| Title | Management of obesity in adolescents: state of art. | | Author(s) | Godoy-Matos AF, Guedes EP, Souza LL, Martins MF | | Institution | Serviço de Metabologia, Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | | Source | Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol 2009 Mar; 53(2):252-261. | | Abstract | Increasing prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents might represent an emerging public health issue. Pathogenesis of obesity is multifactorial and involves a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Adolescent obesity has been seen as a cosmetic problem only; nevertheless, a significant increase in cardiovascular risk, probably due to obesity-related metabolic disarrangement has been observed. Consequently, discussion on strategies for treating childhood and adolescent obesity has been promoted worldwide. The proposed treatment triad is life style modification, pharmacological, and surgical treatment. Although lacking definitive data, drug therapy has emerged as an efficacious tool, at least in adolescent obesity. Therefore, sibutramine and orlistat may be good therapeutic options when life style modifications alone do not work. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19466218 |
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