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Child overweight: Study demands more responsibility from politics By: Lara Hempel Print Prevention against children's adiposity: Why the environment plays a larger role than parent measures, explains a new study. Children's adiposity is a growing problem in Germany. The numbers are particularly alarming in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.School entrance examinations from the Ministry of Social Affairs show that every fifth preschool child is considered overweight, and the number of children concerned has increased by almost 50 % in the past ten years.But what can be done to counteract this development?An international study led by University Medical Center Rostock has now investigated this. Help for perplexed parents: What really helps against overweight in children according to the study © Imago / Dreamstime A comprehensive meta study under the direction of Prof. Anna Lene Seidler from the University Medical Center Rostock shows that prevention programs that aim at parents hardly work.The researcher and her team evaluated data from 29,000 children from 31 examinations and found that neither the weight nor the children's weight or nutritional behavior are significantly influenced by such programs.One reason: Many parents feel overwhelmed, especially in the first years of life due to lack of time, high costs for healthy food and socio -economic stress. Important note: This article does not replace a medical advice.If you are uncertainty, contact the pediatrician.Nutritional advice helps parents and children.The German obesity society offers an overview of the definition of childhood obesity. Fighting overweight in children: structural changes are necessary The study comes to the conclusion that responsibility cannot be among the parents alone, but the children's living environment must also be changed significantly.Prof. Seidler emphasizes that prevention can only be successful in the long term if structural measures apply.This includes more green spaces, healthy food in daycare centers and schools as well as political interventions such as a sugar tax on unhealthy products.Examples from Great Britain and Mexico show that such measures can significantly lower the obesity rates.Seidler underlines that children need an environment that makes healthy decisions easier instead of difficult. The problem is also recognized in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.The state government pursues health goals to reduce the number of overweight children.Programs such as "Children's Movement Land" or "Sport together in school and club" should motivate children to move more.However, according to Seidler, the previous measures are not sufficient.You give hope that school meal will be reformed in Rostock to offer healthier alternatives.A growing trend: Hype for tailor -made health strategies picks up speed. Sugar traps: View popular soft drinks from the supermarket photo gallery that is dangerous The results of the Rostock study clarify that a comprehensive approach is needed for successful prevention of children's adiposity.Parents alone cannot control the development of their children if the social framework is not correct.Structural changes such as healthier school lunches or more exercise offers offer an opportunity to tackle the problem in the long term and sustainably.Also because of this factor, it is increasingly quick: Fast Food manipulates our brain.