With improvement in economic status, food availability and increased western dietary habits, obesity is being increasingly recognized in Indian children.
Obesity is an established risk factor for:
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Liver disease
Liver is involved in 10-20% of children with obesity and severity of involvement increases with degree of obesity. Liver involvement in obese children includes:
• Liver enlargement with deposition of fat in liver cells (fatty liver / steatosis )
• Fatty liver with inflammation (steato-hepatitis)
• Steatohepatitis in due course of time can rarely progress to cirrhosis and liver failure.
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