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Obesity | The dangers of childhood obesity

High blood lipids: 

Obese children have significantly higher blood lipids than normal children.

Hypertension: 

Because of the increase in body size of obese children, the total metabolism and body oxygen consumption increase, which significantly increases the burden on the heart and increases blood pressure.

Hyperinsulinemia: 

Hyperinsulinemia is common in obese children.

Fatty liver: 

The incidence of fatty liver in severely obese children is as high as 80%. Child obesity is an important factor in inducing fatty liver. Hypertension and hyperlipidemia are dangerous signs of fatty liver in obese children.

Respiratory diseases: 

Obese children have fat accumulation on the chest wall, compression of the thoracic cage, and restricted expansion, which affects lung ventilation function, reduces the resistance of the respiratory tract and is susceptible to respiratory diseases.

Digestive system diseases: 

The prevalence of digestive system diseases in obese children is 15%, which is significantly higher than that of normal children.

Immune function is low: 

Obese children have the low immune function, especially the cell activity is significantly reduced, and they are susceptible to infectious diseases.

Precocious puberty: 

The blood testosterone content of obese children and the serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate content of women are significantly higher than those of normal children. Increased body fat can increase the secretion of adrenal hormones and reduce the sensitivity of the hypothalamus to circulating sex hormone thresholds.

Low IQ: 

The total IQ of obese children is lower than that of healthy children.

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