For overweight and normal-weight children or adolescents, the following handling principles are based on recommendations validated by medical research to prevent the occurrence or deterioration of obesity:
- Limit TV watching consumer electronics usage to up to 2 hours a day
- Do not place TV or consumer electronics where children sleep
- Eat breakfast every day
- Reduce the consumption of sugary drinks
- Restrict dining in restaurants, especially fast food restaurants
- Encourage parents to eat with children
- Limit the consumption of large food and beverages
- Eat appropriate portions of vegetables and fruits at each meal
- Eat a high-calcium, high-fiber diet
- Eat a balanced diet
- Feed infants only breast milk for 6 months; continue breastfeeding for more than 12 months after adding non-staple foods
- Engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per day
- Limit intake of high-calorie foods