In recent years, excess weight in prepubescent girls has gained significant health attention, particularly in light of metabolic changes that enhance the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease in the future. The increased incidence of prepubescent girls with excess weight accentuates the need for comprehensive medical care to reduce the immediate and long-term potential health risks associated with excess weight (Ruiz-Moreno et al., 2020). Their weight significantly impacts prepubescent girls’ physical, social, and mental well-being. Prepubescent girls who are overweight have higher rates of depression, anxiousness, harassment, and stigmatization, as well as higher deaths and morbidity rates. Additionally, excess weight in prepubescent females is linked to a child’s poorer quality of life and academic achievement. Likewise, prepubescent overweight girls are more likely to develop polycystic ovarian syndrome, a disorder that comes with challenges, and hyperandrogenism, which both lead to irregular menstrual cycles.
Healthy eating habits and avoiding calorie-dense lures are two ways caregivers, parents, and teachers can support prepubescent girls in achieving a healthy weight. A prepubescent girl can adopt good eating habits and lose weight if high-fat, high-sugar, or junk foods are less easily obtainable (Ruiz-Moreno et al., 2020). Incorporating aerobic exercise, any activity that stimulates their heart rate to increase in their daily routine, will help prepubescent females stay active and reduce their weight. A workout that strengthens bones, like sprinting or skipping, and musculatures, like climbing or crunches, can assist those girls in losing weight. To maintain a healthy weight, parents must minimize their children’s time behind the screen and urge them to discover productive things to do with friends or alone that involve more mobility. Making sure prepubescent girls receive sufficient sleep is vital for weight loss since insufficient sleep causes them to eat more and be less active.
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Ruiz-Moreno, M. I., Vilches-Perez, A., Gallardo-Escribano, C., Vargas-Candela, A., Lopez-Carmona, M. D., Pérez-Belmonte, L. M., Ruiz-Moreno, A., Gomez-Huelgas, R., & Bernal-Lopez, M. R. (2020). Metabolically healthy obesity: Presence of arterial stiffness in the prepubescent population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(19), 6995.