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Is Dieting OK for Kids?
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Everyone has been on a diet. Does that sound strange? Well, it's true. A diet is simply the collection of the foods you regularly eat. But the word "diet" also can mean an attempt to lose weight by limiting calories or types of food.
Is Dieting OK
for Kids?
What Kids Can Do
Dieting to Lose Weight
Kids usually do not need to diet. Kids must try to eat a variety of healthy foods. A balanced diet means that you don't eat the same thing every day and that you eat a mix of foods from different food groups. These include:
- fruits and vegetables
- milk and dairy products
- meat, nuts, and other protein-rich foods
- grains, especially whole-grain foods, such as whole-grain breads and cereals
All foods and many drinks contains calories, a kind of energy. When someone diets to lose weight, the person is trying to eat fewer calories than the body uses. By doing this, the person may lose body fat and decrease his or her weight. Likewise, if a person eats more calories than the body uses, the person may gain weight.
Who Needs
to Diet?
Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your weight. Your doctor can examine you and check your body mass index (BMI). That's a way of estimating how much body fat you have. If the doctor is concerned about your weight, he or she can recommend a couple of goals:
- for you to gain weight at a slower pace
- for you to maintain your current weight
Dangerous Diets
Diets that don't include a variety of nutritious foods, or have too few calories, can be dangerous for kids. Some type of dangerous diets are called "fad diets," because a fad means something that's popular for a short while. Fad diets usually promise quick weight loss and require the person to follow a strict set of guidelines.
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