Chao Ting points out that children, unlike adults on a diet, are still growing, and so they must get proper nutrition. Hence, controls over their food consumption must be carefully calculated by a dietician. She says that 1200-1500 calories of diet fare is usually ideal.
長庚醫院小兒內分泌科醫師趙婷指出，小孩子減肥和大人不同，因為孩子還在成長，必須要顧及他的營養，因此飲食控制要經過營養師根據孩子的年齡、體重、身高和運動量來精算。