Abstract The Italian Consensus Position Statement on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
of Obesity in Children and Adolescents integrates and updates the previous guidelines to …

The prevalence of obesity in childhood is high and continues to increase globally. It is
currently estimated that 381 million children worldwide have overweight or obesity. This …

Objective: Childhood-onset obesity is associated with increased mortality and morbidity
related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) during adulthood. Dyslipidemia has a fundamental …

Dr Vijayakanthi performed literature searches on the topic and subtopics for relevant articles
for inclusion and drafted and edited the manuscript; Dr Greally conceptualized the …

Introduction. Obesity is a worldwide concern. It is associated with morbidity such as
dyslipidemia and liver disease. Childhood obesity has dramatically increased, particularly in …

Context Unlike homozygous variants, the implication of heterozygous variants on the leptin–
melanocortin pathway in severe obesity has not been established. Objective To describe the …

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major mortality and morbidity cause in adulthood
worldwide. The atherosclerotic process starts even before birth, progresses through …

Vascular comorbidities are common in the general population and are associated with
adverse health outcomes. In people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an increasing amount of …

Background While in the general paediatric population the presence of abnormal lipid
values is estimated at 8–20%, depending on the population, accepted norms and age, it was …

Lipids are a complex group of molecules in the body, essential as structural, functional and
metabolic components. When disbalanced, they are regarded as a cardiovascular risk …