Everyone is chasing harmony now. Well, except for plus size models, but this is rather an exception. And here’s a new initiative. Schools are going to introduce lessons on proper weight loss. The experiment will start with Moscow schoolchildren. Is it good or bad? A pediatrician, nutritionist and psychologist shared their opinion with Woman’s day.
Previously, children were required to “eat everything that they give”, and in schools they taught “to subtract and multiply, not to offend the kids.” And now they will be taught to lose weight. The expert advisory council of the parental community at the Department of Education decided to hold classes on the rules of weight loss in Moscow schools. They plan to explain the method of correct weight loss to both children and their parents.
This idea was also supported by the Moscow City Parents’ Committee. Its chairman Ruslan Tkachenko noted that “the topic of losing weight and maintaining normal physical shape is very relevant, especially in high school.”
Children are imposed on the image of a Barbie. This is absolutely wrong! You can’t scratch everyone with the same brush. Someone has diabetes, allergies, enzyme deficiencies, and more. There are very few children in perfect health today, and diets can lead to even greater complications. Everything should be individual, only on the recommendation of a doctor and under his supervision.
Let them talk on class hours about the dangers of fried, chips, the dangers of smoking, the importance of physical activity. But the idea of introducing weight loss lessons at school is an advertisement for anorexia.
I often work with children and I think this is a very relevant topic. According to official statistics, the number of overweight children has tripled since 1970. Children of primary and school age are brought to me with obesity, high school students come to lose weight for graduation. Working with a specialist prevents children from going into anorexia, helps to avoid harm to health. Another thing is that it is necessary to work more with parents than with children.
The idea is interesting, but I don’t like how it was called – “Weight Loss Lessons”. The name itself already means a lot, it sets people up in advance for the further perception of information. You can just use the word “to lose weight” to add to this process and children who do not need it at all. In addition, calling a weight loss lesson, you can provoke even more ridicule towards obese children from classmates. It would be more correct to call the classes “Lessons of a healthy lifestyle”.
In general, it is necessary to start with the parents, because they are the ones who buy food, prepare food. They should be aware of the principles of healthy eating, methods of maintaining physical fitness and ways to safely lose weight. And only after that convey all this to the children.
Interview
And what do you think? Do I need to teach to lose weight correctly?
Necessary. There are really a lot of fat children now.
You need to teach not to lose weight, but to eat right. So that children are not fans of fast food
Sounds like anorexia propaganda. No need for such experiments
But what about those who cannot lose weight for medical reasons? They will be pecked!
You need to teach not children, but parents. Themselves teach children to eat all sorts of rubbish