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Pediatric Obesity: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 71-5

  • Book

  • October 2024
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5971419
In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Gitanjali Srivastava and Eliana M. Perrin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Obesity. Top experts discuss the latest research, early interventions, and treatments for obesity in pediatric patients, with the goal of helping clinicians intervene to prevent comorbidities, disease, and chronic health conditions into adulthood. Topics include bariatric surgery, pharmacotherapy, screening, and mental health and stigma, and more, providing state-of-the-art data and clinical information needed to improve outcomes in these patients.- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including obesity as a health equity issue; the built environment in obesity; overview of pediatric obesity treatment and the new CPG guidelines; the toxic food environment and nutrition; the genetics of obesity; and more.- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on obesity, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Table of Contents

Overview of Pediatric Obesity as a Disease
Overview of BMI and Other Ways of Measuring and Screening for Obesity in Pediatric Patients
Promoting Healthy Eating and Activity from the Start: Early Obesity Prevention
Applying an Equity Lens to Pediatric Obesity: Clinical, Environmental, and Policy Considerations for Clinicians
Weight Bias and Stigma in Pediatric Obesity
The Built Environment and Childhood Obesity
The Role of Food and Beverage Environments in Child Health and Weight-Related Behaviors
Physical Examination and Evaluation for Comorbidities in Youth with Obesity
Disordered Eating in Pediatric Obesity
The Genetics of Obesity
Overview of the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity and the 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines
Motivational Interviewing for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity: A Primer
Lifestyle Interventions in Pediatric Primary Care
Clinician’s Guide for Pediatric Anti-obesity Medications
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents

Authors

Gitanjali Srivastava Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics & Surgery Medical Director, Obesity Medicine Program Director, Obesity Medicine Fellowship Co-Director, Vanderbilt Weight Loss Clinics Department of Medicine|Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. Eliana M. Perrin Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine School of Nursing Johns Hopkins University.