INTRODUCTION Many studies document that overweight and obese adults have substantially higher medical care expenditures than do adults of normal weight, but comparable data for children or adolescents are few. This study examines patterns of expenditure for medical care and use of medical care services among a sample of North Carolina adolescents enrolled in Medicaid, stratified by body mass in...

Overweight and obesity in adolescent girls are considered a leading global public health issues recent times. There is need to evaluate the potential socioeconomic behavioural factors behind adolescents’ overweight different environmental settings. The present study aims understand prevalence of among urban school determine association between selected overweight/obesity. This cross-sectional u...

abstract background: a wealth of study shows that increasing rbmi accompanies with physical inactivity, consequently. the aims of this study were determining the distribution of daily physical activity amount by gender in obese and overweight students methods: this is a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out to determine the distribution of daily physical activity level by genders and re...

Because we regularly work with children and families, we knew that our clientele mirrored the national statistics on obesity, which state that 13% of children aged six to 11 years and 14% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 in the United States are overweight (1). These numbers represent a nearly three-fold increase for adolescents in the past two decades, the effects of which can be devastating both ...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in obese adolescents has been reported to range between 18-42%, depending on country of origin, thus suggesting an ethnic-based association between obesity and MS. AIM This study aims to investigate the magnitude of the association between obesity, insulin resistance and components of MS among adolescents in Lebanon. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The ...

background: childhood obesity is becoming a global problem and its incidence is increasing. the role of dietary intervention with fruits containing vitamin c and flavonoid to control obesity consequences in childhood has not been yet defined. lemon (citrus aurantifolia) peels contain flavonoid, pectin and vitamin c. we aimed to compare the effects of lemon peels and placebo on cardiometabolic r...

Background The current literature on determinants of behavior change in weight management lacks sufficient studies on type of motivation among children/adolescents, on perceived competence, and in relation to healthy eating. This study aimed to investigate type of motivation and levels of perceived competence for healthy diet and exercise, as well as general self efficacy among adolescents. We ...

OBJECTIVE To assess hepatic steatosis by ultrasound method as a concomitant risk factor among overweight adolescents. METHODS A case-control study including 83 cases (47 overweight and 36 obese) and 89 controls (normal weight), frequency matched by gender, year of birth, pubertal stage (Tanner 4/5), and income. Cases and controls were selected from 1,420 students enrolled in a Vila Mariana pu...

QUESTION In my clinic I have a large population of overweight and obese children. There is a range of weight-loss supplements marketed for the adult population. What natural health products for treatment of obesity are effective and can be used in children? ANSWER Weight-loss supplements lack sufficient data supporting their efficacy and safety, even in adults. Most weight-loss supplements ca...