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Preventing Childhood Obesity
Skill Areas 4 Health and
9 Physical
Prepared by Sally Crosiar
Using Division of Nutritional Sciences of
Cornell University Research
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Healthy Behaviors
• Replace Sweetened Drinks with skim milk or
water
• Move actively 60 minutes per day
• Increase vegetables and fruits
• Eat more nutrient dense high-fiber foods and
fewer high-fat, high-sugar foods
• Eat only as much and as often as you need
to satisfy hunger
• Limit Screen Time
• Promote Health
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Less Responsive
More Responsive
Parenting/Caregiving Styles
Indulgent
Lets kids eat
whatever
they want
Neglectful
Dominating
Lets kids look
after
for themselves
Makes kids eat
particular foods
or amounts
Less Firm
More Firm
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Personal Choice +
Healthy Environments
• When is it easy to make healthy
choices?
• What is the environment like when it
supports your healthy choices?
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What is a "Healthy Diet"?
The Dietary Guidelines describe a healthy
diet as one that
• Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk
products;
• Includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans,
eggs, and nuts; and
• Is low in saturated fats, trans fats,
cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars.
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Why Replace
Sweetened Drinks?
• Sugary liquids don’t fill us up
• Kids drink them instead of milk and water
they need
• Extra calories without nutrients
• Dental decay and cavities
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Replace Sweetened Drinks
• 200 calories more per day
• For each additional serving of sugarsweetened drinks, odds of becoming
overweight increase by 60%
• Portion sizes often large
• Unsweetened juice still high in calories
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Think Your Drink
Sugars
4 grams = 1 teaspoon
_____ grams divided by 4 = ____ teaspoons
_____ teaspoons x ____ servings = sugar in container
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A 20-ounce Coke = 17 teaspoons sugar
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Eat Fast Food 2 Times/Week
or Less
• Fast Foods higher in fats and calories
– Cost a lot
– Have large portion sizes
– Have few fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
– Many fried foods and sweetened beverages
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FRENCH FRIES
20 Years Ago
210 calories
2.4 ounces
Today
610 calories
6.9 ounces
+400 calories
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French fries
400 more calories
Walking
1 hour and 10 minutes
400 calories
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SODA
20 Years Ago
85 calories
6½ ounces
Today
250 calories
20 ounces
+165 calories
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Soda
165 more calories
Working in the garden
35 minutes
165 calories
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PEPPERONI PIZZA
20 Years Ago
500 calories
Today
850 calories
+350 calories
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Pizza
350 more calories
Walking
1 hour
350 calories
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POPCORN
20 Years Ago
270 calories
5 cups
Today
630 calories
11 cups
+360 calories
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Popcorn
360 more calories
Washing the car
2 hours
360 calories
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Healthier Food Fast
• Eat fast foods less often
• Choose smaller portions or share
• Make healthier foods fast at home
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Eat More Veggies and Fruits
• Low in calories, fat, and
salt; high in vitamins,
minerals, and fiber
• Recommendations:
– 5 ½ cup servings veggies
– 3 ½ cup servings fruits
• Less than 1 in 4
children eat
recommended amounts
• Children learn to like
foods over time
• Often prefer raw though
frozen or canned offer
similar nutrients
• Don’t force
– “No thank you bites”
• Make them easy to eat
– Slice
– Clear containers at eyelevel
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Limit Screen Time
• Television, computer, video games, etc.
• US Children average 3 hours TV per
day plus 1-2 hours other screen time
• Time not spent in active play
• Exposure to 10,000 food and beverage
ads/year
• Snacking while viewing
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American Academy of
Pediatrics Recommends
• Children under 2 should not watch TV
• Limit children over 2 to 1-2 hours / day
of quality programs
• Remove TV sets from children’s
bedrooms
– 40-70% of 5-18 year-olds have sets in rooms
– Watch an hour more per day than those who
don’t
– Tend to do more poorly in school
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Eat Meals with
Family Most Days
• Introduce new foods
– “No thank you bite…”
• Offer Choices Within Limits
• Create pleasure associated with food
• Have conversation with children
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