Children Of Obesity In Bekasi, Ministry Of Health Says It Can Be Caused By Parents' Genetic Factors

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JAKARTA - endocrinological pediatrician specialist Dr. Frida Soesanti SpA(K) said that obesity in children can be caused by genetic disorders in addition to unhealthy lifestyles such as cases that occur in 16-month-old babies from Bekasi, West Java.Frida, who serves as Secretary of the Endocrinology Work Unit of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI), says that babies who have 27 kilograms of weights belong to extreme cases that are actually rare to be found. According to Frida, there is likely to be genetic abnormalities or abnormal internal factors, not just food factors such as sweet condensed milk. Obesity due to genetic disorders or hormonal disorders is usually accompanied by other abnormal symptoms.Frida exemplifies the genetic disorder of Prader Willi Syndrome which is characterized by a very large appetite, excess of cortisol hormones, or thyroid hormone deficiency which can also cause obesity. Syndrome due to genetic disorders are usually accompanied by other symptoms, for example eye or heart disorders. Community due to genetic or hormonal disorders, is not accompanied by an increase in body height. So, the child is short, but, fat. While in children who are overweight, their height also increases," said Frida, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, March 5.Frida said that the case of obesity due to internal factors is relatively small compared to obesity caused by exogenous factors or factors from outside environments, including the application of unhealthy lifestyles. Inegative living styles can start from parents who allow their children to overeat and consume high-calorie foods continuously without being accompanied by enough physical activity. There is an outlook from the family that fat children are cute. In fact, if we know the consequences, the obese child has no funnyness at all,''' said Frida. The long-term consequences for a person have long-term consequences, namely giving rise to serious complications such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, to more premature fragrance.

"Obesity causes inflammation in the body's cells continuously which leads to the emergence of various chronic diseases," said Frida. Frida emphasized that there is no single factor that causes obesity, including one type of food that causes obesity. In principle, the food consumed must be balanced with the energy released.