Importance Obesity in adolescence has reached epidemic proportions around the world,
with the prevalence of severe obesity increasing at least 4-fold over the last 35 years. Most …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Children with obesity experience disordered eating attitudes
and behaviors at high rates, which increases their risk for adult obesity and eating disorder …

Background Pediatric obesity impacts on multiple domains of psychological health,
including self‐esteem and body image. Objective To determine the effect of multicomponent …

Obesity in adults has nearly doubled in the past 30 years and has risen similarly in children
and adolescents. Obesity affects all systems of the body, and the serious health …

It remains largely unknown as to why some individuals experience substantial weight loss
with obesity interventions, while others receiving these same interventions do not. Person …

Objective This review provides an update to a previous Evidence Base Update addressing
behavioral treatments for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Method …

Adolescent severe obesity is a prevalent, chronic, and serious disease with few effective and
safe treatment options. To address this issue, a National Institutes of Health-sponsored …

Objective This review synthesizes literature on changes in binge eating (BE) and loss of
control eating (LOC) following weight loss and the association between BE/LOC and weight …

Background Children with overweight/obesity are more likely to exhibit symptoms of
depression and anxiety than are their peers without overweight/obesity; however, the rates …

The prevalence of obesity in children/adolescents has increased worldwide during the past
30 years, becoming a significant public health concern; prevention, and management of …