What are the hazards of childhood obesity?

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From more than ten years of the whole school on a few "fat" development, now there are a lot of a class. With the continuous improvement of the quality of life, there are more and more obese children around. From birth, they are the treasure of the whole family. What parents buy for their children affects their normal diet. Candy, drinks and other junk food, big fish and big meat have become children's staple food. What are the hazards of childhood obesity? Let's talk about it

What are the hazards of childhood obesity?

Hyperlipidemia: the blood lipid of obese children is significantly higher than that of normal children. Hypertension: because the obese children's body volume increases, the total metabolism and body oxygen consumption increase, which makes the heart burden significantly heavier, and the blood pressure also increases. Hyperinsulinemia: hyperinsulinemia is common in obese children.

Fatty liver: the incidence rate of fatty liver in obese children is as high as 80%. Children obesity is an important factor inducing fatty liver. Hypertension and hyperlipemia are the risk signals for fatty liver in obese children. Respiratory diseases: fat accumulation in the chest wall of obese children, compression of the chest, limited expansion, affect the lung ventilation function, reduce the resistance of the respiratory tract, easy to suffer from respiratory diseases.

Digestive system diseases: the prevalence of digestive system diseases in obese children is 15%, which is significantly higher than that in normal children. Low immune function: the immune function of obese children is low, especially the cell activity is significantly reduced, and they are prone to infectious diseases. Precocious puberty: the levels of testosterone in male and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in female of obese children were significantly higher than those of normal children. The increase of body fat can cause the increase of adrenal hormone secretion and reduce the sensitivity of hypothalamus to the threshold of circulating sex hormone.

matters needing attention

Cultivate children to develop good eating habits, cultivate children to eat regularly since childhood, from the beginning of primary school should be three meals a day, do not add meals at recess, do not let children eat snacks, encourage children to eat dinner on time. For children who love snacks or don't eat breakfast, their mothers should pay special attention and get rid of their bad habits as soon as possible. Skipping breakfast is one of the causes of obesity.