Metabolic Challenges to Adolescent Health

by Strasburger, Victor C., M.d.; Coupey, Susan M., M.d.
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-12-01
Publisher(s): Amer Academy of Pediatrics
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Summary

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health Edited by: Victor C. Strasburger, MD, and Susan M. Coupey, MD (Formerly Adolescent Medicine Clinics)

Table of Contents

Prefacep. xii
The Adolescent Obesity Epidemic: Why, How Long, and What to Do About It?p. 357
Adolescent Obesity: Etiology, Office Evaluation, and Treatmentp. 380
Medical Interventions in Adolescent Obesityp. 406
Dietary Approaches to Healthy Weight Management for Adolescents: The New Moves Modelp. 421
Does Adolescent Media Use Cause Obesity and Eating Disorders?p. 431
Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: Mechanics, Metabolism, and Medical Carep. 450
The Metabolic Syndrome: A Gathering Challenge in a Time of Abundancep. 475
Type 2 Diabetesp. 498
Screening Adolescents for Lipid Disorders: What Is the Best Approach?p. 507
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and the Mediap. 521
Eating Disordersp. 547
Bone Metabolism During Adolescence: The Known, the Unknown, and the Controversialp. 573
Indexp. 592
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