In the United States, the prevalence of pediatric overweight, defined by the Centers for
Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) R95th percentile for age and sex, has more …

In the United States, the prevalence of pediatric overweight, defined by the Centers for
Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) 95th percentile for age and sex, has more than …

Adult obesity and its complications: a pediatric disease? : Current Opinion in Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Obesity Adult obesity and its complications: a pediatric disease? : Current Opinion …

Obesity has become a pandemic, with more than a billion people affected worldwide (1).
Over the past 30 yr, the frequency of overweight children, defined as a body mass index …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The incidence of pediatric
obesity is increasing despite national efforts to promote weight reduction. Currently, 33% of …

Obesity is one of the most complex and poorly understood clinical syndromes affecting
children and adults throughout the world. In the last decade the estimated number of adults …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing alarmingly among children and adolescents in the
United States. Recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey …

Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Obesity is one of the most prevalent nutritional problems in modern western societies.
Depending upon the diagnostic criteria employed, as many as 25% of the children and 30 …

Abstract Cosponsoring Associations: The European Society of Endocrinology and the
Pediatric Endocrine Society. This guideline was funded by the Endocrine Society. Objective …