Obesity: Definition, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & More

Rare symptoms

Rare symptoms
Rare symptoms

Early on-going obesity might form up in kids because of rare genetic problems. These disorders consist of genes that play a vital role in energy expenditure and stimulating appetite. Such conditions and their effects consist of:

  • Leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency obesity: Important symptoms consist of serious early-onset obesity, hyperphagia, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (a condition in which female ovaries or male testes form a bit or no sex hormones)
  • Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency obesity: important symptoms such as hormonal problems, early-onset obesity, and extreme hunger