Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by extreme levels of inattention–
disorganization and/or hyperactivity–impulsivity. In DSM-IV, the diagnostic criteria required …

Childhood obesity is multi factorial health condition, so the simple evaluation of body fat will
not be sufficed to manage the global epidemic of childhood obesity. Literature consistently …

Background Literature has suggested that ADHD may be associated with increased risk of
obesity. If so, this would have important clinical implications. Objective To clarify the size of …

Overnutrition and modern diets containing high proportions of saturated fat are among the
major factors contributing to a low-grade state of inflammation, hyperglycemia and …

Childhood obesity has been increasing steadily in recent decades, and severe childhood
obesity has emerged as a major public health problem both nationally and internationally. A …

The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents worldwide has quadrupled since
1975 and is a key predictor of obesity later in life. Previous work has consistently observed …

This review seeks to provide a current overview of musculoskeletal pain in overweight and
obese children. Databases searched were Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Medline …

Objective Being overweight or obese is one of the most common reasons that children and
adolescents are teased at school. We carried out a study in order to investigate: i) the …