How to maintain a healthy family?

The family is the main reference for good human development, it is the basis of education, it is the place where values, customs and, above all, eating habits are inculcated from an early age.

He Family nucleus It is a place of growth, where it exists security and where they study tools face life, according to the United Nations.

The correct or incorrect way of eating is one of them, according to the claims Pan American Health Organization: “Overweight and obesity levels among children are also on the rise, affecting 33.6% of children and adolescents ages 5 to 19 in America.”

If we talk about bad habits, one of them is obesity in children the most common consequences of poor nutrition in families and this translates into cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even cancer.

Panama exceeds levels overweightaccording to statistics from 2019, 71.7% of Panamanians over 18 years of age are overweight: 35.3% are obese and 36.4% are overweight.

He an issue worsens in children younger than 14 years, because 86.1% of children i teenagers They are overweight, with 31.3% overweight and 54.8% obese.

For this reason, it is recommended that Panamanian family change your eating habits and culture.

Francisco Herrera Morales, nutritionist gives some recommendations for the nutritional well-being of the family:

– Consume Free food without pesticides and agrochemicals.

– Avoid consumption processed foodhigh content of trans fat, added sugars and sodium.

– The fruit nectars a low proportion of added sugars is recommended for children.

– Growing up children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women in general should consume dairy products (milk, yogurt or cheese), at least three times a day.

– Eat 5 fruit portions until today.

“On family day, let’s think about who we are feeding our childrenolder adults and young people to keep their bodies functioning properly, avoid disease and lead a healthy lifestyle,” adds Francisco Herrera.