This scientific statement presents considerations for clinical management regarding the
assessment and risk reduction of select pediatric populations at high risk for premature …

Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Obesity is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation and intestinal dysbiosis.
Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine with …

Dr Magge served as the lead author and organized the writing and revising efforts of the
team, conceptualized and drafted the initial manuscript, and critically reviewed the revised …

Severe obesity afflicts between 4% and 6% of all youth in the United States, and the
prevalence is increasing. Despite the serious immediate and long-term cardiovascular …

Previous meta-analyses have shown that the antidiabetic agent metformin is associated with
reduced cancer incidence and mortality. However, this effect has not been consistently …

The management of T2DM requires aggressive treatment to achieve glycemic and
cardiovascular risk factor goals. In this setting, metformin, an old and widely accepted first …

Metformin, an insulin-lowering agent, has been associated with decreased cancer risk in
epidemiologic studies in diabetic patients. We performed a comprehensive literature search …

Childhood obesity has important consequences for health and wellbeing both during
childhood and also in later adult life. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity poses a …

Background: Obese adolescents are at a greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because
vitamin D is thought to be sequestered by excess adipose tissue. Poor vitamin D status has …