Emotional impact of obesity on adolescent

Abstract

Adolescents is aperiod of crucial phase of growth and development. It is a particularly vulnerable time for the development of Obesity. An obese Adolescent is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in their adulthood, sothis article describes about obesity as a serious health problem which affects the physical, emotional and intellectual development. they are also likely to suffer emotional and social effects associated with overweight. Overweight in youth has been linked to depression, low self-esteem, eating disorders, negative body image, and stigma. It appears to be bi-directional in nature, with overweight sometimes predicting certain psychological effects and psychosocial issues sometimes predicting overweight. Introduction The lack of physical activity and sedentary habits with overeating, unhealthy eating are the most causes of the increase of obesity. Obesity is a multifactorial disease, the product of the complex interaction of genetic, hormonal, physical, nutritional, social, and environmental factors. Overweight and obesity are growing in childhood and adolescence all over the world.A lot of studies show that sedentary behaviours independent of physical activity levels are associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality and psychological problems [ (Ranucci et al., 2017) [2] Obesity is the accumulation of excess body fat associated with medical consequences. The aetiology of all obesity is both complex and multifactorial. It is well recognised that the development of childhood obesity is an interaction between the modern obesogenic environment and family lifestyle choices. Increases in the amount of energy dense foods eaten combined with large portion sizes, more time spent watching television, using computers and playing video games (screen time) with a simultaneous decrease in the amount of physical activity undertaken by children have all been mooted as causes of the current epidemic (Stewart, 2015) However, limited literature is available on prevalence of Adolescent obesity in India. While under-nutrition in children has been the major public health concern in India over the past several decades11, little attention has been paid to childhood overweight and obesity until recently. The emerging evidence suggests an increase in over-nutrition status among children as well as adult (Aloketal., 2012) [3] .