The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Abstract This Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Paper describes current evidence
on multi-component interventions with nutrition to treat pediatric overweight and obesity and …

Background: There has been a dramatic shift in use of bariatric procedures, but little is
known about their long-term comparative effectiveness. Objective: To compare weight loss …

Severe obesity among youth is an “epidemic within an epidemic” and portends a shortened
life expectancy for today's children compared with those of their parents' generation. Severe …

The objective of this technical report is to provide clinicians with evidence-based, actionable
information upon which to make assessment and treatment decisions for children and …

OBJECTIVES: In this report, we compare weight loss, comorbidity resolution, nutritional
abnormalities, and quality of life between younger and older adolescents after metabolic …

Obesity affects approximately 1 in 5 youth globally and increases the risk of complications
during adolescence and young adulthood, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia …

Background To date, there are insufficient data on long-term outcomes of weight loss
surgery in children and adolescents with obesity beyond 5 years of follow-up. This study …

Abstract Objects The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of
bariatric surgery in adolescents with obesity by including studies with a follow-up of at least …