Patient's question:
There is a child in the neighbor's house who is only a few months old, but has grown quite fat and large. I want to ask the doctor if this is what people usually call pediatric obesity. What exactly are the symptoms of pediatric obesity? What causes it?Doctor's answer:
Besides the general lack of exercise among children, the increasing consumption of junk food in their daily lives is the main reason for their obesity.Suggestion: Nutrition experts point out that most junk food is "high-in-everything" food, meaning high in protein, fat, and calories. Fast food, consisting of hamburgers, fries, and various carbonated beverages, provides about 50% of the energy intake. However, the majority of fast food abroad is characterized by low vegetable content, low fiber content, and insufficient amounts of vitamins A, C, B1, B2, calcium, and iron. Experts call it a "time bomb" that harms children's health.