pediatrics
Obesity in Adolescents
Introduction
Obesity is now twice as common among adolescents than it was 30 years ago and is one of the most common reasons for visits to adolescent clinics. Although fewer than one third of adults with obesity were obese as adolescents, most adolescents with obesity remain obese in adulthood. Despite many therapeutic approaches, obesity is one of the most difficult problems to treat, and long-term success rates remain low. Although most of the complications of Obesity occur in adulthood, adolescents with obesity are more likely than their peers to have high blood pressure. Type 2 