Background Child and adolescent obesity is increasingly prevalent, and can be associated
with significant short‐and long‐term health consequences. Objectives To assess the efficacy …

CONTEXT: Targeted systematic review to support the updated US Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for obesity in children and adolescents …

Until very recently, Type 2 diabetes has been thought to be a rare occurrence in children
and adolescents. However, in the mid-1990s, investigators began to observe an increasing …

Context: Knowing the changes of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) in relation to weight loss
would be helpful to advise overweight children and their parents and to decide whether …

Background: The atherogenic risk factor profile in obese subjects is characterised by
hypertension, reduced high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, increased low density …

Context: There is some controversy whether T4 treatment is indicated in obese humans with
hyperthyrotropinemia. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether …

Objective The roles of vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are discussed
controversially in obesity, and studies of these hormones in obese children are limited …

Background: Data concerning the long-term improvement of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
risk factors after an obesity intervention in children are limited. Objective: We studied …

Background: Long-term outcome after lifestyle interventions in obese children is largely
unknown but important to improving intervention. Objective: The aim was to identify …

Context: The concept of metabolic healthy obese (MHO) status has been proposed also for
children. However, it is unclear whether this is a stable status in childhood. Objective: The …