subject: The Correlation Between Obesity And Depression [print this page] We are often envious about those women who have slim waists and those men who sport a wonderful physique. On one hand, this reality cannot be helped because each and every one of us are looking for that special physical attribute that would other people notice us more and would make us have our self-esteems escalated on a different level. For those who want to lose weight, doing so might seem easy at first. Then, when they would already direct their efforts on weight loss measures, they would soon realize that it's not easy to follow a weight loss regimen, especially one that is too difficult to follow and has too many restrictions.
Obese individuals are usually suffering from emotional, psychological and physical aspects. They are expected to do something unusual, sometimes good and sometimes bad that affects their health. Being obese clearly draws out the idea of being undesirable and unacceptable in our society. The connection between proper nutrition and mental health is impossible to miss. In many cases, lack of foods cannot perform well. The impact of being obese on children makes them feel awkward, forsaken from the normal ones. They become the apples of intrigues. Being overweight as early as kindergarten brings adverse feelings, feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness. The social and behavioral developments of school-age obese children are examined on how long they become overweight and at what age.
Another point of consideration is the realization that overweight youngsters have up to 10 times the normal amount of a compound associated with inflammation, and another that helps blood to clot. Both compounds are known to raise the hazard of heart attacks and heart disease in adults. Moreover, it was also seen that heavy children have high levels of C - reactive protein, which is linked to inflammation, and abnormally high levels of the clotting factor fibrinogen. The said study reveals that overweight is a state that should be viewed in a different perspective and it should also be treated cautiously, especially if the cases of overweight involve young children because as it is, the feelings and emotions of these children are already quite delicate and fragile as well.
To the parents of heavy children, our advices are as follows:
a)Let them obey the proper way of eating healthy foods.
b)Avoid eating unhealthy foods and snacks.
c)Let them sleep on time.
d)See to it that they are physically healthy although they are heavy.
e)Try to teach them the appropriate way to lose their weight physically, like swimming, running, biking on certain period of time only.
