CHALLENGE children and teenagers currently getting heavy. Activities of children crowded from morning to evening is designed so that children are ready to face competition in the future. While busy working parents trying to give his best for his son, but did not have enough time to observe, assist and supervise the beloved baby.
However, we as parents can still play helps children to confront these challenges by ensuring sufficient energy intake to face the challenges of the future. Energy is an essential component of the human body needs for daily activities. Without energy, people will not be able to do any activity.
Lack of physical activity in children will lead to overweight and increased risk of various diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, said Head of the Department of Medical Services and Nutrition PT Nestle, Leilani Lestarina. Activities carried out must be in accordance with the age and growth, varied, enjoyable, at least 30-60 minutes per day and there is support parents as an example a healthy lifestyle.
In children, according to the American Heart Association, physical activity is useful for controlling weight, reducing blood pressure and increase HDL (good cholesterol), and increased confidence. Physical activity is also beneficial to practice motor skills, muscles, heart, lungs and bones.
In addition, the energy needed for mental activities, ie activities that use the capabilities of the brain such as thinking and concentrating. In his book entitled The Energy of Life published by Free Press, New York, 1999, Dr. Guy C. Brown said that the brain takes 20 percent of the total energy needed by the body, even when we break even.
Furthermore, HT Chugani research published in the journal Neurodevelopmenttal Neuroimaging, New York, 1996, shows the brain of children aged 4-12 years need more energy to live their daily activities than adults. Like a car, the brain also needs fuel, said Leilani.
Lack of energy supply can lead to various things, including reduced concentration and impaired learning ability of children think their creativity or underdeveloped. In one day, children need 2000 kilocalories of energy. Brain weight of only two percent of body weight, but consume 20 percent of the body's energy.
Breakfast should contribute 20-25 percent (400-500 kilocalories) of energy needs in a day. H acyl research on the breakfast show, breakfast can improve learning capacity and academic achievement, attention to school work and achievements. Breakfast can also reduce the school clinic visits, absences and late.
So that children do not lack energy, so parents need to help meet the healthy and balanced food intake. According to Elly Risman child psychology experts, the condition of good nutrition and sufficient energy can not be obtained if daily intake is not considered. It began from a small thing everyday. "When the morning of our energy intake is inadequate, how can we, especially children, will be able to move and think," he explained.
"To produce resilient children in today's era of tight competition, it stems from ourselves as parents, we choose parenting, working tirelessly from both parents, determination implement the agreement and compliance with the three types of nutrients that children need us , "said Elly.
Three types of nutrition that is, ensuring sufficient energy intake to cope with physical activity (physical nutrition), encouraging children to be physically active, do not live in an era of screen addiction aka watching television with the assistance of parents and appropriate communication patterns (nutritional soul) . "What is important is the presence of God within the child or spiritual nutrition," he explains.
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