The Obesity Society

Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Ball GD, Lenk JM, Barbarich BN, Plotnikoff RC, Fishburne GJ, Mackenzie KA, Willows ND. Overweight children and adolescents referred for weight management: are they meeting lifestyle behaviour recommendations? Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Oct;33(5):936-45.

Eneli IU, Crum PA, Tylka TL. The trust model: a different feeding paradigm for managing childhood obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Oct;16(10):2197-204.

Gardner M, Gardner DW, Sowers JR. The cardiometabolic syndrome in the adolescent. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2008 Aug;5 Suppl 4:964-8.

 

Glueck CJ, Morrison JA, Wang P. Insulin resistance, obesity, hypofibrinolysis, hyperandrogenism, and coronary heart disease risk factors in 25 pre-perimenarchal girls age < or =14 years, 13 with precocious puberty, 23 with a first-degree relative with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;21(10):973-84.

 

Mager DR, Ling S, Roberts EA. Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics in children with clinically diagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Paediatr Child Health. 2008 Feb;13(2):111-7.

 

Manios Y, Kondaki K, Kourlaba G, Vasilopoulou E, Grammatikaki E. Maternal perceptions of their child's weight status: the GENESIS study. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Dec 24:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Muhammad NA, Omar K, Shah SA, Muthupalaniappen LA, Arshad F. Parental perception of their children's weight status, and its association with their nutrition and obesity knowledge. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2008;17(4):597-602.

 

Murray PJ. Bariatric surgery in adolescents: mechanics, metabolism, and medical care. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008 Dec;19(3):450-74, ix.

 

Nazario Rodriguez IJ, Figueroa WI, Rosado J, Parrilla Idel C. Perception of parents regarding their children's weight. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2008 Apr-Jun;100(2):33-8.

 

Neumark-Sztainer D, Flattum CF, Story M, Feldman S, Petrich CA. Dietary approaches to healthy weight management for adolescents: the New Moves model. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008 Dec;19(3):421-30, viii.

 

Panagiotakos DB, Papadimitriou A, Anthracopoulos MB, Konstantinidou M, Antonogeorgos G, Fretzayas A, Priftis KN. Birthweight, breast-feeding, parental weight and prevalence of obesity in schoolchildren aged 10-12 years, in Greece; the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Allergies in Children Examined in Athens (PANACEA) study. Pediatr Int. 2008 Aug;50(4):563-8.

 

Peebles R. Adolescent obesity: etiology, office evaluation, and treatment. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008 Dec;19(3):380-405, vii.

Polat TB, Urganci N, Caliskan KC, Akyildiz B. Correlation of abdominal fat accumulation and stiffness of the abdominal aorta in obese children. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Nov;21(11):1031-40.

 

Reeves GM, Postolache TT, Snitker S. Childhood Obesity and Depression: Connection between these Growing Problems in Growing Children. Int J Child Health Hum Dev. 2008 Aug;1(2):103-114.

 

Semiz S, Rota S, Ozdemir O, Ozdemir A, Kaptanoğlu B. Are C-reactive protein and homocysteine cardiovascular risk factors in obese children and adolescents? Pediatr Int. 2008 Aug;50(4):419-23.

 

Valery PC, Moloney A, Cotterill A, Harris M, Sinha AK, Green AC. Prevlance of obesity and metabolic syndrome in Indigenous Australian youths. Obes Rev. 2008 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]