Nutritionists warn parents over diet for obese childrenBy Chen Feng-li and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerYumin Hospital in Nantou County’s Caotun Township (草屯) on Monday said that 80 percent of obese children consulted by the hospital’s nutritionists had abnormally high levels of uric acid, blood lipids or sugar, or high blood pressure. Two years of medical data from 288 obese children were analyzed, hospital nutritionists Chen I-en (陳苡恩) and Liao Mei-yu (廖美俞) said. Soy milk and yoghurt products are displayed at a news conference in Nantou County in an undated photograph. Unsweetened milk, soy milk and yogurt should be served instead of the sweetened alternative, Liao said. The consumption of vegetables, milk and fruit should be limited to three, two and two servings per day respectively, she said.

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2021 15:56 UTC