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Session on Pediatric Obesity

Session on Pediatric Obesity

Childhood Obesity is growing at an alarming rate, which indicates the next generation will face chronic health complications leading to lifelong diseases and fatalities. Childhood Obesity occurs when the child or adolescent consumes more energy than he/she requires for growth and physical activity. There are other causes such as unhealthy eating habits or genetics.

The potential health complications for childhood obesity are anemia, liver problems, high cholesterol, asthma, sleep apnea, high blood pressure or diabetes etc. Most of the children with pediatric diabetes  have Type 1. Those kind of children has to depend on exogenous insulin for his whole life. Due to “inborn error of metabolism”, there is an increasing population of childhood diabetes, T2D. Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) refers to any hereditary form caused by mutation in autosomal dominant gene which disrupts insulin production in children.

 

Related Conferences: Pediatric Health Care Conference | Pediatric Health Care Congress | Pediatric Conferences 2018

3rd International Conference on Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany | 15th International Conference On Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France | Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition, London, UK

 

Related Societies and Associations:

European Pediatric AssociationEuropean Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive CareEuropean Academy of PediatricsOntario Association of PediatriciansAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansNorthwest Regional Primary Care AssociationAsia Pacific Pediatric Association

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