This Review describes current knowledge on the epidemiology and causes of child and
adolescent obesity, considerations for assessment, and current management approaches …

Background Obesity is a chronic disease with limited treatment options in pediatric patients.
Liraglutide may be useful for weight management in adolescents with obesity. Methods In …

Background: Obesity treatment based on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1
RAs) proved to limit morbidity and mortality in adult population. In children, optimizing …

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

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 …

Lifestyle modifications focused on diet, physical activity, and behavior have a modest impact
on weight reduction in children, adolescents, and young adults (YA) with overweight and …

Abstract Purpose of Review With the growing obesity epidemic among children and
adolescents, the evaluation of disease origin to slow disease progression is necessary …

Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is effective in the treatment of cardiometabolic
complications of obesity but is associated with bone loss. Purpose To determine the long …

Context Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) is an increasingly common tool to achieve weight
loss and improve metabolic health in adolescents and young adults with obesity, although it …

Objective: We sought to compare the short and long-term outcomes of MBS in adolescents
vs. adults who have undergone a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or Sleeve gastrectomy …