Obesity

Feb. 21, 2023

Motivational interviewing for obesity

Article: Pediatrics. 2015 Apr;135(4):649-57 Motivational interviewing and dietary counseling for obesity in primary care: an RCT Reviewer: Dr. Manal Salim

Jan. 11, 2022

Weight Loss Interventions for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

Article: Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;148(3):e2021050261. Weight Loss Interventions for Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities: An RCT Reviewer: Dr. Dalia Ishaq

March 30, 2017

Social and mobile tools for weight loss

Article: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Sep;4(9):747-55. Using social and mobile tools for weight loss in overweight and obese young adults (Project SMART): a 2 year, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial. Reviewer: Dr. Jason Blake

June 2, 2016

BMI in adolescence and adult health outcomes

Article: N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 13. Body-Mass Index in 2.3 Million Adolescents and Cardiovascular Death in Adulthood Reviewer: Dr. Chris Miller

Aug. 7, 2014

Motivational interviewing for obesity treatment

Article: Pediatr Obes. 2014 Apr 14. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2014.226.x. Motivational interviewing targeting diet and physical activity improves adherence to paediatric obesity treatment: results from the MI Values randomized controlled trial. Reviewer: Dr Faeza Khan

July 17, 2014

Office counseling for child obesity

Article: Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Apr;31(4):630-6. Epub 2006 Dec 12. Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: a randomized controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight/mild obesity. Reviewer: Dr. Alex James

May 29, 2014

Rate of weight gain in infancy after failure to thrive and adult metabolic disease

Article: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan;92(1):98-103. Epub 2006 Oct 10. Association of weight gain in infancy and early childhood with metabolic risk in young adults. Reviewer: Dr. Bonni Heithold

Dec. 19, 2013

Metformin for weight loss in adolescents

Article: J Pediatr. 2008 Jun;152(6):817-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.018. Epub 2008 Mar 19. Addition of metformin to a lifestyle modification program in adolescents with insulin resistance. Reviewer: Dr. Vincent Horne

Aug. 22, 2013

Antibiotics and obesity

Article: Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jan;37(1):16-23. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.132. Epub 2012 Aug 21. Infant antibiotic exposures and early-life body mass Reviewer: Dr. Dana Vietti

Jan. 10, 2013

TV in bedroom and risk of obesity

Article: Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Apr;31(4):644-51. Epub 2006 Sep 12. Children with a TV in their bedroom at higher risk for being overweight. Reviewer: Dr. Jasmine El-Khatib