Patient's question:
What are the diagnostic methods for child obesity? We have no problems with blood tests, what other diagnostic methods are there?Doctor's answer:
Hello, childhood simple obesity is a nutritional disorder disease, which is caused by long-term energy intake exceeding human consumption, excessive accumulation of body fat, and weight exceeding a certain range. Obesity is defined as two standard deviations above the average body weight of healthy children of the same age. If the weight exceeds 20% of the average weight of children of the same sex and height, or exceeds the average weight of children of the same sex. Suggestion: Generally, height and weight should be measured to diagnose obesity, and the actual age of the infant should be known.