Childhood obesity

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Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well being. The first problems to occur in obese children are usually emotional or psychological. Childhood obesity however can also lead to life-threatening conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep problems, cancer, and other disorders.Some of the other disorders would include liver disease, early puberty or menarche, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, skin fections, and asthma and other respiratory problems.  Asthma severity is not affected by obesity however. Overweight children are more likely to grow up to be overweight adults. Obesity during adolescence has been found to increase mortality rates during adulthood.