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Complications of obesity in children and adolescents during covid-19 pandemic: A narrative review
Fecha
2021-11-13Registro en:
2225-5109
10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2021.14sup1.1175
2227-4731
Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Autor
Concepción-Zavaleta, Marcio
Ramos-Yataco, Anthony
Alcalde-Loyola, Carlos
Moreno-Marreros, Diego
Coronado-Arroyo, Julia
Ildefonso-Najarro, Sofia
Quispe-Flores, Maria
Plasencia-Dueñas, Esteban
Concepción-Urteaga, Luis
Zavaleta-Gutiérrez, Francisca
Fernández-Dávila, Freddy Valdivia
Institución
Resumen
Obesity in children and adolescents has increased exponentially around the world. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a higher pediatric obesity rate. The excess adipose tissue generates a dysregulation of adiponectin, ghrelin, and leptin, among others. Metabolic alterations can develop cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, sleep disorders, and higher risk of COVID-19 severity. Obesity has different therapeutic approaches such as behavioral weight loss programs, pharmacologic treatments, and surgical procedures. Therefore, timely diagnosis and treatment are important to decrease the mortality in obesity among pediatric population.