childhood obesity could be the ultimate time bomb for future health concerns heres how your kids can shed their flab according to the national diabetes obesity and cholesterol foundation 339 per cent of teenagers in mumbais private schools are obese in public schools the number stands at 84 per cent children carrying a bit of puppy fat is not unusual and as most parents know they often grow out of it but if they dont even even after the age of 1012 it could be lead to severe health concerns in the future a fat kid is at higher risk of suffering blood vessel damage and insulin resistance both precursors to atherosclerosis hardening of arteries and diabetes according to a research experts who say parents can play key role in the prevention of obesity offer simple tricks that are best put into action as early as six monthsis your child a fatty its not uncommon for parents to not realise that their children are overweight one explanation could be that as a society we are getting bigger which makes it difficult for parents to judge what is normal and what is obese another factor that keeps parents from recognising that their child is overweight is because they see that his friends or peers weigh the same also traditional weight indicators for adults like bmi dont work for children as they dont take into account muscle mass and body composition which is the ratio of muscle fat and bone in the body so instead of looking at numbers you might want to look at how your child is doing in general if your child has type 2 diabetes or has difficulty running short distances or if they have rolls of more than three inches of fat around the waist alarm bells should be ringingthe initiation while corrective action is a must it must be done with tact labelling a child as fat and making him aware of his body size or weight can lead to an unhealthy relationship with food from a young age and trigger eating disorders so rather than saying to a child youre overweight you need to do something about this a parent should say as a family i want us to be healthier and this is what we should do and devise a planofaction a cumulative approach where the entire family pitches in goes a long way in improving a childs diet choices and fitness level concentrated efforts like shift in approach to food cooking from fresh considering nutritional contents of food and learning how to interpret food labels are also helpfulfighting the fat experts blame three factors to be responsible for increased obesity among kids reduced physical activity increased food consumption and stress its best to consult the family doctor and check whether its necessary to reach out to a dietician before actually taking your child to one the idea of monoeating consuming one food without combining it with other elements say today well