Vaman Khadilkar, Nikhil Shah, Rekha Harish, Ahila Ayyavoo, Akash Bang, Srikanta Basu, Sukanta Chatterjee, Jugesh Chhatwal, K E Elizabeth, Swati Ghate, Aayush Gupta, Upendra Kinjawadekar, Rakesh Kumar, Sudhir Mishra, Kavitha Sakamuri, Vineet Saxena, Harinder Singh, Preeti Singh, Anil Sud, Satish Tiwari
JUSTIFICATION: The last guidelines for pediatric obesity were released in 2004 by Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). Since then, there has been an alarming increase in prevalence and a significant shift in our understanding in the pathogenesis, risk factors, evaluation, and management of pediatric obesity and its complications. Thus, it was decided to revise and update the previous recommendations. OBJECTIVES: To review the existing literature on the burden of childhood obesity and its underlying etiology and risk factors...
December 15, 2023: Indian Pediatrics