title: Health impact in children and adolescents.
abstract: Obesity in children and adolescents is associated with multiple comorbidities, including metabolic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, orthopedic and psychological disorders. In fact, cardiovascular and metabolic impairments in childhood and adolescence constitute major risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Thus, obesity in childhood and adolescence leads to a higher morbidity and mortality in adulthood. Therefore, strong emphasis must be laid on the prevention and therapy of childhood obesity. Treatment requires a multidisciplinary and multiphase approach including dietary management, physical activity, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery. This paper reviews the different comorbidities of childhood obesity supporting the notion of a multidisciplinary therapy concept.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. madlen.neef@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neef
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weise
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sergeyev
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dittrich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Körner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiess
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy