in in children who are overweight then their average weight peers. Obesity is the biggest risk factor for pediatric hypertension. Obese children are also prone to orthopedic problems such as hip and lower extremity deformities, with associated pain and a decreased range in motion. Sleep apneas sometimes occur in obese children, which is believed to contribute to learning difficulties. Abnormal growth acceleration is frequently seen in obese children, especially females.
             Diabetes is one of most serious consequences of childhood obesity. Until recently type two diabetes was thought of as adult on set diabetes. Prior to 1990, very few children suffered form type two diabetes and the disorder was rarely seen in people under the age of forty. Doctors are now seeing children as young as four years showing symptoms of the disease. At the
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