Pediatric Nursing and Healthcare

Pediatric Obesity and Weight Management

Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition which affects the children and adolescents. Children who are obese and are above the normal weight for their age and height. Pediatrics Obesity is a condition in which the abundance of muscle-to-fat proportions negatively affects the prosperity of a youngster. The primary cause of overweight relies upon genetics and hereditary issues. It is hard to estimate particularly the proportion of muscle to fat; called Body Mass Index (BMI) is utilized to assess it. The Body Mass Index utilizes the weight and tallness of a child to think about a result. The result is differentiated for posterity of a comparative sexual introduction between the ages of 2 and 20 years. Pediatric overweight prompts hazardous ailments like Risk for heart diseases and Diabetes, High blood pressure and Bone issues. Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. For example, a 10-year-old boy of average height (56 inches) who weighs 102 pounds would have a Body Mass Index of 22.9 kg/m2.