Fast track hospital IF diet for teens in Australia.

Hi everyone,

I think that this is interesting if somewhat controversial as hospitals in S Australia have started to roll out a state funded IF diet for teens aged between 13 and 17 and I think this sounds drastic to me as at that age more exercise combined with a sensible diet might be better as this is a critical age for growing so I think they have to be careful so the results will be interesting. I also thinks it's interesting knowing what's going on around the world in all things fasting. 😊

Please see:

news.com.au/lifestyle/healt...

[Kitten-whiskers]

It seems a bit harsh for these youngesters. What about the psychological connections with food and what about the parents? - Kids at 13 are being feed by there parents - shouldn't they be trying to help encourage healthier eating? It just sounds too harsh, even if the intentions are good

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Hi Debs, I agree and my concern is over youngsters with an eating disorder and eating every other day at that age seems drastic. Really we should be looking at why young teens need to diet and maybe look at slick advertising that is aimed to make us consume and this is the real problem the developed countries are all consumer orientated...

Jerry 😊

[Kitten-whiskers in reply to Hidden]

Very true Jerry, showing them about the hidden sugars and fats etc in fizzy drinks etc maybe more helpful. They are too young to be going through that. Its a problem today where kids just don't seem to have a proper childhood - when I was a child I was never seen in a coffee shop or pub etc

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

This is bang on Debs as we as a society have lost touch with our dietary needs and I'm a great believer in 'us' knowing exactly what we are eating.

We used to pass down cooking skills from generation to generation and my Gran taught me how to cook when I was a child so how's that for a gift. 😊

[Kitten-whiskers in reply to Hidden]

How wonderful Jerry, what a great gift

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

It was Debs and I appreciate it. 😊

[Kitten-whiskers in reply to Hidden]

Most definately - your a great cook Jerry by looking at all that lovely food you make 😁

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Thanks Debs thats a lovely compliment as you cook lots of lovely things. 😊

[Kitten-whiskers in reply to Hidden]

Thats very kind Jerry, thank you 😉

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

It seems as if the organisers of the trial do not want it to support IF.

I would advocate teenagers transitioning into mild, medically supervised IF... and eating real food.

The problem with their adult trial was adherence - will this be any better?

[MTCee]

In my own experience, young children and teenagers who have weight problems are being enabled in some way by their parents and their home environment. Taking the youngsters out of their home environment for a few weeks and teaching them how to shop and cook for themselves and to enjoy healthy exercise, might be expected to have a bigger impact. 🤔

[Hidden in reply to MTCee]

Hey do you mean playing outside rather than playing computer games and eating real food...just like children used too...😊

[MTCee in reply to Hidden]

Yup I suppose so...😌

In one of my former careers, I taught disadvantaged teenage girls how to cook simple healthy meals. Many of them had weight problems as well as behaviour problems. The cooking lessons proved very popular with them and their behaviour improved. We had many useful discussions about their food choices and I like to hope that this helped them in some way.

I've also taught my own two children to cook so that they don't have to rely on ready meals or takeaways. Now that they've left home, they often tell me that this was a great help to them and we still often cook togther when we get chance. Neither of them have weight problems.

[Hidden in reply to MTCee]

Hey good for you MTC that must have been so rewarding I admire people who want to help others, so I'm impressed.

And good for you for teaching your children to cook as they are reaping the benefits and enjoy it so good parenting I'd say. 😊

[MTCee in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Jerry. My own parents didn't teach me any cooking skills.....my mother was a re-heater more than a cook 😕 My childhood meals were also very carb heavy and probably contributed to my early weight problems. I was determined to do better for my own children and avoid all the health problems that my family of origin now suffer.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

I met a doctor today who said that there was another trial at Cambridge... It does not say much, but this might be the one:

cambridge.org/core/journals...

[Hidden in reply to S11m]

Here's a link about the Sydney trial:

theconversation.com/getting...