Global dynamics in childhood obesity: reflections on a life of work in the field -- The neuroendocrine control of energy balance -- Monogenic obesity -- Syndromic obesity -- Polygenic obesity -- Racial differences in childhood obesity : pathogenesis and complications -- Maternal determinants of childhood obesity : weight gain, smoking, and breastfeeding -- Intrauterine growth retardation -- Gestational diabetes -- The role of diet -- Energy expenditure in children : the role of NEAT -- Childhood obesity and the regulation of growth, thyroid function, sexual development, and calcium homeostasis -- Pathogenesis of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in childhood obesity -- Pathogenesis and management of dyslipidemia in obese children -- Fatty liver disease -- Pathogenesis of hypertension and renal disease in obesity -- Sleep-disordered breathing and sleep duration in childhood obesity -- The long-term metabolic complications of childhood obesity -- Childhood obesity, atherogenesis, and adult cardiovascular disease -- Family-based behavioral interventions -- Exercise and childhood obesity -- School- and community-based interventions -- Pharmacotherapy of childhood obesity and pre-diabetes -- Pathogenesis and management of adiposity and insulin resistance in PCOS : prevention and treatment of the metabolic disease components -- Obesity and metabolic dysfunction in the child with a major behavioral disorder : atypical antipsychotics -- Hypothalamic obesity -- Bariatric surgery in adolescents -- Neuroendocrine and metabolic adaptations in the central nervous system that facilitate weight regain -- The socio-cultural context for obesity prevention and treatment in children and adolescents : influences of ethnicity and gender -- The marketing and distribution of fast food -- Local and national policy-based interventions : to improve children's nutrition.
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Childhood obesity and its co-morbidities - including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease - have seen striking increases in recent years. Despite a wealth of investigation, there is considerable controversy regarding the etiology of childhood obesity and the optimal approaches for prevention and treatment. "Pediatric Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment" addresses the controversy with a range of features that make it a unique resource for those who care for obese children and their families. Written from a perspective that is int.