Abstract The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee
updated their evidence-based guidelines published in 2012, performing a comprehensive …

Obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in paediatric populations worldwide. In addition
to increasing prevalence, the severity of obesity is also continuing to rise. Taken together …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a highly prevalent chronic liver disease that
occurs in the setting of insulin resistance and increased adiposity. It has rapidly evolved into …

Background Bariatric surgery is increasingly considered for the treatment of adolescents
with severe obesity, but few prospective adolescent-specific studies examining the efficacy …

Severe obesity among youth is an “epidemic within an epidemic” and portends a shortened
life expectancy for today's children compared with those of their parents' generation. Severe …

Objectives To systematically review and discuss the outcome of treating obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) in obese children and adolescents. Methods In February 2016 Pub Med was …

OBJECTIVES: In this report, we compare weight loss, comorbidity resolution, nutritional
abnormalities, and quality of life between younger and older adolescents after metabolic …

Obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing includes a spectrum of clinical entities with variable
severity ranging from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The …

Background To date, there are insufficient data on long-term outcomes of weight loss
surgery in children and adolescents with obesity beyond 5 years of follow-up. This study …

Adolescent obesity has markedly increased worldwide in both its extent and prevalence in
recent decades and obesity prevention strategies are failing. As a result, effective treatment …