Advances in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as the most common cause of pediatric liver disease in the developed world. Children have a form of NAFLD that is pathologically distinct…
Dyslipidemia and Pediatric Obesity
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States despite a reduction in mortality over the past 4 decades. Much of this success is attributed to public…
Diabetes and Insulin Resistance in Pediatric Obesity
Over the past 2 decades, the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents has risen to epidemic proportions and disproportionately affects racial and ethnic…
Etiologies of Obesity in Children: Nature and Nurture
Childhood obesity is a profoundly complex problem and serves as an example of a biospsychosocial issue. Scientific inquiry has provided incredible insight into the complex etiology of weight gain but…
Update in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH, Guest Editor Sarah E. Barlow, MD, MPH, Guest Editor It has been just over 10 years since the last time the Pediatric Clinics of North America…
