Treatment of childhood obesity by retraining eating behaviour: randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To determine whether modifying eating behaviour with use of a feedback device facilitates weight loss in obese adolescents.

Design: Randomised controlled trial with 12 month intervention.

Setting: Hospital based obesity clinic.

What reduction in BMI SDS is required in obese adolescents to improve body composition and cardiometabolic health?

Objective: To study the impact of body mass index (BMI) SD score (SDS) improvement through lifestyle modification on metabolic risk and body composition over 12 months.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Hospital outpatient weight management clinic in the UK.

Fasting nonesterified fatty acid profiles in childhood and their relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and lipid levels.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the major constituent of nonesterified fatty acids in children with respect to auxologic parameters, insulin sensitivity, and lipid levels, because nonesterified fatty acid levels are elevated in obesity and are important in the development of comorbidities.

Methods: Fasting blood samples were obtained from 73 children (43 girls; 49 obese; median [range] age: 11.4 [0.