What are the effects or complications involved with obesity in kids?

Obesity in kids is a serious medical condition that can affect your kid physically, mentally, socially & emotionally. Obesity in kids occurs when he/she put on extra weight than average weight of his/her age & height. The obesity in kids can be treated with the help of improved diet and regular exercise. You should encourage your kids to exercise on regular basis. Some of the complications or effects involved with obesity in kids are-

What are the effects or complications involved with obesity in kids?

· Physical effects or complications involved with obesity in kids

Ø High cholesterol & high BP

High cholesterol & high BP is directly related to your kid’s diet. If your kid consumes very poor or unhealthy diet then the chances become strong to develop these severe health issues. Poor diet can cause plaques in the arteries of your kid, as a result of this the arteries become narrow & hard. This can cause heart attacks in future.

Ø Type 2 diabetes

It is a chronic disease that affects the way the body of your kid utilizes sugar. Obesity and your kid’s lifestyle increase the chances of type 2 diabetes disease. 

Ø Asthmatic issues

Asthma is another complication involved with obesity in kids. The chances to develop asthma become stronger if your kid is overweight.

Ø NAFLD (Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease)

This disorder generally without any symptoms, causes fatty accumulations to the build up in the liver which can lead to liver damage.

Ø Metabolic syndrome

Well, it is not a disease but a collection of conditions that can increases the chances of severe health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and many others. This collection of conditions involve low HDL (good) cholesterol, high BP, high Blood Sugar, excess abdominal fat, high triglycerides etc.

Ø Sleep disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious disorder in which the kid’s breathing frequently interrupted and begin when he/she sleeps. This can also be a complication of obesity in kids.

Ø Menstruation at early age

The obesity can also cause imbalance in the hormones which can leads to menstruation at early age.

· Mental, social & emotional effects or complications involved with obesity in kids

Ø Low self-esteem & teasing

Kids sometimes bully their overweight classmates or friends who are suffering from low self-esteem. As a result the chances become great for the kid to go on depression. 

Ø Behavioral issues

Overweight kids influenced to have more anxiety and weaker social skills compare to normal weight kids. These problems can lead the overweight kids to behave out & disrupt their surroundings. In some cases, the overweight kids can also be withdrawn socially by normal weight kids.

Ø Depression

The overweight kids generally suffer from low self-esteem and hopeless feelings. As a result of this, the kids move to depression. A depressed kid can lost his/her confidence, shows uninteresting in normal activities, avoid becoming social, keep calm, prefer to be alone and sometimes cry a lot. However, depression is a very serious issue with anyone whether he is a kid or an adult.