Description

Topic in Metabolic Challenges to Adolescent Health include "The Adolescent Obesity Epidemic," "Adolescent Obesity: Etiology, Office Evaluation, and Treatment," "Medical Intervention in Adolescent Obesity," "Dietary Approaches to Healthy Weight Management for Adolescents," "Does Adolescent Media Use Cause Obesity and Eating Disorders?" "Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: Mechanics, Metabolism, and Medical Care," "The Metabolic Syndrome: A Gathering Challenge in a Time of Abundance," "Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," "Screening Adolescents for Lipid Disorders: What Is the Best Approach?" "Body Image, Eating Disorders, and the Media," "Eating Disorders," and "Bone Metabolism During Adolescence: The Known, the Unknown, and the Controversial."