Despite the early recognition of obesity as an epidemic with global implications, research on
its pathogenesis and therapeutic approach is still on the rise. The literature of the 21st …

Despite the implementation of preventive measures to counteract the obesity epidemics, the
prevalence of childhood obesity is still alarming all over the world. Childhood obesity is the …

Background Previous studies on the association of adolescent obesity with comorbid
diseases in Israel were conducted predominantly in the Israeli Jewish population. Goal To …

Background: A correlation between plasma lipids and timing of pubertal development has
been hypothesized, though lipid influence remains unclear in central precocious puberty …

Background/Objectives: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children has been
increasing, raising concerns about early detection and clinical management. Adipokines …

Increased cardiometabolic risk among children is increasingly becoming a concern, with
evidence indicating that obesity, diet, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) are …

Objectives: The aim of this study was (i) to design and develop a portable BCA device for
measuring body composition parameters such as body weight, body fat (BF)%, total body …

Background/Objectives: The pediatric definition of severe obesity (OB) depends on the body
mass index (BMI) references. We evaluated different BMI-derived metrics of the World …

Aim Excessive weight gain in childhood has been associated with poor health outcomes
throughout life span and has a strong tracking effect in adulthood. This study aimed to …

Introducción: Los trastornos o enfermedades de resorte nutricionales en Chile constituyen
un problema de salud pública, la malnutrición por exceso afecta al 74, 6% de la población …