Abstract Purpose of Review To provide an update on current obesity prevalence trends and
summarize the available evidence suggesting a possible plateau or stabilization in obesity …

The purpose was to investigate a possible levelling off in the obesity epidemic, by
systematically reviewing literature and web‐based sources. Eligible studies and data …

Motivation: Emergence of genetic data coupled to longitudinal electronic medical records
(EMRs) offers the possibility of phenome-wide association scans (PheWAS) for disease …

Overweight in childhood sets the stage for a lifelong struggle with weight and eating and
raises the risk of health problems, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep …

BACKGROUND: Although psoriasis is considered to have a dual peak in age of onset,
currently no studies exist regarding the incidence of psoriasis in children. OBJECTIVE: The …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which the 2007 definitions for severe obesity (body
mass index [BMI]≥ 99th percentile for age and gender) and morbid obesity (BMI≥ 40kg/m2) …

Background: Body mass index (BMI)–for-age has been recommended as a screening test
for excess adiposity in children and adolescents. Objective: We quantified the performance …

Terminology and measures used in studies of weight and adiposity in children can be
complex and confusing. Differences arise in metrics, terminology, reference values, and …

Objective To demonstrate the potential of de-identified clinical data from multiple healthcare
systems using different electronic health records (EHR) to be efficiently used for very large …

OBJECTIVE It is recognized that there is a remarkable variability in the systemic response to
high-fat (HF) diets that cannot be completely explained by genetic factors. In addition …