Childhood obesity: prevention is better than cure

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Table 1 Complications associated with childhood obesity

Acute^Citation14^–^Citation16	• Type 2 diabetes
	• Hypertension
	• Hyperlipidemia
	• Precocious puberty
	• Ovarian hyperandrogenism
	• Gynecomastia
	• Cholecystitis
	• Pancreatitis
	• Pseudotumor cerebri
	• Fatty liver
	• Renal disease (focal glomerulosclerosis)
Orthopedic disorders^Citation17	• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
	• Tibia vara
	• Blount disease
Liver and gall bladder dysfunction^Citation18	• Elevated transaminases
	• Cholecystitis
Physical and psychological^Citation19^–^Citation21	• Depression
	• Eating disorders
	• Social isolation
	• Sleep disorders
Cardiovascular and endocrine^Citation22^–^Citation24	• Hyperinsulinism and insulin resistance
	• Hypercholesterolemia
	• Hypertriglyceridemia
	• Low levels of high-density lipoprotein
	• Hypertension
	• Polycystic ovary syndrome
	• Coronary artery disease
	• Left ventricular hypertrophy
Cancer^Citation17	• Colorectal carcinoma
Long-term ^Citation23,Citation25	• Ischemic heart disease
	• Short life span
	• Stroke
	• Sudden death

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