The prevalence of child and adolescent obesity has plateaued at high levels in most high-
income countries and is increasing in many low-income and middle-income countries …

Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States.
Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity. Obesity can affect all …

Abstract Background A once-weekly, 2.4-mg dose of subcutaneous semaglutide, a glucagon-
like peptide-1 receptor agonist, is used to treat obesity in adults, but assessment of the drug …

The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public-health challenges of the twenty-
first century. Over the past four decades, the number of children and adolescents with …

A long-standing association exists between elevated triglyceride levels and cardiovascular
disease*(CVD). 1, 2 However, the extent to which triglycerides directly promote CVD or …

Organized youth sports are highly popular for youth and their families, with approximately 45
million children and adolescent participants in the US. Seventy five percent of American …

The severity and frequency of childhood obesity has increased significantly over the past
three to four decades. The health effects of increased body mass index as a child may …

Obesity and its associated comorbidities have emerged as a major health problem
garnering interests from both public health agencies and mainstream media consumers …

Background Adolescents are increasingly susceptible to obesity, and thus at risk of later non-
communicable diseases, due to changes in food choices, physical activity levels and …