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!