{"id":10723,"date":"2024-10-09T23:36:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drfeiz.com\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2024-10-09T23:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:36:39","slug":"childhood-adolescent-obesity-is-pediatric-bariatric-surgery-right-for-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drfeiz.com\/es\/childhood-adolescent-obesity-is-pediatric-bariatric-surgery-right-for-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood & Adolescent Obesity: Is Pediatric Bariatric Surgery Right for Your Child?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Childhood <\/b>obesity <\/b>has <\/b>become <\/b>an <\/b>epidemic <\/b>in <\/b>many <\/b>countries <\/b>encima <\/b>the <\/b>past <\/b>few <\/b>decades<\/b>, <\/b>with <\/b>the <\/b>United <\/b>States <\/b>being <\/b>one <\/b>of <\/b>the <\/b>leading <\/b>nations <\/b>with <\/b>the <\/b>highest <\/b>rate <\/b>of <\/b>overweight <\/b>children<\/b>. <\/span>Fortunately<\/b>, <\/b>there <\/b>are <\/b>a los dos <\/b>conventional <\/b>and <\/b>innovative <\/b>methods<\/b>, <\/b>including <\/b>surgical <\/b>interventions<\/b>, <\/span>that <\/b>have <\/b>been <\/b>proven <\/b>effective <\/b>in <\/b>reversing <\/b>this <\/b>concerning <\/b>trend <\/b>and <\/b>helping <\/b>to <\/b>safeguard <\/b>the <\/b>health <\/b>of <\/b>our <\/b>children<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

According <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Centers <\/span>for <\/span>Disease <\/span>Control <\/span>and <\/span>Prevention <\/span>(<\/span>CDC<\/span>)<\/span>, <\/span>obesity <\/span>affects <\/span>12.7<\/span>% <\/span>of <\/span>U.S. <\/span>children <\/span>aged <\/span>2-5 <\/span>years<\/span>, <\/span>20.7<\/span>% <\/span>of <\/span>those <\/span>aged <\/span>6-11 <\/span>years<\/span>, <\/span>and <\/span>22.2<\/span>% <\/span>of <\/span>adolescents <\/span>aged <\/span>12-19 <\/span>years <\/span>(<\/span>SOURCE<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>. <\/span>Una <\/span>landmark <\/span>Harvard <\/span>study <\/span>revealed <\/span>that <\/span>childhood <\/span>obesity <\/span>rates <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>United <\/span>States <\/span>have <\/span>tripled <\/span>encima <\/span>the <\/span>past <\/span>three <\/span>decades<\/span>, <\/span>positioning <\/span>the <\/span>country <\/span>as <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>highest <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>world<\/span>. <\/span>Currently<\/span>, <\/span>one <\/span>out <\/span>of three<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>children <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>U.S. <\/span>is <\/span>overweight<\/span>, <\/span>and <\/span>one <\/span>out <\/span>of six<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>obese <\/span>(<\/span>SOURCE<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding <\/b>the <\/b>Rise <\/b>in <\/b>Childhood Obesity\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Childhood <\/span>obesity<\/span>, <\/span>a <\/span>potentially <\/span>serious <\/span>condition <\/span>where <\/span>a <\/span>child <\/span>weighs <\/span>significantly <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>the <\/span>standard <\/span>weight <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>age <\/span>and <\/span>height<\/span>, <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>a <\/span>one<\/span>-<\/span>size<\/b>-<\/span>fits<\/span>-<\/span>all <\/span>issue<\/span>. <\/span>Not <\/span>all <\/span>children <\/span>who <\/span>weigh <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>their <\/span>peers <\/span>are <\/span>considered <\/span>\"<\/span>overweight<\/span>,<\/span>\" <\/span>as <\/span>some <\/span>may <\/span>have <\/span>larger <\/span>body <\/span>frames<\/span>. <\/span>Additionally<\/span>, <\/span>children's <\/span>body <\/span>fat <\/span>levels <\/span>naturally <\/span>fluctuate <\/span>during <\/span>different <\/span>developmental <\/span>stages<\/span>, <\/span>which <\/span>can <\/span>affect <\/span>their <\/span>overall <\/span>body <\/span>composition <\/span>encima <\/span>the <\/span>years<\/span>. <\/span>Calculating <\/span>BMI<\/span>, <\/span>along <\/span>with <\/span>other <\/span>tests<\/span>, <\/span>can <\/span>help <\/span>determine <\/span>whether <\/span>a <\/span>child's <\/span>weight <\/span>may <\/span>pose <\/span>future <\/span>health <\/span>risks<\/span>. <\/span>Obesity <\/span>in <\/span>children <\/span>aged <\/span>two <\/span>years <\/span>and <\/span>older <\/span>is <\/span>generally <\/span>defined <\/span>as <\/span>having <\/span>a <\/span>BMI <\/span>greater <\/span>than <\/span>or <\/b>equal <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>95th <\/span>percentile <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/b>age <\/span>and <\/span>gender<\/span>, <\/span>while <\/span>severe <\/span>obesity <\/span>is <\/span>classified <\/span>as <\/span>having <\/span>a <\/span>BMI <\/span>at <\/span>or <\/span>above <\/span>the <\/span>120th <\/span>percentile<\/span>. <\/span>(<\/span>SOURCE<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

El <\/span>most <\/span>common <\/span>causes <\/span>of <\/span>childhood <\/span>and <\/span>adolescent <\/span>obesity <\/span>include<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sedentary <\/b>lifestyle <\/b>- <\/span>El <\/span>digital <\/span>age<\/span>, <\/span>along <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>popularity <\/span>of <\/span>video <\/span>games<\/span>, <\/span>has <\/span>led <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>significant <\/span>reduction <\/span>in <\/span>physical <\/span>activity <\/span>among <\/span>children <\/span>and <\/span>teenagers<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n