The definition of obesity is a degree of somatic overweight that affords detrimental health
consequences [1]. The majority of obesity in adulthood has its origins in childhood [2, 3, 4] …

Energy balance is complex and regulated by neuroendocrine homeostatic mechanisms
(primarily the leptin melanocortin pathway) and non-homeostatic mechanisms (such as …

Background: Growth during childhood is a consequence of the equilibrium of energy
balance. Obesity results from a shift of the equilibrium towards increased energy intake over …

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 …

Obesity quickly is becoming the largest (figuratively and literally) public health problem, not
just in the United States, but worldwide. The Worldwatch Institute, an Internet watchdog …

The alarming increase in obesity in children has become a major health problem in the
increased incidence of type 2 diabetes as well as other complications including …

Obesity is currently the most prevalent chronic childhood disease in Western countries. It is
one of the most frequent consultations in general pediatrics and is even more common in …

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Kluwer Academic Publishers. Manufactured in The Netherlands. Pediatric Obesity Jack Adam …

Obesity is a complex, multifactorial, chronic condition that results from interplay between
environment and genetics. The condition is reaching epidemic proportions in the United …

When discussing the causes of obesity, it is easy to point fingers at the individual.“Gluttony”
and “sloth” after all are two of the seven “deadly sins.” Obese adults and their children are …