{"id":21259,"date":"2021-05-31T13:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/bambini-cicciottelli-genitori-state-attenti-agli-zuccheri\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:53:12","slug":"chubby-children-parents-be-mindful-of-sugars-and-related-substances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/en\/chubby-children-parents-be-mindful-of-sugars-and-related-substances\/","title":{"rendered":"Chubby children: parents, be mindful of sugars and related substances."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/133589520_s-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7507\" style=\"width:494px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/133589520_s-1.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/133589520_s-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/133589520_s-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/133589520_s-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure><p>In childhood, overweight and sedentary lifestyles are increasingly on the rise. Reversing this trend by establishing healthy eating habits is essential to ensure that the adults of tomorrow stay healthy.<\/p><p>According to the latest data published by the Italian National Institute of Health, the situation of <strong>overeating <\/strong>and <strong>inactivity <\/strong>among Italian children remains serious and deserves careful attention.<\/p><p>The current picture of Italian children reflects a <strong>diet based on poor nutritional habits<\/strong>, far from the guidelines of the true Mediterranean diet.<\/p><p>The data shows that <strong>about 1 in 3 children is overweight<\/strong>. Their diet is too rich in sugars and sweets, low in vegetables, they often skip breakfast, and during the morning at school they consume large snacks.<\/p><p>The daily intake of excessive simple sugars through food can lead to <strong>actual inflammatory or metabolic damage.<\/strong><\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-8339d85 is-style-simple\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"8339d85\"><style>.stk-8339d85{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-8339d85-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-3ce51f5\" data-block-id=\"3ce51f5\"><style>.stk-3ce51f5{left:-50px !important;position:absolute !important;opacity:0.2 !important}.stk-3ce51f5 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:100px !important;width:100px 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block stk-08fb2a7 alignleft\" data-block-id=\"08fb2a7\"><style>.stk-08fb2a7 .stk-img-wrapper{height:50px !important}.stk-08fb2a7 .stk-img-wrapper img{object-position:0% 50% !important;object-fit:contain !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-08fb2a7{padding-right:60px !important;padding-left:60px !important}.stk-08fb2a7 .stk-img-wrapper img{object-fit:contain !important}}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link\" href=\"\/perme-test\/\"><div class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-19762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program.webp\" width=\"1451\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program.webp 1451w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program-300x86.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program-1024x295.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program-768x221.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Glyco_medical_program-600x173.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1451px) 100vw, 1451px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>How can we understand<strong> how significant sugar-related damage is <\/strong>in a child\u2019s body?<br>By undergoing a <strong>Glyco Medical Program.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kadence-column21259_6ec73f-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column21259_6ec73f-1d > 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-2048x2048.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-64x64.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/glyco-ita-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-f73d24c\" data-block-id=\"f73d24c\"><style>.stk-f73d24c{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button has-text-align-center stk-block stk-7fe5a84\" data-block-id=\"7fe5a84\"><style>.stk-7fe5a84{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/en\/glyco-medical-program\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id21259_2dc87f-d7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column21259_2d2b8d-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column21259_2d2b8d-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column21259_2d2b8d-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column21259_2d2b8d-ac{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column21259_2d2b8d-ac inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><p>Both certain foods\u2014when consumed too frequently\u2014and the daily intake of various sugars (glucose, fructose, and polyols, which follow similar metabolic pathways) can act as <strong>inflammatory triggers <\/strong>that initiate and sustain various health conditions, as well as contribute to excess body fat.<\/p>\n\n<p>In children, the excessive consumption of simple sugars is the main cause of <strong>fatty liver <\/strong>and <strong>overweight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The American Heart Association guidelines recommend avoiding the consumption of simple sugars in children under 2 years of age, and limiting intake to no more than 25 grams of sugar per day from age 2 onwards (equivalent to just 5 level teaspoons of table sugar).<\/p>\n\n<p>These amounts are generally exceeded just at breakfast for many children: consider, for example, that a typical bowl of milk with chocolate cereal or milk with cookies and a fruit juice provides as much as 35 grams of sugar\u2014that\u2019s equivalent to 7 teaspoons of sugar!<\/p>\n\n<p>An unbalanced breakfast, with a concentrated dose of simple sugars, causes an excessive sugar spike, making children hyperactive and, within a few hours, very hungry again.<\/p>\n\n<p>How can we understand <strong>how significant sugar-related damage is <\/strong>in the body?<\/p>\n\n<p>Today, science can answer this question through the measurement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/en\/symptoms-sugar-inflammation\/\">two specific early indicators of sugar-related damage<\/a>: <strong>glycated albumin <\/strong>and <strong>methylglyoxal<\/strong>. These two molecules provide insights that go beyond the standard fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) tests, offering a more detailed picture of how sugar is impacting the body.<\/p>\n\n<p>These markers make it possible to detect early sugar-related damage caused by repeated blood glucose fluctuations and the accumulation of glycotoxic substances in the body. They also allow for monitoring the body&#8217;s response to dietary changes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Knowing this condition of altered sensitivity to sugars in advance, and understanding which foods are consumed in excess by the child through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geklab.com\/en\/product\/metabolic-recaller-program\/\">Metabolic Recaller Program<\/a> \u2014 which can be carried out with a simple capillary blood sample (a small finger prick) \u2014 makes it possible to understand and implement simple yet effective dietary and lifestyle changes, even in children.<\/p>\n\n<p>For instance, it becomes possible to know exactly how often a child can enjoy a well-made sweet treat. In a healthy and mindful diet, an occasional sweet indulgence is good for the soul, but ice cream, packaged snacks, cookies, and fruit juices should not be a daily occurrence\u2014for kids or adults.<\/p>\n\n<p>How can we prepare a balanced breakfast for children while limiting simple sugars from the very first meal of the day?<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s breakfasts<\/strong> should always include healthy fats and quality proteins, as these help to maintain a longer sense of fullness and align with recommendations from the Harvard Medical School of Public Health.<\/p>\n\n<p>Parents and children alike should learn to sit down together in the morning and take the necessary time to eat a proper and nutritious meal.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here are some tasty and balanced breakfast ideas that are also kid-approved:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plain yogurt (unsweetened) with raspberries, blended walnuts, and rolled oats<\/li>\n\n<li>Whole grain or rye bread with ricotta and cherry 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