Complications of Childhood ObesityOverweight and obesity are major risks for long and short term health. It is a network of a plethora of complications. The complications can be as follows: Type 2 DiabetesEating disorders such as bulimia, binge eatingHigh cholesterolHigh blood pressureSleep apnoea – a condition which causes difficult breathing when sleeping which leads to poor quality of sleep.Liver and respiratory problemsLow self esteem, depression, anxiety and emotional problems.Social rejection References:Lee WWR. An overview of pediatric obesity. Pediatric Diabetes. 2007; 8 (Suppl. 9)Kumud Khanna. Nutrition and Weight management In Textbook of Nutrition and Dietetics. New Delhi: India; 2001.Childhood overweight and obesity - (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/)American Obesity Association. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Childhood Overweight".Kumar S, Mahabalaraju DK, Anoop MS. Prevalence of Obesity and its Influencing factor among Affluent School Children of Davangere City. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2007;32(1)Raj M, Sundaram, KR, Paul M, Deepa AS, Krishna Kumar, R. Obesity in Indian children: Time trends and relationship. The National Medical Journal of India. 2007;20(6)Singh M, Sharma M. Risk Factors for obesity in children. Indian Pediatrics. 2005; 42(17) Published on Oct 30, 2010Last Updated on Aug 20, 2020