Even small amounts of food will start sending satiety signals to the brain after about 20 minutes. Simple changes Ideal loss for an overweight child is no more than one-half to one pound per week. Some kids just cut back from whole milk to skim milk or cut out the highly sugared cola drinks and lose weight. Other researchers found an unexpected source of flab in a study group of 168 children ages two to five. Researchers found that children who drink at least 12 ounces of fruit juice daily are more likely to be obese.
Young children are famous for being fussy eaters.
More than one serving of peas or spinach has gone straight from the plate to the dining room floor. Researchers have recently found that the way a caretaker introduces new or more nutritious foods to young children can backfire if done too forcefully. A study by Leanne L. Birch, PhD, professor and head of the department of human development and family studies in the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University in University Park shows that while Jimmy may turn up his nose the first, second, or even the third time he tries a new food, he may gleefully wolf that same food down the eighth or tenth time the dish is set before him. The study also found that children whose mothers allowed them to be most spontaneous about food to eat when they were hungry and not necessarily finish all the food on a plate showed a natural instinct for regulating their own calories. The struggle for power undermines the child's ability to develop self-control.