Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
The World Health Organization has declared diabetes (DM) and Obesity to be epidemics due to their rising prevalence. Obesity plays a role in the aetiopathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in the world, as well as the development of its complications. Obesity and overweight play a growing role in type 1 diabetes. Weight gain is often thought of as a side effect of insulin therapy, but it also has a significant pathophysiological impact at different stages of the disease. (1) In the United States and other nations across the world, childhood obesity has become a major public health issue. In the United States, one out of every three children is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity is linked to the emergence of comorbidities that were previously thought to be "adult" disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and dyslipidemia. Obesity in children is most commonly caused by an excessive caloric intake that is surpassing the caloric expenditure. Over time this leads to a net positive calorie intake and leads to obesity. The majority of obese youngsters do not have a single genetic or endocrine explanation for their weight increase. (2)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to look at the pediatric population with diabetes and obesity and to examine the long-term effects it may have on children. This literature review research process used PubMed as the primary database. A broad spectrum of search terms were used: Obesity, lifestyle, crime, healthcare, pediatrics, poverty, exercise, diet, lifestyle, depression, diabetes. Although research searches were divided, many articles overlapped.
Results: Obesity in the pediatric population is not only a problem in the United States but the entire world. As more individual families are adopting more unhealthy lifestyles, the growing rate of obesity is increasing. Along with so, the rate of diabetes in children is at an all-time high. As a result, a lot of the children can grow up to have long-term comorbidities such are heart disease. Not all pediatric patients grow up to have comorbidities, but some may grow up with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.(3) There is a build of cholesterol in children at a young age as well, and some of the eating habits are still carried over into adulthood which causes a negative impact on the individual. Cultural differences can account for obesity and diabetes due to dietary changes from one family to another. There is a higher incidence of psych disorders in this patient population. A twofold increase in obesity in the last two decades is only rising. Furthermore, severely obese children are at a greater risk for other comorbidities than mild obesity. Socioeconomic status plays a role in obesity.
Keywords
Pediatric Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes, Health Status, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Public Health, Socioeconomic Factors
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Endocrine System Diseases | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Pediatrics | Public Health Education and Promotion
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Endocrine System Diseases Commons, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Commons, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
The Effects of Obesity and Diabetes on the Pediatric Population
The World Health Organization has declared diabetes (DM) and Obesity to be epidemics due to their rising prevalence. Obesity plays a role in the aetiopathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in the world, as well as the development of its complications. Obesity and overweight play a growing role in type 1 diabetes. Weight gain is often thought of as a side effect of insulin therapy, but it also has a significant pathophysiological impact at different stages of the disease. (1) In the United States and other nations across the world, childhood obesity has become a major public health issue. In the United States, one out of every three children is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity is linked to the emergence of comorbidities that were previously thought to be "adult" disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and dyslipidemia. Obesity in children is most commonly caused by an excessive caloric intake that is surpassing the caloric expenditure. Over time this leads to a net positive calorie intake and leads to obesity. The majority of obese youngsters do not have a single genetic or endocrine explanation for their weight increase. (2)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to look at the pediatric population with diabetes and obesity and to examine the long-term effects it may have on children. This literature review research process used PubMed as the primary database. A broad spectrum of search terms were used: Obesity, lifestyle, crime, healthcare, pediatrics, poverty, exercise, diet, lifestyle, depression, diabetes. Although research searches were divided, many articles overlapped.
Results: Obesity in the pediatric population is not only a problem in the United States but the entire world. As more individual families are adopting more unhealthy lifestyles, the growing rate of obesity is increasing. Along with so, the rate of diabetes in children is at an all-time high. As a result, a lot of the children can grow up to have long-term comorbidities such are heart disease. Not all pediatric patients grow up to have comorbidities, but some may grow up with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.(3) There is a build of cholesterol in children at a young age as well, and some of the eating habits are still carried over into adulthood which causes a negative impact on the individual. Cultural differences can account for obesity and diabetes due to dietary changes from one family to another. There is a higher incidence of psych disorders in this patient population. A twofold increase in obesity in the last two decades is only rising. Furthermore, severely obese children are at a greater risk for other comorbidities than mild obesity. Socioeconomic status plays a role in obesity.