Obesity can badly affect the health of everyone, from children to adults. But do you know how your child’s health can be damaged if you do not control his increasing weight soon? According to a research, obese children are at a higher risk of immune-related skin diseases like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata.

What does the research say?

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that causes sudden hair loss in patches on the head or other parts of the body. This study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, used data from 21,61,900 Korean children from 2009 to 2020. The purpose of this research was to know whether obesity increases the risk of immune mediated skin disorders. If the weight of children is not controlled, it will have a bad effect on their immune system. On the other hand, if the right weight is maintained in children, it can help in reducing the risk of some skin diseases.

You may have to face consequences
For your information, let us tell you that this study was done by the Dermatology Department of Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. If you also want to protect your child’s health from getting damaged, then do not let their weight increase. You have to try to keep your children away from any kind of unhealthy food items. Along with immune mediated skin disorders, obesity can increase the risk of many serious and life-threatening diseases.

How to protect children from obesity?
If you want to protect your children from becoming victims of obesity, then you should develop the habit of playing outdoor games instead of video games in them. As long as children continue to consume a healthy diet as well as do physical activity, obesity will not be able to harm them.