Moderate/severe obesity is on the rise in the United States. Weight management includes
bariatric surgery, which is effective and can alleviate morbidity and mortality from obesity …

Obesity represents a rapidly growing threat to the health of populations in an increasing
number of countries. Diet intervention has been proposed as one of the strategies for weight …

Severe obesity afflicts between 4% and 6% of all youth in the United States, and the
prevalence is increasing. Despite the serious immediate and long-term cardiovascular …

Importance Severe obesity in childhood is a major health problem with few effective
treatments. Weight-loss surgery (WLS) is being used to treat severely obese adolescents …

The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is rapidly increasing and is
associated with substantial co-morbid disease states [1, 2]. At present, a mounting body of …

The study was designed to determine the effect of thirty days of pomegranate extract oral
supplementation on plasma inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers as well as serum …

Background Bariatric surgery has been used for treatment of severe obesity in adolescents
but most studies have been small and limited in follow-up. Objectives We hypothesized that …

Objectives To determine the current rate of inpatient bariatric surgical procedures among
adolescents and to analyze national trends of use from 2000 to 2009. Design Retrospective …

Objective: Elevated rates of psychopathology are noted among severely obese youth
presenting for weight loss surgery. The role of mental health providers in this population is …

Opinion statement Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy
among women of reproductive age, impacting 5–10% of premenopausal American women …