Pediatric consultant at the Rainbow Children's Hospital in India, Dr. Anju Virmani, warned that eating unhealthy fast foods puts children at risk of developing high blood sugar and obesity, which is associated with many diseases, including type 2 diabetes. high blood pressure, fatty liver, sleep apnea, and also physical disorders in puberty.
And she warned, in her interview with The Health Site, which specializes in health information, that diabetes can get worse if it is not treated in a timely manner, as it can cause damage to the kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels in the body, as well as heart attacks and problems in the body. Vision.
High incidence of diabetes in children
Firmani revealed an unprecedented rise in childhood diabetes, which began during the outbreak of the Covid 19 epidemic, in the past two years.
Virmani explained that the high incidence of diabetes in children was not due to their infection with the Covid 19 virus, but because they practiced outdoor activities as was usual before the epidemic, while consuming unhealthy foods during the closure period, which led to obesity in many of them.
And she continued, "The high rate of consumption of fast food foods led many children to increase their weight from normal weight by 2-25 kg or even more."
According to Virmani, by following simple and inexpensive methods, this can be addressed before this health problem becomes global, which is represented by parents making a change in managing their lives, from relying on providing a healthy system for them and their children and cooking foods at home.
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