Complications of Childhood Obesity
Overweight and obesity are major risks for long and short term health. It is a network of a plethora of complications. The complications can be as follows:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Eating disorders such as bulimia, binge eating
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Sleep apnoea – a condition which causes difficult breathing when sleeping which leads to poor quality of sleep.
- Liver and respiratory problems
- Low self esteem, depression, anxiety and emotional problems.
- Social rejection
