Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Abstract Purpose of Review Rates of childhood obesity have been soaring in recent
decades. The association between obesity in adulthood and excess morbidity and mortality …

This scientific statement presents considerations for clinical management regarding the
assessment and risk reduction of select pediatric populations at high risk for premature …

Background Bariatric surgery results in weight loss and health improvements in adults and
adolescents. However, whether outcomes differ according to the age of the patient at the …

Importance Obesity affects approximately 21% of US adolescents and is associated with
insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep disorders, depression, and …

A growing number of youth suffer from obesity and in particular severe obesity for which
intensive lifestyle intervention does not adequately reduce excess adiposity. A treatment gap …

Lifestyle intervention programs are effective in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) in high risk populations. However, most studies only give limited information about …

Obesity is a common chronic disease in children and adolescents and its prevalence is
increasing worldwide. The causes are multifactorial but involve biological predisposition …

METHODS: The Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study (NCT00474318)
prospectively collected anthropometric and health status data on 242 adolescents …

Background Obesity is a predominant factor in development of type 2 diabetes but to which
extent adolescent obesity influences adult diabetes is unclear. We investigated the …