الأربعاء، 3 ديسمبر 2014

Can The Mediterranean Diet & Olive Oil Combat Childhood Obesity?

By Jennifer Marie Anderson


When it comes to some of the greatest concerns seen in the country, obesity ranks highly. More than anything else, it seems, many of these concerns seem to be drawn towards children and the types of lifestyles that they take up from day to day. It could be argued that even the smallest of changes can make a difference, which is fair to assume. This is why it's important to make note of the Mediterranean diet, composed of products along the lines of olive oil.

ABC7 put forth a report that spoke about the Mediterranean diet and, more specifically, how it can potentially reduce obesity in children. After visiting her family pediatrician, Araceli Cervantes was informed that her daughter, Roxi, had to lose weight. To say that this was a challenge could be viewed as an understatement since children have certain tastes, few of them favorable of products like fruit and vegetables. Nonetheless, the Mediterranean diet was focused on and for good reasons.

Keep in mind that there are many adults who follow this regimen already, which is understandable. With so many different products, from produce to olive oil, it's clear that there is quite a bit of range in regards to the allowed food products. Companies along the lines of Unaprol, as you can very well imagine, support the usage of this diet. While it's clear that this regimen has been able to help adults, it would not be out of the question to think that it could help children just as much.

Children who have been able to maintain the Mediterranean diet were 15% less likely to become obese, which is what the article mentioned. Seeing as how healthy foods aren't the easiest for children to try, the report mentioned that these foods should be encouraged slowly over the course of time. Simply forcing your children to try new foods is not going to breed desired results. More than anything else, slow encouragement will be able to build refined palates early on in life.

It's clear that the Mediterranean diet has its advantages, whether you're talking about the usage of fruit, veggies, olive oil, or what have you. Roxi, as the article detailed, was able to eat healthier because of this new regimen and her physical activity in school was able to improve as well. It's clear that her focus on certain sports, swimming included, was able to help her lifestyle just as much as the implementation of healthier foods. Roxi saw results and I believe that others could follow suit.




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