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Physical, Emotional Health and Social Consequences of Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH SOCIAL
Metabolic
  • Glucose intolerance and insulin resistance
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Polycystic Ovary Disease
  • Menstrual abnormalities

Pulmonary

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Asthma

Gastroenterological

  • Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis
  • Cholelithiasis

Musculoskeletal

  • Impaired balance
  • Joint pain
  • Back pain
  • Slipped Capital Femoral
  • Epiphyses
  • Tibia Vara
  • Low self-esteem
  • Depression
  • Stigmatization
  • Teasing and other forms of bullying
  • Social marginalization
  • Discrimination
  • Risk behaviours (e.g. smoking, alcohol and other drug use)

Adapted from “Primary Prevention of Childhood Obesity” (p. 17), by Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, 2005, Toronto, ON: Registered Nurses’
Association of Ontario

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