Causes and Harms of Childhood Obesity

The main causes of childhood obesity can be divided into simple obesity and secondary obesity, simple obesity is also known as primary obesity, mainly due to energy metabolism imbalance, intake of calories more than consumption of calories, is the root cause of obesity, secondary obesity refers to secondary to the nerve, endocrine, metabolic disorders based on obesity. Childhood obesity is associated with metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, hypertension, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, hyperuricemia, gout, precocious puberty, and increased risk of certain tumors as children grow older.