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SUBMITTER: Srivastava G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6449849 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Srivastava Gitanjali G Fox Claudia K CK Kelly Aaron S AS Jastreboff Ania M AM Browne Allen F AF Browne Nancy T NT Pratt Janey S A JSA Bolling Christopher C Michalsky Marc P MP Cook Stephen S Lenders Carine M CM Apovian Caroline M CM
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20190201 2
A growing number of youth suffer from obesity and in particular severe obesity for which intensive lifestyle intervention does not adequately reduce excess adiposity. A treatment gap exists wherein effective treatment options for an adolescent with severe obesity include intensive lifestyle modification or metabolic and bariatric surgery while the application of obesity pharmacotherapy remains largely underutilized. These youth often present with numerous obesity-related comorbid diseases, inclu ...[more]