If you child or adolescent is obese or overweight, he has a higher incidence of having a number of serious medical problems, including
Abnormal lipid levels
Metabolic syndrome (A condition of insulin resistance associated with high blood pressure, high triglyceride levels, obesity, and in some cases, liver disease and menstrual irregularities in girls)
Type 2 diabetes (once called adult-onset or non–insulin-dependent diabetes)
Sleep apnea (repeated disruption of normal breathing during sleep)
Skin infections (eg, fungi trapped in folds of skin)
Pain in the knee, thigh, and hip (often associated with a condition called slipped capital femoral epiphysis)
Back pain
Liver disease
Gallstones
Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
Menstrual abnormalities (eg, irregular or missed periods, known as polycystic ovarian syndrome)