Advances in the Management of Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great honor to serve as the Guest Editors for this Special Issue of Children, ”Advances in the management of children and adolescents with obesity”.

Obesity is a frequent, severe, complex, recurrent and chronic disease characterized by an excessive accumulation of fat that can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Obesity is widely recognized as a major public health problem. According to the fifth edition of the World Atlas of Obesity, in 2035, obesity is expected to affect almost 2 billion adults, children and adolescents. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of this disease was increasing in low- and middle-income countries, and it is possible that it has since increased in high-income countries as well, especially in families whose income or standard of living is lower than that of the rest of their community.

Obesity occurs when a combination of genetic and epigenetic factors, risky behavioral patterns, and broader environmental and sociocultural influences affect body composition regulation systems.

Suggested treatments include behavioral interactions based on changes that the family should address in several areas: diet or dietary supplementation, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep quality and drug treatment.

Although advances have been made in the treatment of obesity, the expected changes in overweight children and adolescents from low- and middle-income countries have not been observed.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present new strategies such as lifestyle changes that lead to significant changes in body composition, biochemical markers, and other health parameters.

Endocrinologists, dietitians–nutritionists, physical activity and sport sciences professionals and any researcher working in the line of pediatric obesity are invited to submit to this Special Issue. Original articles (prospective/retrospective studies), experimental studies, systemic reviews and meta-analyses, or new diagnostic or surgical techniques are welcome. Single case reports and narrative reviews will not be considered.

Dr. Manuel Reig Garcia-Galbis
Guest Editor

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