Take Care of Food Intake, Obesity in Children Causes Complications

KABAR RAKYAT – Obesity is a disorder or disease characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat tissue. Obesity in child susceptible to various diseases that are difficult to manage.

Obesity occurs due to an imbalance between energy intake and energy output, resulting in excess energy which is then stored in the form of fat tissue.

Representative of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) dr. Winra Pratita said the clinical symptoms of child obesity seen from the rounded face, chubby cheeks, double chin, the neck looks short, there is acanthosis nigricans (black spots on the back of the neck).

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Then the chest looks bloated with enlarged breasts and wheezing. In the abdomen looks bulged with abdominal wall folds.

”In the extremities, the legs are often X-shaped due to excessive weight gain in a short time. Then the pelvic movement is limited, and in the male reproductive system the penis looks small,” he said at a virtual press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (2/3) as reported by Kabar Rakyat from the ministry of health.go.id

However, for a more precise examination, an anthropometric examination is needed including weight, body length or height, body mass index.

Apart from clinical signs, obesity on child can cause complications from head to toe. From the head of the child the possibility of depression quickly, and low self-confidence due to obesity.

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