Pediatric Overweight and Obesity Comorbidities, Trajectories, Prevention and Treatments

This book focuses on the worldwide frequent and growing problem with its projective trajectory that encompasses pediatric overweight and obesity. 

Through the ten chapters it offers in the first four a comprehensive state of art of the bases of pediatric obesity in order to support the following ones with new and proved clinical issues, as recent complementary features on anthropometry and food intake and new safe treatments.

This books discusses comorbidities, trajectories, prevention, extended periods and treatment. For effective prevention, clues are given to routinely screen all comorbidities that are already present in overweight or obese children but frequently overlooked.

This volume will be of benefit to pediatricians, endocrinologists and all healthcare providers interested in the care of children and adolescents.

Introduction, Anthropometry and Concept.- Epidemiology.- Etiological Factors.- Pathogenesis.- Early Clinical Approaches.- Main Comorbidities of Pediatric Obesity.- Evolution (BMI Trajectories) and Prognosis.- Prevention.- Treatment.- Where are we now in pediatric obesity.

Manuel Moya has completed his PhD at the age of 24 years from the Universidad de Valencia, Bachelor’s Degree with Extraordinary Award. Postdoctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine in the same University. Postgraduate training University College Hospital, London and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Neonatal Unit, Ohio. Full Professor of Pediatrics and Head, Medical School at the University Miguel Hernandez/ Hospital Universitario S. Juan de Alicante. He has published near 300 papers in reputed journals out of them 50 were selected (ORCID: 0000-0001-9823-5681). Serving as an editorial board member of Anales de Pediatria and is regular referee of more than 10 international journals. Editor in chief of the International Pediatric Association Newsletter. Research Interest: Pediatric Obesity Comorbidities

Current Position: Emeritus professor and Head of the Pediatric Department; Academician of the Real Academia de Medicina; Member of the FAO Global Forum on Food Security & Nutrition (146 w/ 300)