Additional file 1 of Family based behavioral treatment in adolescents suffering from obesity: evolution through adulthood

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Medical and non-medical complications among children and adolescents with excessive body weight

The burden of disease from childhood obesity is considerable worldwide, as it is associated with several co-morbidities, such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), orthopedic and psychosocial problems. We aimed at determining the prevalence of these complications in a population of children and adolescents with body weight excess

BMI changes in children and adolescents attending a specialized childhood obesity center: a cohort study

Multidisciplinary group therapies for obese children and adolescents are effective but difficult to implement. There is a crucial need to evaluate simpler management programs that target the obese child and his family. This study aimed to determine changes in body mass indexes (BMI) after individual family-based obesity intervention with a pediatrician in a specialized obesity center for child and adolescent