Obese children are more likely than others to have high blood fats, high blood sugar, and degenerative arthritis, but treatment with drugs is usually deemed inappropriate because the patients are still growing; doctors instead just aim to maintain current weight and prevent the obesity from triggering other complications.
一般來說，小胖子可能會出現血脂高、血糖高、退化性關節炎等問題，由於還在發育，用藥物並不適宜，治療的原則是維持體重、不要再胖下去和避免併發症的發生。