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2010-01-29
Today, I would like to discuss the dangers of obesity in teenagers. The harm of obesity in teenagers is not only psychological, but it can also cause a series of physiological damages, leading to the younger onset of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The impact on the future of teenagers cannot be taken lightly.
Obesity is mainly caused by the accumulation of fat cells, and the main areas where fat accumulates are the internal organs. An increase in visceral fat tissue can lead to insulin resistance in the fat. Insulin is the only blood sugar-lowering hormone in the human body. Fat cells causing insulin resistance will increase the secretion of insulin from the islet cells, increasing the burden on the islet cells. If not treated early, it can easily lead to abnormal glucose tolerance, eventually turning into diabetes.
Obese patients often have hyperlipidemia, with fat deposits on the vessel walls causing damage to the vessel walls and forming arteriosclerosis. At the same time, fat cells secrete adipokines such as osteocalcin, which also cause calcification and damage to the vessel walls, reducing vascular elasticity, ultimately leading to hypertension. Diabetes is an equivalent risk factor for coronary heart disease, meaning that diabetic patients are highly likely to develop coronary heart disease. If these diseases occur in obese teenage patients, it will undoubtedly have a significant impact on their future lives. If you already suffer from hypertension, don't worry, please refer to (Hypertension Food Therapy).
Female obese patients often experience irregular menstruation, excessive body hair, and frequent acne on the face. This is due to endocrine disorders caused by obesity, resulting in metabolic syndrome. Diseases caused by female obesity usually include polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenism.
Obesity is not formed overnight, and treating obesity cannot be achieved quickly. It has a lot to do with the patient's eating habits and lifestyle. Currently, simple obesity requires the patient to lose weight through daily exercise and dietary control. For patients with other complications, in addition to daily exercise and dietary control, they also need to treat a series of complications caused by obesity. Only when both are complementary can the condition of obese people truly improve.
Winter is usually the season when fat is easily accumulated in the body. With the winter vacation approaching, teenage obese patients might as well measure their weight to see how far they are from obesity and seek further diagnosis and treatment at specialized hospitals in time. The commonly used standard for obesity currently is Body Mass Index (BMI), which equals weight (Kg) divided by height squared (m2). The World Health Organization considers BMI ≥ 25 as overweight and ≥ 30 as obese; for Asians, BMI ≥ 23 is considered overweight, and ≥ 25 can be defined as obese.