Health issues among children with obesity

There are several issues recognised in childhood obesity .

These include

• High blood pressure,

• Type 2 diabetes

• Elevated blood cholesterol levels.

• Bone and joint problems

• Shortness of breath that makes exercise, sports, or any physical activity more difficult.

• Restless sleep or breathing problems at night, such as obstructive sleep apnea

• tendency to mature earlier.

• Overweight kids may be taller and more sexually mature than their peers, raising expectations that they should act as old as they look, not as old as they are.

• Overweight girls may have irregular menstrual cycles and fertility problems in adulthood.

• liver and gallbladder disease