Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Heart disease can come on suddenly regardless of age. Even children can get heart disease.
Various types of heart disease that can be experienced by children include congenital heart defects, viral infections that affect the heart, and even heart disease that develops later in life due to genetic diseases or syndromes as a child.
There are several ways to prevent heart disease in children that parents can do. These ways range from lifestyle to awareness to have regular checkups.
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Here are ways to prevent heart disease in children:
1. Actively moving
Children who are sedentary are believed to be more at risk of heart disease. For this reason, it is important to get children to move, one of which is light exercise. Parents can start an active habit of moving with walk together, bike, swim, or play outdoors.
2. Be positive
Being positive means being happy and doing various fun activities. This can be started by doing family activities and taking a walk to the park for a picnic and a healthy dinner. Keeping children happy is one way to prevent heart disease in children.
3. Limit time watching or in front of the computer
The less mobile lifestyle is one of them caused by screentime excessive. For this reason, it is important to limit the time watching TV, computers, and playing cellphones to two hours every day.
4. Perform routine checks early on
Heart health can be monitored early on. This can be done via echocardiography or cardiac echo. This tool can detect early if there are abnormalities in the child’s heart so that prevention or treatment can be done from the start.
5. Set the child’s healthy eating menu
Food intake is quite influential on the health of children. Prioritize animal protein intake to prevent stunting for optimal child growth.
Limit unhealthy snacks, junk food high in sugar and high in carbohydrates to a minimum to prevent obesity and metabolic syndrome. Regulate the consumption of MSG and salt in children.
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