Prof Robert H Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist, at the University of California, has the following advice for parents of / and overweight children:
- Get rid of all sugared liquids – only water and milk
- Eat your carbohydrates with fiber
- Wait 20 minutes before second portions
- Buy your “screen time” minute for minute with physical activity
Children are then followed up every 3 months. It works!
The biggest single factor that prevented these lifestyle interventions from working, was the inclusion of sugared beverages!
(For more information do watch You tube presentations by Dr Lustig)
