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Obesity in specific populations

Journal articles and book chapters

08-05-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

Obesity prevention: Strategies and challenges in Latin America

Cominato L et al. Curr Obes Rep 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0311-1

04-05-2018 | Gestational diabetes | Article

The post-HAPO situation with gestational diabetes: The bright and dark sides

Lapolla A, Metzger BE. Acta Diabetol 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1146-7

18-04-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

Sugar-sweetened beverage, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents: Policies, taxation, and programs

Yoshida Y, Simoes EJ. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 31. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1004-6

13-04-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

Treatment of adolescent obesity

Steinbeck KS et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41574-018-0002-8

11-04-2018 | Pediatrics | Review | Article

The state of the summer: A review of child summer weight gain and efforts to prevent it

Tanskey LA et al. Curr Obes Rep 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0305-z

03-04-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

Racial disparities in obesity treatment

Byrd AS, Toth AT, Stanford FC. Curr Obes Rep 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0301-3

27-03-2018 | Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood | Article

Overweight, obesity, and the risk of LADA: Results from a Swedish case–control study and the Norwegian HUNT Study

Hjort R et al. Diabetologia 2018; 61: 1333–1343. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4596-0

19-02-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

Prevention and management of childhood obesity

Dabas A, Seth A. Indian J Pediatr 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12098-018-2636-x

06-02-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

A review of childhood behavioral problems and disorders in the development of obesity: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and beyond

Matheson BE, Eichen DM. Curr Obes Rep 2018; 7:19–26. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0293-z

03-11-2017 | Obesity | Review | Article

Management of childhood obesity and overweight in primary care visits: Gaps between recommended care and typical practice

Guo H, Pavek M, Loth K. Curr Nutr Rep 2017; 6: 307–314. doi: 10.1007/s13668-017-0221-y

23-10-2017 | Lifestyle interventions | Review | Article

Health benefits of fasting and caloric restriction

Golbidi S et al. Curr Diab Rep 2017; 17: 123. doi: 10.1007/s11892-017-0951-7

02-08-2017 | Children | Book chapter | Article

Bariatric surgery in children

Khan MA, Ackroyd R. In: Endocrine Surgery in Children. Edited by Ledbetter D, Johnson P. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2018. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-54256-9_17

02-08-2017 | Adolescents | Book chapter | Article

Assessing and selecting patients for bariatric surgery

Inge TH. In: Endocrine Surgery in Children. Edited by Ledbetter D, Johnson P. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2018. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-54256-9_16

13-07-2017 | Obesity | Review | Article

Promising policies for early obesity prevention

Looby AA, Frost N. Curr Pediatr Rep 2017; 5: 142. doi: 10.1007/s40124-017-0139-2

27-06-2017 | Obesity | Article

Longitudinal associations between television in the bedroom and body fatness in a UK cohort study

Int J Obes 2017; 41: 1503–1509. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.129

23-06-2017 | Obesity | Review | Article

Pharmacotherapy in the management of pediatric obesity

Kelly AS, Fox CK. Curr Diab Rep 2017; 17: 55. doi: 10.1007/s11892-017-0886-z

24-05-2017 | Obesity | Article

The psychosocial burden of childhood overweight and obesity: Evidence for persisting difficulties in boys and girls

Gibson LY et al. Eur J Pediatr 2017; 176: 925–933. doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-2931-y

23-05-2017 | Obesity | Article

Parental optimism about childhood obesity-related disease risks

Int J Obes 2017; 41: 1467–1472. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.103

29-04-2017 | Obesity | Article

Impact of physician training on diagnosis and counseling of overweight and obese Asian patients

Vasudevan DA et al. J Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 2017; 4: 322–328. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0231-2