Description

The AM: STARs Obesity and Diabetes in the Adolescent publication covers key areas in obesity medicine including genetics, emotional health, effects on growth and puberty, and treatment options including medical nutrition therapy.
Topics Include:

Type I and Type II diabetes - diagnosis/evaluation/treatment & future treatments being developed; how to distinguish between type I and type II
Insulin resistance
Pre-Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Dyslipidemia evaluation and treatment
Disorders of growth and puberty in obesity
Overlooked complications of obesity
Laboratory evaluation of obesity
Nutritional management of obesity
Hypertension and Sleep Apnea
Behavioral approaches in adolescent weight management
Weight bias/stigma in overweight adolescents
Adolescent weight management in the primary care setting
Physical activity promotion in the adolescent patient
Genetics of obesity