Child Obesity | Child Health | Dr Batra’s™

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Childhood Obesity
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Childhood Obesity Causes

1. Diet excessive intake of fatty foods, such as
   fast foods, baked foods, soft drinks, chocolates
   and desserts which are high in calories and fat
   content are the primary cause for childhood
   obesity.
2. Lack of exercise this is a very common problem
   amongst children and teenagers these days,
   because more time is spent on gadgets such as
   mobile phones and video game consoles instead of
   playing outdoors. Lack of exercise, coupled with
   calorie-rich, fast food and snacky diets
   contribute heavily to childhood obesity.
3. Stress some children tend to overeat to overcome
   emotional stress such as bullying at school,
   discord at home and, sometimes, even physical
   abuse.

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Childhood Obesity Symptoms

• The symptoms of childhood obesity are as follows
• increased weight that is at least 20 more than
  the normal for that age.
• increased body mass index (BMI), which will show
  a higher fat content than normal
• poor eating habits that usually include
  overeating and indulgence in food and
• a lack of desire to do any physical exercise.

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Childhood Obesity Diagnosis

• BMI as a part of regular child health
  programmes, our doctors calculate the child's BMI
  and determine where it falls on the BMI-for-age
  growth chart. BMI helps to indicate whether the
  child is overweight for his or her age and
  height.
• In addition to BMI and charting weight on growth
  charts, the doctor also evaluates the following
• family history of obesity and weight-related
  health problems, such as diabetes
• child's eating habits
• child's activity level and
• other health conditions that the child may have.
• Our doctors may order blood tests if they suspect
  any hormonal disorders. They may also test for
  any disorders that can be caused as a result of
  childhood obesity, such as diabetes, high
  cholesterol, etc.

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