Wow! A Study Linking Obesity in Childhood Has a Higher Early Death Rate

News24xx.com - Two new studies in Europe have found that those who are obese as children may have a higher risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, and even premature death as adults.

Conducted by researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, the first study looked at data collected from 41,359 children and adolescents aged three to 17. Of that group, 7,049 received treatment for obesity at some point during their childhood or adolescence, while 34,310 the other participants act as controls.

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The researchers, who published their findings in the journal PLOS Medicine, found that those who were obese in childhood had a three times higher risk of dying in early adulthood (between the ages of 20 and 25) than the participants.

In addition, more than a quarter of deaths among participants who were obese when children were obese were recorded as the main causes or causes of death.

"Our study shows that children with obesity have a significantly higher risk of premature death in young adulthood," said Emilia Hagman, one of the study authors.

"Both the risk of death from somatic disease, which is more than a quarter directly related to obesity, and the risk of suicide increases for this group. However, we do not see an increased risk of death from injury or external causes such as criminal acts. "

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In the second study, published in BMC Treatment, the same research team looked at 12,507 children aged between six and 17 who were treated for obesity, and compared them with a group of 60,063 children from the general population who acted as controls.

This time they found that after accounting for factors that might influence such as a family history of anxiety or depression and socioeconomic status, being obese was associated with an increased risk of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Obese boys show a 33 percent higher risk of anxiety and depression than boys from the general population, while obese girls have a 43 percent higher risk of mental health conditions.

The researchers say these findings highlight some of the health risks associated with childhood obesity and the need to prevent obesity in children and support those who are obese.

Overall, our study highlights the vulnerable situation experienced by children with obesity, "said Louise Lindberg, author of another study.

"Anxiety and depression cause stress and emotional and physiological suffering and can also inhibit the treatment of obesity. It is important that children with obesity are offered adequate and long-term care early in life to reduce this risk.

"It is very unethical that children with obesity do not receive any form of care in some areas of Sweden."

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