Nutritionist Fernanda Pisciolao made a worrying warning about obesity among children and adolescents during her participation in the program CNN Vital Signs presented by Doctor Roberto Kalil. According to the expert, significant changes in family eating habits are contributing to this alarming scenario.
Pisciono pointed out that families have lost the habit of meals together and cooking at home. “There is no more, right? So there was something that anything I want to eat, I take my cell phone and ask and arrive in half an hour,” explained the nutritionist.
Celebration foods on a daily basis
The expert pointed out that food previously reserved for special occasions are now part of the daily routine. “Foods that were to be celebrated, foods that should be part of a special moment, are part of everyday life,” warned Pisciola.
She stressed that, in the past, items such as lasagna, pudding and soda were consumed only at parties. Today, these foods are available with great ease, often being consumed several times a day.
Loss of taste for simple foods
One of the most worrying points raised by Pisiolaro is the loss of a taste for simple foods among children and adolescents. “It is much harder for you to teach a child to have proximity even with a cooked broccoli, with a braised eggplant, because they did not have the habit even to know a Parmigian eggplant, a cauliflower, which was a way that we approach these vegetables,” he explained.
The nutritionist concluded with an alarming observation: “Then it became a punishment to eat vegetables.” This change of perspective on healthy foods represents a significant challenge for parents and health professionals in the fight against childhood obesity.
This content was originally published in “Eating vegetables became punishment,” says nutritionist to dr. Kalil on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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