ReviewIndian journal of pediatrics2018
Obesity in Children: Definition, Etiology and Approach.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Adherence to National Food Guide Recommendations: Can It Slow the Obesity Epidemic? A Systematic Review.Current nutrition reports · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of virtual education on health responsibility of overweight students during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Comparison of Methods used for Final Height Prediction in Patients with Central Precocious PubertyJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2026Article
- Effects of FTO Gene rs9939609 and rs17817449 Polymorphisms on Insulin Resistance in Turkish Children With Obesity.Journal of diabetes · 2026Observational
- Exploring the association between BMI and dental caries in 6-9-year-old children in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study.BDJ open · 2025Article
- How Family and Individual Physical Activity Environments Relate to Obesity Transition in Chinese Children and Adolescents.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Endocrine consequences of childhood obesity: a narrative review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Big data-based reference centiles for body composition in Korean children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- How Parents Talk about Weight: Qualitative Content Analysis Using a Randomized Experiment Study Design.Stigma and health · 2024Article
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- Longitudinal relationship between screen time, cardiorespiratory fitness, and waist circumference of children and adolescents: a 3-year cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2023Observational
- Combined associations of general obesity and central obesity with hypertension stages and phenotypes among children and adolescents in Zhejiang, China.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2023Article
- Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics-A Research Hotspot for Pediatric Obesity.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Fit24, a digital health intervention to reduce type 2 diabetes risk among Hispanic youth: Protocol for a feasibility pilot study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Childhood Obesity and the Cryptic Language of the Microbiota: Metabolomics' Upgrading.Metabolites · 2023Review
- Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity, Screen Time and Sleep Time Profiles: A Cluster Analysis in Spanish Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An Association BetweenDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- Changes in Nutritional State and Cardiovascular Parameters in Alimentary Obese Children after a Month-Long Stay in Children's Treatment Center.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Childhood obesity is an important public health issue worldwide. Urbanization, sedentary lifestyle and change in food habits are the chief reasons behind this pandemic. In a small proportion of children, obesity is the result of endocrine, syndromic or monogenic causes. The present paper summarizes the methods, definitions and cut-offs for identification of obesity in children. We have briefly reviewed the various techniques used for estimation of body fat in children and the cut-offs for defining obesity based on body fat percentage, and the reference curves based on body mass index and waist circumference. The etiology of obesity in children, including individual behaviors, macro- and micro-environmental influences, and endocrine causes have been discussed, and an approach to etiological assessment of obese children has been presented. Special emphasis has been laid on clinical pointers that suggest the presence of syndromic, endocrine or monogenic forms of obesity, such as, short stature, dysmorphism, neurocognitive impairment and early age at onset.
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