Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century
with far-reaching and enduring adverse consequences for health outcomes. Over 42 million …

BACKGROUND: Worldwide estimates of childhood overweight and obesity are as high as
43 million, and rates continue to increase each year. Researchers have taken interest in the …

Abstract Cosponsoring Associations: The European Society of Endocrinology and the
Pediatric Endocrine Society. This guideline was funded by the Endocrine Society. Objective …

Australia is predicted to have the highest overweight/obesity rate in the world by 2022
outranking the USA and UK. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the …

Research suggests that overweight and obese youths are stigmatized in contemporary
society, and are more likely than normal-weight youths to become the victims of bullying. In …

Although an increasing number of children and adolescents are becoming obese, the
psychological morbidities associated with obesity are not well established. Existing reviews …

Purpose The purpose of the study is to present a literature review on quality-of-life (QOL)
assessment in overweight or obese children and adolescents in order to identify the most …

Objective To compare levels of victimization and perpetration associated with bullying
among children and adolescents with and without chronic physical illnesses and/or physical …

This discussion reflects on concepts of obesity in children and adolescents in the early 21st
century. It includes reflections on its history, definition, epidemiology, diagnostic …

We examined the associations between exposure to interpersonal violence in childhood
and risk for obesity and central adiposity. Interpersonal violence is defined as behaviour that …