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 …

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 …

Background Overweight and obesity represent huge concerns for children's physical and
mental well-being. This study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) …

OBJECTIVE: This large population-based study of US children considered the association of
obesity with a broad range of comorbidities. This study examined relationships between …

Background There is an increasing recognition of the relationship between mental illness
and obesity in the pediatric population. Our objective was to explore the individual …

Background Advances in biomedical science and technology have resulted in dramatic
improvements in the healthcare of pediatric chronic conditions. With enhanced survival …

Recent reports suggest that the rapid growth in youth obesity seen in the 1980s and 1990s
has plateaued. We examine changes in obesity among US adolescents aged 12–17 y by …

An important association exists between obesity and mental illness that impacts all aspects
of an individual's quality of life. This association can begin early in the developmental …

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 …