Objective To conduct a systematic review of the literature for strategies designed to reduce
attrition in managing paediatric obesity. Methods We searched Ovid Medline (1946 to May 6 …

Overweight and obesity affected approximately 340 million children and adolescents in the
world in 2016. In this sense, since obesity is a chronic disease, the factors related to this …

To examine the (i) relationships between various body mass index (BMI)-derived metrics for
measuring severe obesity (SO) over time based the Centers for Disease Control and …

Objective To identify the medical, demographic, and behavioral factors associated with a
reduction of body mass index percent of the 95th percentile (BMIp95) after 1 year for patients …

Background: Childhood obesity can be addressed through family-based pediatric weight
management; however, treatment enrollment in the United States is low. This study aimed to …

Background Childhood obesity is highly prevalent in the United States and
disproportionately impacts communities of color and low-income populations; these …

Objective This study aimed to quantify the effect of social media posts on study enrollment
among children with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods The primary …

Background Child overweight and obesity has increased globally, and can be associated
with short-and long-term health consequences. Objectives The objective was to assess the …

Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has set forth recommendations
for clinicians to screen youth (6‐18 years) for obesity. Those identified should be referred to …

Clinical weight management programs face low participation. The authors assessed
whether using electronic health record (EHR) data can identify variation in referral, consent …