This Review describes current knowledge on the epidemiology and causes of child and
adolescent obesity, considerations for assessment, and current management approaches …

Background Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given
the significant impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development …

Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Abstract The Italian Consensus Position Statement on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
of Obesity in Children and Adolescents integrates and updates the previous guidelines to …

Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific
literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high …

We live in a world with an ever-increasing ageing population. Studying healthy ageing and
reducing the socioeconomic impact of age-related diseases is a key research priority for the …

Pubertal maturation plays a fundamental role in bone acquisition. In retrospective
epidemiological surveys in pre-and postmenopausal women, relatively later menarcheal …

Background A number of studies have found an increased risk of lower extremity injuries in
obese patients. Most studies, however, are unable to provide stable population-based …

Prevalence of childhood obesity is progressively increasing, reaching worldwide levels of
5.6% in girls and of 7.8% in boys. Several evidences showed that obesity is a major …

Obesity is associated with various dysfunctions of the organism, including musculoskeletal
problems. In this narrative review, we aim to consider postural problems in children and …