An update in prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-185

  Moya, Manuel ^a,b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Pediatric Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Obesity; Prevention; Relative body mass index; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; METFORMIN; SUCROSE POLYESTER; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANOREXIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EMOTIONALITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY LIVER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GASTRIC BANDING; GENETIC RISK; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP DISORDER; STEATORRHEA; STOMACH BYPASS; TACHYCARDIA; THERMODYNAMICS; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTONES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 55649111348     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-008-0033-7     Document Type: Article

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