Don’t Ignore, Here Are 5 Ways To Prevent Heart Disease In Children

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Here are ways to prevent heart disease in children:

1. Actively moving

Children who are sedentary are believed to be more at risk of heart disease. For this reason, it is important to get children to move, one of which is light exercise. Parents can start an active habit of moving with walk together, bike, swim, or play outdoors.

2. Be positive

Being positive means being happy and doing various fun activities. This can be started by doing family activities and taking a walk to the park for a picnic and a healthy dinner. Keeping children happy is one way to prevent heart disease in children.

3. Limit time watching or in front of the computer

The less mobile lifestyle is one of them caused by screentime excessive. For this reason, it is important to limit the time watching TV, computers, and playing cellphones to two hours every day.

4. Perform routine checks early on

Heart health can be monitored early on. This can be done via echocardiography or cardiac echo. This tool can detect early if there are abnormalities in the child’s heart so that prevention or treatment can be done from the start.

5. Set the child’s healthy eating menu

Food intake is quite influential on the health of children. Prioritize animal protein intake to prevent stunting for optimal child growth.

Limit unhealthy snacks, junk food high in sugar and high in carbohydrates to a minimum to prevent obesity and metabolic syndrome. Regulate the consumption of MSG and salt in children.

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