by Patty Cocchiarella

Diabetes is a challenge that can affect children when they are young, or as they get older. When a child is overweight they are more at risk for type 2 diabetes. The good news is that if you can help your children challenge their eating habits and the way they look at food, you can help them lose weight quickly.

What most parents don't know is that they have created their obese child by making them eat everything on their plate and feeding fatty and processed foods. Instead of going to a nice sit down restaurant that serves health foods, most children end up at McDonald's. Between McDonald's and the food that is served in most school cafeteria's kids can't help but gain weight.

While your child is young, it is a good time to get them started with good eating habits, so they will not grow into heavy adults. This can be just the right thing to do in order to make sure that they do not find themselves dealing with type 2, diabetes.

One of the ways to help them is to serve good and whole food to the entire family. If you learn to control the portions you give everyone will benefit. Children should not have to diet in order to lose weight if you help them learn to control their portions in addition to giving them whole foods. One way to do this is through a Meal Measure because it is easy to use and fun for them.

A child will naturally control their portions when they are small and then their bodies get confused because they are forced to eat past their set point which is what determines when they are full. If you use a guideline like the Food Pyramid you can be sure that they are getting enough to eat.

A child should not feel guilty about eating when they are hungry so provide lots of fruits and vegetables for snacking. This will ensure that they begin to choose better eating habits so they won't acquire diabetes as adults. Also, start when they are young to have some form of exercise, and you will not see the weight gain again.

Most kids love to ride bikes or swim but many do not like to play sports. Help them find a type of exercise that they like and that is fun for them to do.

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