title: Confronting the epidemic of childhood obesity.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208081, New Haven, CT 06520-8081, USA. myron.genel@yale.edu
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caprio
authors.forename: Myron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Genel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004704:Endocrinology; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology