First BP should be checked at age three

 As per American Academy of Pediatrics of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program 2004 all high risk children aged 3 years or older should have their blood pressure measured at least once at every health acre visit.

As the childhood obesity rate has increased, so has the prevalence of high blood pressure in children and teenagers, said Padma Shri and Dr. B C Roy national Awardee Dr. K K Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India.

The prevalence of hypertension among US children and adolescents ranges from 1% to 5%. The prevalence of hypertension among obese children is 11%.

Dr. Aggarwal further added that in the forthcoming 20^th MTNL Perfect Health Mela being organized from 23^rdto 27^th October, 2013 at Constitution Club of India, there will be special provision for consultations available to the obese children by doctors from all pathies.

Facts about obesity in children

1.     Natural fast food is good for the health

2.     Examples of fast food are milk, dry fruits and fruits,

3.     Artificial fast food or junk food is bad for the health

4.     Junk food contains refined bad fats and transfats

5.     Trans fats reduces the amount of good cholesterol and raised the levels of bad cholesterol in the body

6.     Soft drinks if taken more than one drink a day are harmful to the health

7.     Sweets contain more than 30% sugar and are harmful to the body

8.     One should avoid white sugar, white maida and white rice

9.     Jaggery is better than sugar

10.     All girls should eat jiggery and white gram once a week

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