Pediatric Obesity

1. Global Dynamics in Childhood Obesity: Reflections on a Life of Work in the Field
Barry Popkin

2. The Neuroendocrine Control of Energy Balance
Robert H. Lustig

3. Monogenic Obesity
David Meyre, Philippe Froguel

4. Syndromic Obesity
Andrea M. Haqq

5. Polygenic Obesity
Anke Hinney, Johannes Hebebrand

6. Racial Differences in Childhood Obesity: Pathogenesis and Complications
Jaime Haidet, Cem Demirci, Silva A. Arslanian

7. Maternal Determinants of Childhood Obesity: Weight Gain, Smoking, and Breastfeeding
Katherine J. Wojcik, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis

8. Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Ken K. Ong

9. Gestational Diabetes
Dana Dabelea

10. The Role of Diet
Laura Johnson, Susan Jebb

11. Energy Expenditure in Children: The Role of NEAT

Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, James A. Levine

12. Childhood Obesity and the Regulation of Growth, Thyroid Function, Sexual Development, and Calcium Homeostasis
Michael Freemark

13. Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance and Glucose Intolerance in Childhood Obesity
Ram Weiss, Anna Cali, Sonia Caprio

14. Pathogenesis and Management of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children
Brian W. McCrindle

15. Fatty Liver Disease
Anna Alisi, Melania Manco, Rita Devito, Valerio Nobili

16. Pathogenesis of Hypertension and Renal Disease in Obesity
Tracy E. Hunley, Valentina Kon

17. Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Sleep Duration in Childhood Obesity
Stijn Verhulst

18. The Long-Term Metabolic Complications of Childhood Obesity
Charles J. Glueck, John A. Morrison, Muhammad Umar, Naila Goldenberg, Ping Wang

19. Childhood Obesity, Atherogenesis, and Adult Cardiovascular Disease
Henry C. McGill, C. Alex McMahan, Samuel S. Gidding

20. Family-Based Behavioral Interventions
Denise E. Wilfley, Anna Vannucci, Emily K. White

21. Exercise and Childhood Obesity
Alon Eliakim, Dan Nemet

22. School- and Community-Based Interventions
Joel Gittelsohn, Sohyun Park

23. Pharmacotherapy of Childhood Obesity and Pre-diabetes
Michael Freemark

24. Pathogenesis and Management of Adiposity and Insulin Resistance in PCOS: Prevention and Treatment of the Metabolic Disease Components
Stephen Franks, Jalini Joharatnam

25. Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction in the Child with a Major Behavioral Disorder: Atypical Antipsychotics
Lauren Shin, David C. Henderson

26. Hypothalamic Obesity
Robert H. Lustig

27. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
Basil M. Yurcisin, Eric J. DeMaria

28. Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Adaptations in the Central Nervous System That Facilitate Weight Regain
Ronald M. Lechan, Csaba Fekete

29. The Socio-cultural Context for Obesity Prevention and Treatment in Children and Adolescents: Influences of Ethnicity and Gender
Shiriki Kumanyika, Joanna Holsten, Elizabeth Prout Parks

30. The Marketing and Distribution of Fast Food
Michelle Christian, Gary Gereffi

31. Local and National Policy-Based Interventions: To Improve Children’s Nutrition
Marlene B. Schwartz, Kelly D. Brownell

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine