During the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has risen greatly
worldwide. Obesity in childhood causes a wide range of serious complications, and …

Overweight/obesity continues to increase in children and adolescents, and annual obesity-
related hospital costs in 6–17 yr olds have reached $127 million per year. Overweight …

The rapid increase in the prevalence and severity of obesity in children is likely to lower the
age of onset and increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease worldwide …

Childhood obesity is currently at its highest: recent statistics show that 16% of children
between the ages of 6 and 11 y are overweight [≥ 95th percentile of body mass index (BMI; …

Pediatric or childhood obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and
adolescents worldwide. Approximately 43 million individuals are obese, 21‑24% children …

Obese patients are at risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases, which can in part
be explained by disturbances in the haemostatic and fibrinolytic systems. Indeed, obese …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese
children age 7–9 years and to analyze trends in body mass index (BMI) from 1970–2002 …

The evidence for the adverse effects of obesity on women's health is overwhelming and
indisputable. Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is central to the metabolic syndrome …

Despite the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the pediatric
population, there is limited information about the relative effectiveness of treatment …

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a decisive period in human life in which important body
composition changes occur. Increase of total body mass and its relative distribution are …