The causes of childhood obesity are not singular, how harmful are they

The causes of childhood obesity are the same as those of adult obesity, divided into two types: simple obesity and secondary obesity. Secondary obesity refers to obesity with a clear cause, accounting for only 1% of all obesity. Simple obesity is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. More than 99% of childhood obesity belongs to simple obesity, which means obesity without a clear cause.

Causes of simple obesity in children

⑴ Genetic factors. If one parent is obese, the likelihood of their child being obese is 32-34%; Both parents are obese, and the incidence of obesity in children increases to 50-60%. On the other hand, 72% of overweight children have at least one parent who is also obese. And currently, multiple genetic factors related to obesity have been identified.

⑵ Overeating and overnutrition. Obese children often consume a large amount of high-fat and sweet foods, especially unlimited snacks and drinks, which can lead to obesity.

⑶ Too little exercise. At present, children's academic burden is becoming increasingly heavy, coupled with parents' eagerness for their children to succeed, adding a lot of extracurricular learning to their children, such as music, art, foreign languages, etc., squeezing out a lot of children's activity time. In addition, even for extracurricular activities, physical activity is decreasing and stationary activities such as watching TV and playing video games are increasing, which can help children reduce activity and increase fat. Obese children do not like to exercise, and children who do not like to exercise become even fatter, resulting in a vicious cycle.

⑷ Social and psychological factors. Especially parents' misconceptions about childhood obesity can easily lead to an obese child. In addition, studies have shown that if children experience excessive academic pressure, poor academic performance, and long-term mental stress, they will intentionally or unintentionally try to eat more snacks to relieve their mental stress. Over time, this can lead to obesity. Therefore, for children's obesity, the causes should be identified from multiple aspects and targeted treatment should be carried out.The hazards of childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is not simply a matter of overnutrition, nor is it a manifestation of physical fitness. Obesity leads to excessive accumulation of fat in brain tissue, forming an obese brain that tightly binds the sulci together, reduces wrinkles, smoothes the cerebral cortex, results in poor neural network development, decreased intelligence, and less agile brain responses; Slow movement and difficulty in physical movement; Thereby affecting the psychological development of children; Obese children who frequently consume excessive amounts of fat and calories may develop precocious puberty and hypertension; Moreover, children's obesity will not only affect their life, study and health at this stage, but also serve as a breeding ground for adult diseases, burying the curse of adult hypertension, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, tumor, diabetes and other diseases. Perhaps because people have recognized the harm of childhood obesity, they currently use methods such as accelerating metabolism, hunger, diarrhea, and diuresis to lose weight. However, obesity in children, especially infants, is mainly caused by an increase in the number of fat cells in the body, and general weight loss methods can only reduce the volume of fat cells. Therefore, childhood obesity is more difficult to treat than adult obesity. Some treatment methods are even harmful to health. So what are the miracle drugs and effective ways for children to lose weight? The SEP treatment plan for childhood obesity is currently the most commonly used weight loss method. At present, methods such as accelerating metabolism, hunger, diarrhea, and diuresis are commonly used for weight loss. However, obesity in children, especially infants, is mainly caused by an increase in the number of fat cells in the body, and general weight loss methods can only reduce the volume of fat cells, but cannot completely cure childhood obesity. To completely cure childhood obesity, it is necessary to go to the hospital for correct and reasonable treatment to solve this problem.