Pediatric Obesity

Pediatric obesity is a highly prevalent chronic medical condition requiring multi-modal strategies that increase access to expanding evidence-based therapies. The disease of obesity is a major public health threat. According to the World Health …

Obesity represents a major health problem in the pediatric population with an increasing prevalence worldwide, associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, and due to both genetic and environmental factors. Rare forms of obesity are …

Childhood obesity and its comorbidities are risk factors for many chronic conditions, including three of the major non-communicable diseases worldwide: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer [ 1 ]. Globally, the prevalence of childhood …

Obesity has been acknowledged as a chronic disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the USA and elsewhere around the world. Approximately 20% of children and adolescents in the USA suffer from obesity and the prevalence continues to rise [ …

The rate of overweight and obesity in children continues to increase rapidly, and this has become a major public health problem that affects the physical and mental health of children [ 1 ]. If children and adolescents suffer from overweight and …

As a consequence of the global obesity epidemic, prevalence rates of obesity-related co-morbidities such as elevated blood pressure (BP) in children are also increasing [ 1 ]. Hypertension prevalences up to almost 25% are found in overweight …

Obesity is a global health issue, affecting people of different age groups, sexes, and economic status with two-thirds of the obese population living in developing countries [ 1 , 2 ]. Increased adiposity is responsible for changes in body …

Childhood obesity is one of the main healthcare challenges in the twenty-first century, leading to serious health problems and reduced life expectancy [ 1 , 2 ]. Most studies have shown that high-energy diet and sedentary lifestyle are the main …