00:10According to WHO studies,

00:128.2 million children have an obese weight in 2022.

00:16This has increased from 7.7 million in 2021.

00:20According to experts, this data is very important.

00:23And to understand it better,

00:25we will be joined by the General Physician, Dr. Villa Roderos.

00:29Welcome to Dapat Alamo, Dr. Roderos.

00:32Good evening, Ms. Susan, Mr. Kim.

00:34Good evening to our viewers.

00:36Doc, what is the main reason why children are becoming obese?

00:41This is a very good question.

00:43Because one of the things that we are looking at

00:46that will cause childhood obesity is lifestyle,

00:50meaning what you eat,

00:52and physical exercise.

00:55This is important for children

00:57because they are prone to getting sick,

00:59not only when they grow older,

01:01but also when they are still young.

01:03So it's important.

01:04Those are the two main factors,

01:06what they eat,

01:08and how they move every day,

01:10if they have physical activity.

01:12There are other factors also, such as genetics.

01:15In their family, if the parents are obese,

01:19the risk is higher that the child is obese.

01:24Don't believe too much.

01:26I will put my child aside for now.

01:28When he grows older, he will lose weight.

01:30Is that right or wrong?

01:31Actually, that is very misleading.

01:35Because if our child is not healthy or chubby,

01:40he is already healthy.

01:42We look at the weight,

01:44or what we know as BMI,

01:47to know if our patient or our child is obese

01:51or in the right weight.

01:53We need to know his weight,

01:55his height,

01:57to know if he is in the right weight and height for his age.

02:01What are the indications that a child is obese?

02:04Is it only visible to the physical body,

02:07or does he not need to be fat to be obese?

02:10Actually, that's another thing that we need to look at.

02:13It's not just visible to the physical body.

02:16We can see that we thought he was just chubby,

02:19he was just chubby, he was just a bit chubby,

02:21but the child was healthy.

02:23We need to know, number one,

02:25if his weight and height are appropriate for his age.

02:30That is calculated using BMI,

02:33or weight over height squared.

02:36But it's different for adults.

02:38Another would be indications of dark spots.

02:42That would be another,

02:43the syndrome is more metabolic,

02:47that would be the cause of his obesity.

02:50Another, of course, would be his symptoms.

02:54If he has symptoms,

02:55we can see that he has difficulty breathing.

02:57So those are the things that we actually look at.

02:59Doc, what would be the effect if the child's weight is too much?

03:02What should be their normal weight?

03:04Of course, it depends on the height,

03:06the so-called body mass index, right?

03:09So what would happen to the child if that happens?

03:11Would it be easier for him to get sick?

03:14Actually, number one that we look at is physical changes.

03:18Number one, he has difficulty breathing.

03:21Just a short walk and he's already tired.

03:24Number two, sleep disturbance.

03:27Because sometimes obese children are more prone to sleep apnea,

03:31or obstructive sleep apnea.

03:36They have difficulty breathing when they sleep.

03:39Another would be,

03:40they are more at risk to lifestyle-related diseases,

03:43they are more at risk for diabetes.

03:45Yes, even if they are still young.

03:46High blood.

03:47Actually, when my patients are still young,

03:50they can see in the clinic that they have diabetes.

03:54At a very young age.

03:55Is there a way to avoid obesity in children?

03:57How is that, doc?

03:58It's important.

03:59Actually, the preventive measures to prevent childhood obesity are very simple.

04:04One of the things that we need is a familial activity for physical exercise.

04:10A child cannot do this alone.

04:12So, the involvement of parents is important for the children to be physically active.

04:18Number two is diet again.

04:21We introduce our children to fruits and vegetables at a very young age.

04:26Sometimes, I put carrots in spaghetti,

04:29so that at least there are vegetables in what they eat.

04:33Let's style it.

04:35Thank you very much, Dr. Rodero, for sharing with us today.

04:39As long as it's an important and timely news,

04:42and it's a funny and true story,

04:44we'll see you there, Sukis!

Usapang Obesity | Dapat Alam Mo!

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