OBESIDADE INFANTIL: FISIOPATOLOGIA E CONSEQUÊNCIAS NA VIDA ADULTA

Introduction: excess weight is due to the abnormally high accumulation of adipose tissue, which results from a caloric surplus through the influence of multiple causal factors, highlighting a sedentary lifestyle and harmful dietary habits. Methodology: study consists of an integrative review of scientific literature, based on previous studies and literary sources, with the bibliographic survey carried out on the Scientific Electronic Library Online portal. Discussion: addresses aspects of childhood obesity, including etiology, clinical picture and diagnosis; with an emphasis on pathophysiology, impacts of childhood obesity in adulthood and management of the disease. Final considerations: considered one of the main epidemics of the 21st century; In this context, childhood obesity stands out, responsible for promoting changes in adipocyte hyperplasia and generating a harmful inheritance for the individual, associated with the repercussions that clinical intervention has in order to prevent and treat excess weight and its respective comorbidities.