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Keeping Kids Well Hydrated : by Sharon Natoli!
The recent focus on childhood obesity has turned much
of the nation's attention to what kids should and shouldn't
be eating and how active they are. However something
that is equally important for children's health and
wellbeing, though often overlooked, is the importance
of hydration.
Keeping kids well hydrated is essential for good health
overall, as studies show that dehydration in children
can make it harder for them to perform well and learn
at school 1. However children often don't drink enough
to meet their fluid needs, even when drinks are freely
available 2, which means they can be more vulnerable
to heat stress. Children also have a different body
composition to adults and are not as efficient at regulating
their body temperature 1 making them even more susceptible
to dehydration.
Kids will often wait until they are thirsty before they
get a drink, or rely on others to provide them with
drinks, and by this stage they may have already lost
important fluids and electrolytes. Children who are
overweight have a higher proportion of body water, so
it is especially important that they drink regularly,
particularly kilojoule free fluids such as Neverfail
springwater, to stay adequately hydrated 3.
Childhood is a time of growth and development, and it
is also the time when kids learn lifelong eating and
drinking habits from their families and friends. So
to make sure your kids get plenty of fluids each day,
and help them recognise the importance of drinking from
an early age, always pack a water bottle in their lunchbox
and offer milk and lightly flavoured, low sugar beverages
for variety and interest. The Dietary Guidelines for
Children and Adolescents in Australia recommend to "Choose
water as a drink"4 and together, water and milk are
recommended as the best fluids for children.
By Sharon Natoli, Accredited Practising Dietitian
and Director, Food & Nutrition Australia, www.foodnut.com.au
References:
1. D'Anci, K. E., Constant, F. & Rosenberg, I. H. Hydration
and cognitive function in children. Nutr Rev 64, 457-64
(2006).
2. Sports Dietitians Australia. Nutrition and Physical
Activity for Australian Children. Medical Journal of
Australia 173, S1-14 (2000).
3. Haroun, D. et al. Composition of the fat-free mass
in obese and nonobese children: matched case-control
analyses. Int J Obes (Lond) 29, 29-36 (2005).
4. National Health and Medical Research Council. (Commonwealth
Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2003).
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3.
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The Nourisher Meets The Time Bandit!
The
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Yesterday
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I commiserated but noted, "I sometimes think that but
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(a question that haunts me often) Am I giving my gift
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"
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If
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