Joining hands with parents in the journey to protect their children’s health, Thu Cuc TCI has set up the examination package for obese and overweight children aged seven to fifteen years old with essential examination items, helping children return to their normal state.
1. When do we need to take our children to have an obesity and overweight examination?
According to the statistics of the National Nutrition Census by National Institute of Nutrition, the rate of obesity in children is increasing at an alarming rate within the past ten years, from 8,5% in 2010 up to 19% in 2020. Notably, obesity not only directly affects children’s health, but also leads to consequences affecting their daily life and communication.
In reality overweight and obese children can be easily seen with the naked eye. However, how to detect the risk early and when to take the child to the doctor?
Following advice of a nutritionist, parents can rely on some of the following signs to identify overweight children:
– Your baby’s weight increases rapidly in a short time
– Children appear fat layers in the thigh and arm area
– Your baby’s weight increases rapidly.
– Children walk heavily, they do not like physical activities.
Especially, parents need to be aware that being overweight is dangerous. These are kwashiorkor and overweight relating to some pathological conditions. In case of children with overweight and kwashiorkor will appear some symptoms, such as:
– Children with round, chubby bodies. however, the hands and feet are skinny
– Pale skin and in some cases, there are patches on the skin.
– The eyelids, face and ankles are all swollen
Overweight and obesity lead to many consequences affecting child’s health
2. The details of the examination package for overweight and obese children aged seven to fifteen years old.
To meet an increasing demand for having an examination of overweight and obese children, Thu Cuc TCI has set up the examination package for overweight and obese children aged seven to fifteen years old with essential items to detect causes and symptoms as well as having an accurate assessment of the child’s condition.
The detail of the examination package includes the following items:
2.1. Clinical examination
– Measure the status of nutrients (based on the growth chart of WHO)
– Measure body fat percentage and body mass index
– Detect some nutritional diseases
2.2. Perform paraclinical tests
Paraclinical tests include blood and urine test, quantitative measurement of the following indicators:
– Analysis of peripheral blood cells by laser counter helps detect Anemia and other blood diseases. At the same time, infection or immune status will be detected.
– Measurement of microelements (Copper, Zinc) to measure Zinc in the blood.
– Measurement of 25 OH Vitamin in the blood.
– Measurement of ionized calcium in the blood with selective electrodes.
– Measurement of total Calcium in the blood.
– Measurement of Glucose to assess the status of blood sugar.
– Measurement of total Cholesterol to assess the status of blood sugar.
– Measurement of Triglyceride (blood) to assess the status of blood fat in the body.
2.3. Diagnostic imaging
Besides the above-mentioned health check, doctor will perform additional diagnostic imaging through an abdominal ultrasound to detect some diseases of organs in the abdomen, such as (liver, kidney, spleen, and pancreas)
2.4. Diagnosis, prescription, and menu designing – nutritional consultation
A healthy and reasonable diet is a very important factor in the process of balancing the body for overweight and obese children. Through health checks, doctors in the Department of Nutrition – Thu Cuc TCI, in person, will provide orientation on proper nutrition plan and balance to help children improve their health as well as developing their physical health.
Notes: The examination package is now applied at 286 Thuy Khue, not including other clinics of Thu Cuc Medical System TCI.
THE EXAMINATION PACKAGE FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN AGED SEVEN TO FIFTEEN YEARS OLD
(applied at 286 Thuy Khue)
| No | SERVICE LIST | PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF INDICATIONS |
| I | CLINICAL EXAMINATION | |
| 1 | Nutritional examination | – Assess the status of nutrients (based on the growth chart of WHO) – Measure the body fat percentage and body mass index – Help detect some nutritional diseases |
| II | DIAGNOSIS, PRESCRIPTION AND MENU DESIGN – NUTRITIONAL CONSULTATION | |
| III | PARACLINICAL TESTS | |
| 1 | Peripheral blood cell analysis (laser counter) {24TS} | Detect some Anemia and some blood diseases; infection and immune status |
| 2 | Quantitative analysis of microelements (copper, zinc) {Zinc} | Quantify Zinc in the blood |
| 3 | Quantification of 250H Vitamin D (D3) {blood} | Quantify Vitamin D in the blood |
| 4 | Quantification of ionized calcium with selective electrode {blood} | Quantify Calcium in the blood |
| 5 | Quantification of total Calcium {blood} | |
| 6 | Quantification of Glucose {blood} | Assess the status of blood sugar |
| 7 | Quantification of total Cholesterol {blood} | Assess the status of Cholesterol in the body |
| 8 | Quantification of Triglyceride {blood} | |
| IV | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | |
| 1 | Abdominal ultrasound (general – children) | Detect some pathological conditions in abdominal organs (liver, kidney, spleen, and pancreas) |
| The package price: 2,468,000 VND | ||
Examination items in the examination package for overweight and obesity in children aged seven to fifteen years old.
3. Benefits gained when having the examination package for overweight and obese children at Thu Cuc TCI
The situation today is that many parents misunderstand a nutritional balance for overweight and obese children is simply reducing the child’s diet. As children eat less, their weight will decrease.
Nevertheless, reality shows that this is a completely wrong idea. Because a proper diet is not merely reducing fat and starch, this also relates to many other factors, such as behavior, eating habits as well as children’s physical activities. Besides obesity also hides many risks, such as Hypertension, impacts on the heart, and Dyslipidemia. Therefore, nutrition examination not only improves the status of overweight and obesity, but also protects children’s health. The following are some benefits we should not ignore in the examination package for overweight and obese children:
– A team of leading experts in nutrition consult and treat illness under a personalized regimen, being perfectly fit for the body.
– Having comprehensive examinations with essential items helps children’s physical health be diagnosed the most accurately.
– The process of nutritional examination of children is standardized.
– Consultation on a child’s proper diet based on the age group and pathological condition.
– Establishing comprehensive nutritional regimens and methods to provide the patient with the best result.
– Possessing the most modern technology in nutritional treatment guarantees the fastest and most effective result.
Thu Cuc TCI – a nutritional examination place for millions of families
We hope that the above article has provided parents with useful knowledge. If you are interested in the examination package for overweight and obese children aged seven to fifteen years old at Thu Cuc TCI, please contact the call center 1900 55 88 92 for more information.
