Pediatric Obesity Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Freemark, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2010.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

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 an...