The relative insufficiency of insulin secretion and/or insulin action causes diabetes.
However, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus can be associated with an absolute increase …

Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious
public health concerns in the 21st century. The worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity …

Abstract Cosponsoring Associations: The European Society of Endocrinology and the
Pediatric Endocrine Society. This guideline was funded by the Endocrine Society. Objective …

Hypothalamic syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder caused by disease-related and/or treatment-
related injury to the hypothalamus, most commonly associated with rare, non-cancerous …

Craniopharyngiomas are rare, partly cystic and calcified embryonic malformations of the
sellar/parasellar region with low histological grade (WHO Io). A bimodal age distribution has …

Worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity has increased greatly during the past three
decades. The increasing occurrence in children of disorders such as type 2 diabetes is …

This report is a review of findings on the diagnosis, treatment, clinical course, and prognosis
of craniopharyngioma patients. Craniopharyngiomas are rare, partly cystic and calcified …

The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has dramatically increased.
There may be vulnerable periods for weight gain during childhood and adolescence that …

Insulin resistance, recently recognized as a strong predictor of disease in adults, has
become the leading element of the metabolic syndrome and renewed as a focus of …

In March 2004 a group of 65 physicians and other health professionals representing nine
countries on four continents convened in Israel to discuss the widespread public health …