Objective: Our objective was to formulate practice guidelines for the treatment and
prevention of pediatric obesity. Conclusions: We recommend defining overweight as body …

Context Although the prevalence rates of childhood obesity have seemingly been stable
over the past few years, far too many children and adolescents are still obese. Childhood …

Insulin resistance (IR) is a well-established risk factor for metabolic disease. The ratio of
triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG: HDL-C) is a surrogate marker of IR …

Context Cardiometabolic effects of second-generation antipsychotic medications are
concerning but have not been sufficiently studied in pediatric and adolescent patients naive …

Aims Insulin resistance (IR) may develop very early in life being associated with occurrence
of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs). Aim of the present study was to identify in young …

Objective: Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk for insulin resistance. The
underlying mechanism for the physiological increase in insulin levels in puberty is not …

Physical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically and in detail the relationships
between physical activity, health and disease, and examines the benefits of exercise in the …

ContextPediatric obesity has escalated to epidemic proportions, leading to an array of
comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes in youth. Since most overweight children become …

Ob jec ti ve: Insulin resistance (IR) and associated metabolic abnormalities are increasingly
being reported in the adolescent population. Cut-off value of homeostasis model of …

Childhood obesity is a significant health problem that has reached epidemic proportions
around the world and is associated with several metabolic and cardiovascular …