Based on the genetic contribution, childhood obesity can be classified into 3 groups:
common polygenic obesity, syndromic obesity, and monogenic obesity. More genetic …

Inherited factors play a substantial role in determining adiposity across the full range of
human body weight. 1 In this chapter, we focus on the known Mendelian disorders that …

Striking increases in the prevalence of obesity in young people are taking place throughout
the developed world. The causes of this “obesity epidemic” are many, encompassing …

Pediatric or childhood obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and
adolescents worldwide. Approximately 43 million individuals are obese, 21‑24% children …

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease characterized by
excess fat mass accumulation reflecting dysfunction of the energy regulatory system. This …

Obesity is now regarded as a global epidemic affecting both adults and children, and is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Thus the effective management of obesity …

The epidemic of obesity is already having major effects on population health. Obesity
develops in an individual when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure over a long …

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Suppl 428: 58–61. Stockholm. ISSN 0803–5326 Maintenance of appropriate stores of …