The harm of childhood obesity, research shows that obese children are more likely to suffer from fatty liver, hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases. Childhood obesity can also lead to abnormal fat metabolism and abnormal glucose metabolism, and the harm of childhood obesity will continue into adulthood. Let's see what the harm is!
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1, resulting in abnormal metabolism.
It is understood that in the case of childhood obesity, the probability of metabolic abnormality will be very high. If the child is obese, the body's metabolism of substances will be disordered. In this way, the body's nutrients can not be provided in time, the probability of illness will increase, and many organs of the body will also be damaged in the case of abnormal metabolism.
2, induce diabetes
If the child is obese, the probability of developing diabetes will be very high. Through research, it is found that childhood diabetes is related to obesity. Under the influence of obesity, insulin secretion will be abnormal, and it is impossible to metabolize excess carbohydrates in the body in time. At this time, the child may suffer from diabetes, which is harmful to the body. Therefore, children should control their weight reasonably to avoid diabetes caused by obesity.
3, affect hormone levels
When children are obese, it is easy to cause fluctuations in hormone levels, which may be too much androgen. During the child's development, the changes of hormones in the body at this time have a great influence on the child's health. If obese, the body will secrete too much androgen, and the incidence of early polycystic ovary syndrome will also increase, which is not good for children's health.
4, causing cardiovascular diseases.
Obesity in children can easily lead to cardiovascular system damage. Because of the changes of heart structure and hemodynamics caused by obesity, cardiovascular system will be involved and adverse symptoms will appear. Common sleep apnea, insufficient pulmonary ventilation and pulmonary hypertension are all related to obesity. And some obese children will have heart disease, which is related to the harm of obesity to the body. Therefore, we should control our weight reasonably at ordinary times, and take reasonable measures to control our weight in time after finding obesity.
5, affecting bone health
Obese children, the pressure on joints and bones will increase, and degeneration of joints and bones may occur in a short time, which is undoubtedly harmful to health. Therefore, it is necessary to control the weight reasonably in order to avoid damage to bone health.
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1, hyperlipidemia: The blood lipid of obese children is significantly higher than that of normal children.
2. Hypertension: Due to the increase in body size of obese children, the total metabolism and oxygen consumption of the body increase, which obviously increases the burden on the heart and blood pressure.
3. Hyperinsulinemia: Hyperinsulinemia is common in obese children.
4. Fatty liver: The incidence of fatty liver in severely obese children is as high as 80%. Obesity in children is an important factor inducing fatty liver. Hypertension and hyperlipidemia are risk signals of fatty liver in obese children.
5, respiratory diseases: obese children chest wall fat accumulation, oppression of thoracic expansion is limited, affecting lung ventilation function, reducing respiratory resistance, prone to respiratory diseases.
6. Digestive system diseases: The prevalence rate of digestive system diseases in obese children is 15%, which is significantly higher than that in normal children.
7. Low immune function: Obese children have low immune function, especially decreased cell activity, and are prone to infectious diseases.
8. Precocious puberty: The contents of testosterone in male blood and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in female serum of obese children were significantly higher than those of normal children. The increase of body fat can increase the secretion of adrenal hormones and reduce the sensitivity of hypothalamus to the threshold of circulating sex hormones.
9. Low IQ: The total IQ of obese children is lower than that of healthy children.
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Digestive system: hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and abnormal liver function may occur;
Respiratory system: asthma and sleep apnea;
Cardiovascular system: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, early atherosclerosis, impaired cardiac function, metabolic syndrome;
Endocrine system: insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, as well as sexual development disorders.
Prevention of childhood obesity
1, fetal period-prevention of fetal overweight
Pregnant women must supplement enough nutrition, but they should also pay attention. If the weight of pregnant women increases at a relatively fast rate, it will often lead to overweight children at birth and a greater chance of obesity in the future. Therefore, if you want your child's weight not to exceed the standard, pregnant women need to measure their weight regularly to see if their weight conforms to the law of normal pregnancy.
Under normal circumstances, pregnant women will gain weight in the first three months 1.5 kg to 3 kg; After that, the weight will increase by 400 grams per week; When the child is full-term, the pregnant woman's weight will be about 12 kg more than before pregnancy.
Pregnant women should decide how many calories they want to absorb according to their weight changes. In addition, pregnant women also need some exercise, such as walking and other activities that do not require too much physical strength.
2, infancy-encourage breastfeeding.
Studies have proved that children who drink breast milk are less likely to be obese than children who drink milk powder. The longer children drink breast milk, the less likely they are to be obese. When breastfeeding children, you can control the amount and interval of each meal more accurately to prevent children from absorbing too much calories. Children fed with milk powder may be overfeeded and become fat because they absorb too much nutrition.
3, childhood-balanced diet+regular exercise+weight test
If a child develops good eating habits and exercise habits from an early age, it will be very beneficial to his life.
(1) Parents need to help their children develop better eating habits. Children will consume enough calories according to their own growth and development needs, so they only need to provide him with a variety of foods and let the children decide whether to eat or not. Parents should also set an example and encourage their children to develop better eating habits.
(2) Children should have proper exercise every day, which can not only consume calories, but also avoid obesity. Even for infants and young children, parents should not hold their children all day, but need to help them complete the actions such as turning over and let them have certain activities. When children are five or six months old, they can be trained to jump, climb and walk with adult legs. Babies need to walk by themselves and learn to run and jump. Parents should also actively play games with their children. School-age and adolescent children should ensure that the daily exercise time is between half an hour and one hour.
(3) It is best to measure the child's weight regularly. If the weight gains faster, we should be vigilant and improve the children's diet structure and exercise intensity as soon as possible.