Common symptoms in Adolescents and Children
Almost 340 million children and adolescents that ages from 5 to 19 years old that concerns obese or overweight in 2016, as referred by the World Health Organization. In the past few years, the report by Boston Children’s Hospital explains that the rate of obesity in children increase triple times as found by the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). Some most occurring symptoms of obesity in childhood consist of:
- Constipation
- Shortness of breath while physical activity
- Deposition of fatty tissue (might be noticed in the breast area)
- Sleep apnea
- The appearance of the stretch marks on the back and hips
- Low self-esteem
- Orthopedic problems like dislocated hips or flat feet
- Acanthosis nigricans (dark pigmentation on the skin around the neck area or other areas)
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Delayed puberty in boys while early puberty in girls