title: The obese child.
abstract: Forty-five percent of adult obesity cases begin in infancy. Obese children can be identified early; eating and activity patterns are characteristic. It is not known whether obesity is genetically or environmentally determined, but it clearly runs in families; the child of obese parents is at risk. After endogenous obesity has been ruled out, management requires caloric restriction, increased physical activity, and careful record keeping.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000178:diet therapy; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010819:Physician's Role