Metabolic syndrome and obesity in childhood and adolescence
By: volume editors, Wieland Kiess, Leipzig, Martin Wabitsch, Ulm, Claudio Maffeis, Verona, Arya M. Sharma, Edmonton, Alta..
Series: Pediatric and adolescent medicine -- vol. 19; Pediatric and adolescent medicine -- v. 19.
Publisher: Karger
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basel; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9783318027983; 9783318027990
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Obesity in children; Pediatric Obesity; Adolescent; Child; Metabolic Syndrome X.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Definitions and clinical aspects. Definitions; title: Hypothalamic obesity in children; title: Causes. Genetics of obesity in childhood and adolescence; title: Nutrition; title: Sedentary lifestyle; title: Socio-economic aspects; title: Consequences. Carbohydrate metabolism; title: Orthopaedic aspects of obesity in children and adults; title: Urogenital complications: renal disease, urolithiasis and lower urinary tract symptoms; title: Influences of childhood obesity on pubertal development; title: Social aspects and prevention. Urban living conditions: the relation between neighborhood characteristics and obesity in children and adolescents; title: Metabolic syndrome and the 'Western diet': science and politics; title: An economic perspective on childhood obesity; title: Prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity and its barriers; title: E-health in overweight and obesity prevention; title: Obesity management. Obesity treatment programmes; title: Adolescent bariatric surgery: current status in an evolving field; title: Beyond weight loss: experiences and insights related to working effectively with families and operating within the health care system to manage pediatric obesity.