Obesity in children is a growing concern worldwide. In this video, Dr. Prashant Patil, Consultant - Paediatric, Endocrinology ...

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World Obesity Day | Dr. Prashant Patil, SRCC Children&#39;s Hospital

hello parents I'm Dr Prashant patil a consultant pediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist at srcc Children Hospital managed by Nar Health as a pediatric endocrinologist we deal with the various hormonal problem and growth related problem as well as obesity related problem in children so parents are you aware that 4th March is celebrated as a world obesity day and you'll be surprised to know one fact that almost 30% of India's population which is schoolgoing is overweight and obes that means everyone in third kid is not healthy either he's obes or he's overweight and uh this is quite uh important thing to know because we have to do something about it now how do you define obesity so just to imagine as your body as a suitcase now what will happen if you try to put too many clothes in that suitcase so suitcase will not close right so similarly if your body has lot of fat then it could accommodate it can lead to a obesity and followed by the complications related to obesity now to Define obesity we have uh Indian iip growth charts and there are various BMI percentiles so to Define obesity we use a simple formula it's like fourth or fifth standard mathematics the formula is very simple the body mass index is equal to weight in kg divided by height in me square and depending upon the number we compare that uh BMI formula with the diagram of BMI growth chart if your BMI is more than 23 or 23 adult equivalent that means your point is crossing the orange line on the growth chart that means your child is overweight however if your BMI point is more than 27 percentile of adult equivalent that means it is crossing the red line that means your child is obese and we definitely have to do something about it now parents mostly the Obesity is of two types the first part which is very common is also known as nutritional or polygenic obesity so this type of obesity is happening because you have a faulty lifestyle lot of junk food just to summarize if it is too much of uh food without lack of physical exercise with negative environment with lack of physical exercise and excessive screen time equals to lot of trouble that leads to this type of nutritional obesity the second type is hormonal obesity so there are certain chemicals in your body like thyroid hormone or steroid hormone if there is a excess or deficiency of this hormone that can lead to a endocrine obesity now please remember that this type of OB obesity will have some signs or symptoms specific to it uh which can point towards the endocrine obesity so most commonly the endocrine obesity the growth will be hampered so as we discuss it's not about numbers we know that numbers doesn't tell the full story isn't it so there are some red flag signs for the parents to identify whether their child is at risk the number one risk factor is whether your child is snoring in night second if it's getting tired very easily and third and the most important thing that if there is a black patch or the velvety patch behind the nip of the neck that is a classic sign of insulin resistance and the future diabetes Now why one should be worried about the Obesity what really matters so is that only the look so it's definitely not about the look but apart from the look it also have multiple complications like very high sugars or what we call it as diabetes and you'll be surprised to know that diabetes also seen in a pediatric age group that is less than 20 years of age high blood pressure fatty liver disease and certain joint related problems because obviously your knee is not meant to do such heavy lifting and it can lead to some emotional disturbances like depression anxiety bullying by the kids and multiple other problems so whether this condition is treatable the answer is absolutely yes ideally it has to be preventable so as the old uh dicum says the prevention is much better than cure so you have to lead a healthy lifestyle eat healthy and as I shared in the previous uh short video that I'm going to give you a secret formula the secret formula is 5321 Rule now what is five that you have to eat five servings of fruits and vegetable three you have to have three dairy uh servings to control uh and manage your bones well to liit Li MIT your screen time to 2 hours maximum in a day and one 1 hour of physical exercise is must so this is the five 3 2 1 Formula obviously there are certain drugs which are available to treat this condition especially approved for the adultescent and teenage but with the warning that it has to be under strict medical supervision with lifestyle changes as in life and in obesity there are no shortcuts and there's no magic pill so our purpose is to create an awareness and to make it a healthier Nation now if you're fat we don't want to uh do the body shaving but at the same time we also have to look after the excessive weight and thereby uh managing your weight properly so please see a doctor whenever your child is getting obese in less than 5 years of age if he's getting tired uh to summarize we just want to make you healthy and happier instead of being perfect and even the small changes goes in big way in changing the pattern of obesity so let's try together parents and build a healthier Nation make our kids healthier and fitter thank you so much [Music] [Music]

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