Wassup na? Long time no write. I am returning little by little and I suspect that I will be blogging a lot this weekend. I hope to return to the series I was working on before life intervened. So I took a break because I had some dissertation work to attend to, and I thought I would share some of my new found knowledge with you. One of the topics I am working on is related to obesity. Here is a passage that peeps might find interesting:
Overweight and obesity in children have immediate and long-term health consequences (Daniels, 2006; Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002). Overweight has been associated with metabolic disorders in children (Daniels, 2006). These categories of diseases were long associated with adult obesity, but now are showing up in children at an alarming rate. These diseases include insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fat in the blood), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (Daniels, 2006; Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002; Fagot-Campagna et al. ,2000; Ludwig & Ebbeling, 2001; Klein et al., 2004). Overweight or obesity is also associated with dyslipidaemia, chronic inflammation, hypertension, increased blood clotting tendency, hyperinsulinaemia and endothelial dysfunction. These symptoms combined are called the insulin resistance syndrome, and put the individual at risk for cardiovascular disease (Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002; Freedman et al., 1999; Greenhalgh, 1997; Srinivasan et. al. 2002). Overweight or obesity has also been known to lead to pulmonary complications and skeletal abnormalities in children. Most common among pulmonary complications are sleep apnea (Patel, 2005, Redline et. al, 1999, Rhodes et al. 1995), and asthma (Figueroa-Munoz, Chinn & Rona, 2001; Luder, Melnik, & DiMaio, 1988). Skeletal abnormalities of note include Blount disease, a mechanical deficiency in the medial tibial growth plate in adolescents that results in bowing of the tibia, a bowed appearance of the lower leg, and an abnormal gait (Daniels, 2006; Dietz, Gross & Kirpatrick, 1982), and capital femoral epiphysis, a disorder of the femur which is rotated externally from under the growth plate, causing pain, creating difficulty in walking, and often requiring surgical repair (Daniels, 2006; Loder et. al. 1993).
Besides the physical consequences of disease, obese children also often suffer emotionally and psychologically. Many obese children have been found to develop a negative self-image (Davison & Birch, 2001), have trouble making friends (Strauss & Pollack, 2003), and be more likely to develop depressive symptoms (Strauss, 2000; Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002).
In summary, fat aint good for u!!
Chei!! You know after writing all that, I lost my appetite(for a short while sha!). I have been buying salad and hitting the outdoors. What? Pulmonary! Skeletal! Cardiovascular!! Emotional! Psychological!! Ah!
They used to say that the love of money is the root of all evil. Looks like obesity has taken over o! Ehn, wish ones na?
Soo, my people, reduce that red meat o. Drop the burger and the icecream. Start walking instead of driving everywhere. Una see the disease list? Fat is unhealthy for you o. Make it your summer resolution to lose some.
I will be back tomorrow.
Ciao
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