Dr. Patil's Diabetes, Thyroid & Hormone Clinic | Dr. Himanshu Patil
Obesity
Q 1 ) : How much exercise is recommended for children and young people?
Q 2 ) What are the benefits of regular physical activity and exercise?
Ans : – There is lots of evidence that regular physical activity benefits longterm health. This applies to everyone, including children and young people who are overweight. Below are some of the important benefits of regular physical activity.
- It improves health by helping to maintain a healthy heart, develop strong muscles and bones.
- It helps maintain a healthy body weight.
- It may help to reduce stress and anxiety.
- It can help your child feel good about themselves.
- It provides opportunities for your child to mix with others and make friends and can help improve your child’s social skills.
- It can improve emotional well-being.
Regular physical activity is also important in terms of your child’s weight management as it will increase the amount of energy used and increase your child’s lean (not fat) body mass. Lean body mass burns more calories than fat.
Endocrine (Other)
Endocrine disorders involve an abnormality of one of the body’s endocrine glands. Among the endocrine disorders, thyroid problems are the most common. & The disease is potentially devastating, it is now well established that comprehensive treatment makes a difference in the health of diabetics in the short-term and the long term. It prevents or delays complications that can lead to blindness, kidney failure or amputations, as well as the nonspecific complications such as heart attack or stroke that often