Fast food hamburgers and french fries and most of the convenient foods that children are consuming offer little in the way of nourishment and lots in the way of fat calories. Another reason children are becoming obese is even though many children may be eating the correct amount of calories they are supposed to, they are not exercising enough. The body will turn the extra calories that were not expended through exercise into fat. Video games, TV, movies, computers have all added to the sedentary lifestyle that children and adults are leading. Your metabolism tells your body how many calories it needs to keep going.
Exercise also decreases the chemicals in the body that trigger hunger pains.
After exercising less of these chemicals are released your appetite will actually decrease. Sometimes kids won t get hungry until several hours after a strenuous activity and this is a good thing. If your child is overweight motivating them to get off the couch and begin exercising can be difficult. Help your child realize that exercise is a healthy habit and is fun. This can be done by being a good example yourself.