Furthermore, childhood overweight puts children at risk for type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, asthma, sleep disorders, early puberty or menstruation, Blount's disease (progressive turning of the lower leg, resembling bowleg), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
* Children with knee or hip pain and xray findings suggestive of slipped capital femoral epiphysis or Blount's disease (tibia vara) may need orthopedic evaluation.